17 February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Iran
West Azerbaijan province: Inmate at Urumieh prison flogged for "disrupting prison order" in connection with his hunger strike against prison conditions
Iran: Suicidal inmate subjected to 60 lashes and at risk of amputation (Appeal or News Release, English)
17 February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Nigeria
Niger state: 42 persons abducted by gunmen from a school in Kagara
Nigeria: Attacks on schools undermine right to education (Appeal or News Release, English)
17 February 2021 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Nigeria
Niger State: Gunmen attacked a government school; hundreds of students and teachers were abducted and one student was killed
More Schoolchildren Abducted in Nigeria (Appeal or News Release, English)
February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Sri Lanka
Report on state crackdown on government critics (developments from 2010 to 2019; withdrawal of previous commitments to protect human rights; targeting of human rights organisations, journalists, media outlets, lawyers, political opposition and police officers investigating human rights violations)
Old Ghosts in New Garb: Sri Lanka's Return to Fear [ASA 37/3659/2021] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
17 February 2021 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
China
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) bans BBC news channel
RSF condemns BBC broadcast ban as example of Chinese government reprisal (Appeal or News Release, English)
17 February 2021 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iran
Intelligence service and armed forces accuse each other of shortcomings in preventing the killing of nuclear scientist carried out in November 2020
Blame Game Intensifies Over Iranian Accomplice To Assassination Of Top Nuclear Scientist (Media Report, English)
17 February 2021 | Universität Bremen - Forschungsstelle Osteuropa
Ukraine
Bi-weekly bulletin on political, economic, social and cultural developments (energy industry; overview on political events from 25 January - 7 February 2021)
Ukraine-Analyse Nr. 246 (Periodical Report, German)
17 February 2021 | UN OCHA – UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Colombia
Update on the humanitarian situation and impact of COVID-19 (as of 17 February 2021)
Colombia: Impacto humanitario por la COVID-19 - Informe de Situación No. 18 (17/02/2021) (Periodical Report, Spanish)
17 February 2021 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Georgia
Court order pre-trial detention against Nika Melia, chairman of main opposition party United National Movement (UNM), who is accused of organising "mass violence" during anti-government protests in 2019
Georgian Court Rules To Detain Opposition Leader (Media Report, English)
17 February 2021 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
State of Palestine
Gaza: Supreme Judicial Council issued a notice allowing male guardians to restrict unmarried women’s travel
Les autorités de Gaza imposent des restrictions de voyage aux femmes non mariées (Appeal or News Release, French)