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15 October 2019 | AI – Amnesty International
Afghanistan, Netherlands

Afghan national at risk of deportation to Afghanistan, where his life would be in danger due to his previous cooperation with US forces
Netherlands: Do not force Afghan interpreter back to danger (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018386
15 October 2019 | BBC News
Eritrea

Article on the daily life and the availability of amenities such as Sim cards, withdrawal of cash, television and breweries
Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018458
15 October 2019 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Uganda

Jinja: LGBT-activist was killed in his home; government calls for reintroducing anti-homosexuality bill
Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018451
15 October 2019 | BBC News
Nigeria

Katsina state: Police frees 67 people from Islamic boarding school in Daura
'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018459
15 October 2019 | BBC News
Mexico

Michoacán state: 14 police officers killed and 3 others injured in shooting in El Aguaje
Fourteen police dead in Mexico gun ambush (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018476
15 October 2019 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Egypt

Human rights defender arbitrarily arrested and held in incommunicado detention on charges of collaboration with a terrorist group
Egypt: Abduction, acts of torture and arbitrary detention of Ms. Esraa Abdel Fattah [EGY 006 / 1019 / OBS 079] (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018382
15 October 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russian Federation

According to opposition politician Navalny, police have raided 30 offices of his Anti-Corruption Foundation across the country
Across Russia, Police Raid Offices Of Foundation Run By Kremlin Foe Navalny (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018503
15 October 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russian Federation, Ukraine

Supreme court reduces prison term of a Ukrainian sentenced in Russian-occupied Crimea for espionage
Russian Court Cuts Prison Term Of Ukrainian Jailed For Spying (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018512
15 October 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Uzbekistan

Singer is banned from performing on state TV and in public because of his beard
Hirsute Hassle: Uzbek Singer Urges President To Let Him Croon On TV Despite Beard (Media Report, English)
en ID 2018558
15 October 2019 | ACLED - Armed Conflict Location and Events Dataset (Author), published by ReliefWeb
Iran, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Yemen

Brief analysis of conflict-related incidents in selected countries (Iraq; Iran; Syria; Turkey; Yemen) covering 6 - 12 October 2019
ACLED Regional Overview – Middle East (6-12 October 2019) (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 2018590

Afghan national at risk of deportation to Afghanistan, where his life would be in danger due to his previous cooperation with US forces

Article on the daily life and the availability of amenities such as Sim cards, withdrawal of cash, television and breweries

Jinja: LGBT-activist was killed in his home; government calls for reintroducing anti-homosexuality bill

Katsina state: Police frees 67 people from Islamic boarding school in Daura

Michoacán state: 14 police officers killed and 3 others injured in shooting in El Aguaje

Human rights defender arbitrarily arrested and held in incommunicado detention on charges of collaboration with a terrorist group

According to opposition politician Navalny, police have raided 30 offices of his Anti-Corruption Foundation across the country

Supreme court reduces prison term of a Ukrainian sentenced in Russian-occupied Crimea for espionage

Singer is banned from performing on state TV and in public because of his beard

Brief analysis of conflict-related incidents in selected countries (Iraq; Iran; Syria; Turkey; Yemen) covering 6 - 12 October 2019