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19 August 2019 | Forum 18
Kazakhstan

Article on long-term police questioning of individuals for their religious orientation; according to ministry of interior, there are 23,000 persons registered as "adherents of destructive religious movements"
Years of intrusive questioning (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014470
19 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Mozambique

Journalist awaits prosecution's decision whether he will be tried for "public incitement of a crime through electronic media"
Journalist awaits prosecutor’s decision; Eighth UA: 001/19 [AFR 41/0890/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014478
19 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
El Salvador

Woman acquitted, who was charged with homicide for having a miscarriage
El Salvador: Acquittal of Evelyn Hernández is a victory for human rights (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014479
16 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Kazakhstan

Human rights defender charged in Kazakhstan with "incitement of hatred" in connection with his defending of rights of ethnic Kazakhs in China
Human rights defender facing bogus charges; Second UA: 46/19; [EUR 57/0894/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014422
16 August 2019 | BBC News
Zimbabwe

Harare: Opposition group calls off anti-government protest following a police ban
Zimbabwe protests: Opposition MDC backs down after police ban (Media Report, English)
en ID 2014414
16 August 2019 | BBC News
Nigeria

Leader of a banned Shia group who travelled to India for medical reasons has returned home without being treated
Sheikh Zakzaky: Nigeria's Shia leader leaves Indian hospital (Media Report, English)
en ID 2014419
16 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Russian Federation

Ingushetia: Police raid office of the human rights organisation Russia Justice Initiative (RJI)
Russia Authorities raid human rights offices, confiscate vital documents (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014429
16 August 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Congo, Democratic Republic

Due to ongoing violence between militia groups many people who fled Ituri province 2 months earlier are unable to return home
Two months on, fear and squalor prevail in DRC’s Ituri Province (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014474
15 August 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Zimbabwe

Increasing state crackdown against human rights defenders, activists, civil society leaders and opposition members ahead of opposition protests scheduled for 16 August 2019
Zimbabwe: Violent crackdown on activists underway ahead of opposition protests (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2014418
15 August 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russian Federation

St. Petersburg: Team member of opposition politician Navalny removed from list of candidates for the municipial elections
Navalny Team Member Removed From St. Petersburg Ballot (Media Report, English)
en ID 2014440

Article on long-term police questioning of individuals for their religious orientation; according to ministry of interior, there are 23,000 persons registered as "adherents of destructive religious movements"

Journalist awaits prosecution's decision whether he will be tried for "public incitement of a crime through electronic media"

Woman acquitted, who was charged with homicide for having a miscarriage

Human rights defender charged in Kazakhstan with "incitement of hatred" in connection with his defending of rights of ethnic Kazakhs in China

Harare: Opposition group calls off anti-government protest following a police ban

Leader of a banned Shia group who travelled to India for medical reasons has returned home without being treated

Ingushetia: Police raid office of the human rights organisation Russia Justice Initiative (RJI)

Due to ongoing violence between militia groups many people who fled Ituri province 2 months earlier are unable to return home

Increasing state crackdown against human rights defenders, activists, civil society leaders and opposition members ahead of opposition protests scheduled for 16 August 2019

St. Petersburg: Team member of opposition politician Navalny removed from list of candidates for the municipial elections