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14 October 2019 | Forum 18
Uzbekistan

Article on trial of 2 bloggers charged with distributing "extremist" material and discussing issues of religious freedom with state-controlled Muslim Board
Muslim bloggers' sentences imminent? (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018608
14 October 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iran

Article on Russian journalist who was detained in Tehran for over a week
Freed Russian Journalist Recounts Harrowing Ordeal In Iranian Jail (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018547
14 October 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Egypt

Human rights defender abducted by security forces, arbitrarily detained and tortured
Egypt steps up brutality with abduction and torture of human rights defender (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018309
14 October 2019 | IPS – Inter Press Service - News Agency
Colombia

Article on rural poverty
Rural Poverty Is Still a Scar on the Soul of Colombia, but a New Program Supporting Agri-Entrepreneurship Can Help Heal the Wounds (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018486
14 October 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Nigeria

Report on violations of the right to freedom of expression (arrest and detention of journalists; raid and demolition of media houses; persecution of journalists and media activists on fabricated charges; arrest of media activists for online posts; other topics)
Endangered voices: Attack on freedom of expression in Nigeria [AFR 44/9504/2019] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2018306
14 October 2019 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Uganda

Article on authorities restricting independent media and preventing opposition politicians from appearing in the media or at public events
Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018273
14 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Colombia

Government measure grants children born on Colombian soil to Venezuelan parents Colombian nationality, which makes access to education, health care and other services easier
Colombia gives Venezuela newborns a start in life (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018330
14 October 2019 | Caucasian Knot
Russian Federation

New appointments to Public Oversight Commissions see a decrease in the number of human rights defenders present and an increase of former law enforcement personnel
Law enforcers drive human rights defenders out of POCs in Southern Russia (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018338
14 October 2019 | Balkan Insight
Serbia

Authorities detained a man who revealed information that seems to show a politician's father's involvement in exporting weapons that ended up with Islamic State Group (IS) in Yemen
Storm over Serbia Whistleblower Arrest in State Arms Scam (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018282
14 October 2019 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Democratic Republic, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda

Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes 14 October 2019 (Periodical Report, German)
de ID 2018357

Article on trial of 2 bloggers charged with distributing "extremist" material and discussing issues of religious freedom with state-controlled Muslim Board

Article on Russian journalist who was detained in Tehran for over a week

Human rights defender abducted by security forces, arbitrarily detained and tortured

Article on rural poverty

Report on violations of the right to freedom of expression (arrest and detention of journalists; raid and demolition of media houses; persecution of journalists and media activists on fabricated charges; arrest of media activists for online posts; other topics)

Article on authorities restricting independent media and preventing opposition politicians from appearing in the media or at public events

Government measure grants children born on Colombian soil to Venezuelan parents Colombian nationality, which makes access to education, health care and other services easier

New appointments to Public Oversight Commissions see a decrease in the number of human rights defenders present and an increase of former law enforcement personnel

Authorities detained a man who revealed information that seems to show a politician's father's involvement in exporting weapons that ended up with Islamic State Group (IS) in Yemen

Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries