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The weekly update for ANHRI # 258
Sixth Year
24 April 2009 – 30 April 2009
Jordan
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Jordanian judiciary acquits the writer "Mahadin"
Omani penal Court acquitted journalist "Khalid Mahadin" of (libel-slander- and violating the law of electronic transactions) charges, in the case filed against him by the Jordanian Parliament on the grounds of publishing an article entitled "For God's sake, Abdullah" on the website "Khaberni".
The Court considered the acts carried out by the writer within the scope of permissible criticism protected by the Constitution.
Source:
Center for the Defense of the media and press freedoms in the Middle East (Skies)
More information and topics on Jordan page: http://anhri.net/jordan
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Bahrain
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Blocking more web sites
Bahraini authorities continue their repressive record against historical context, withholding all the opposing views or issues that do not comply with this policy, believing that it can control all information on the Internet, however, there are 721 reports on blocked websites in Bahrain, "
On April 21, the authorities continued to withhold its repressive measures by blocking the news website (prospects) and the blog of the Feminist activist Ghada Jamsheer " Bahraini Eve". They have also blocked the website of Bahrain Blogs, which publishes the latest updates of bloggers, including the blog of Bahraini Center for Human Rights.
Source:
Bahraini Center for Human Rights
More information and topics on Bahrain page: http://anhri.net/bahrain
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Tunisia
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Criminal means against activists
Police forces assigned to protect and ensure the security, used to commit criminal acts such as burning houses, stealing or sabotaging the cars of reformers and activists.
This week, a group of unknown persons, who are likely to be affiliated to security forces, stormed the house of the political activist and former prisoner of conscience " Hamma el-Hammami, "and his wife," Radhia Nasrawi, "who were outside the country.
The perpetrators fled the scene before doing what they sought to accomplish (stealing or placing eavesdropping equipment) when they were surprised by a family friend inside the house.
Source:
The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights
October 18 for rights and freedoms
More information and topics on Tunisia page: http://www.anhri.net/tunisia
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Syria
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Honor crimes
There are crimes of torture and murder in which the victim turns, in the eyes of society, into a criminal who got what they deserved, there are young girls who are being exposed to sexual harassment, exploitation, inducement and abuse, adults use deception, fraud, violence and coerce them to take drugs in order to subjugate them and threaten them with scandal, an eleven-year-old girl was raped to force her to work as a prostitute, although some assaulters were stopped and referred to justice, but they were released immediately before completing the investigation, which enabled them to escape.
Source:
Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
More information and topics on Syria page: http://www.anhri.net/syria
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Somalia
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The closure of Radio Juba and arresting its broadcasting director
Journalists suffering is increasing day after day, threat, arrest, murder and closing various media stations, Security forces of the youth movement in Beido city in southwest Somalia closed Juba local radio and arrested its broadcasting director "Mukhtar Mohamed Heraby", and news section editor "Mohamed Atawy" and another journalist – "Nour Mohammad Abdullah", who spent their second night in jail at the police station, the youth movement, which rules the city have not brought any official charges against the three reporters and the radio station.
Source:
Somali Justice Watch Association
More information and topics on Somalia page: http://anhri.net/somalia
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Palestine
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Gaza patients are now able to get treatment in Israeli hospitals
Conditions of patients in Gaza Strip who need treatment abroad have reached a crisis point, last January, the Ministry of Health in Ramallah stopped funding medical treatment of Gaza patients in Israeli hospitals, and treatment abroad has actually stopped in March following the control of the Ministry of Health on Gaza Strip.
This week has witnessed the return of treatment abroad, in the light of the successful mediation efforts made by the Committee in charge of following up the repercussions of the crisis, which reduces the burden of all patients who cannot get treatment in Gaza hospitals.
Source:
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
More information and topics on Palestine page: http://www.anhri.net/palestine
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Lebanon
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Attacking the staff of al-Manar TV channel in Beirut
the staff of Al-Manar TV channel were attacked, within the riots that accompanied the end of a football game, on Beirut Municipal Stadium.
The channel reporter also received signals from sources close to the Lebanese Football Union that he would be prevented from entering the stadium, on the grounds of his criticism of the Union on what he considered as bad regulation and assessment of the consequences of football games, under the general tension in Lebanon.
Source:
Center for the Defense of the media and press freedoms in the Middle East (Skies)
More information and topics on Lebanon page: http://anhri.net/lebanon
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Egypt
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Report to the Minister of Justice and the Public Prosecutor
Legal aid group called on the Minister of Justice and the public prosecutor to take urgent action necessary to uncover all the facts about murdering (Hamida Suleiman Abdel Tawab), who fell dead within the police station of Bandar Beni Suef, it is likely that her death was a result of torture and electric shock, the first of these procedures is to take out her body and assign the Chief Medical Examiner to make an autopsy on her body and to reserve the victim's (brain and heart), to infer the probable crime of electrocution.
Source:
Legal Assistance Group for Human Rights
More information and topics on Egypt page: http://www.anhri.net/egypt
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Morocco
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Defending the right to work and workers' rights
The first of May is the International Day for workers,
This day comes under the government's silence on the egregious violations of the requirements of the Labor Code, which result in serious deterioration of the social and economic conditions of the workers and their families, there is also some attempts to legalize such violations through the so-called "national plan of convenience", the Labor Code and related application documents, although it contained a number of partial gains, but it also has major disadvantages on the level of requirements of both the stability of work or wages or the position and role of the syndicate, and settles injustice against agricultural workers, besides, it includes punitive measures which are insufficient to stop the violations of labor laws .
Source:
Moroccan Association for Human Rights
More information and topics on Morocco page: http://anhri.net/morocco
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Iran
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Campaign of Solidarity with Roxana
The phrase "spying for the United States" is the ready-made charge brought by the Iranian authorities against any Iranian-American who gets arrested there. This week, the Iranian-American journalist - Roxana Sabri, who was sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to imprisonment for eight years on charges of "espionage" for the United States, have gone on hunger strike since April 21, 2009, although she suffers from severe weakness and fatigue, but she insists on continuing the strike until they release her.
The members of "Reporters Without Borders" in Paris have also gone on a hunger strike in solidarity with Roxana to make her change her mind, members of the organization also gathered at the Iranian airline company.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
More information and topics on Iran page: http://anhri.net/iran
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The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
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Full-fledged crime
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information asserted today that it will not back down from its legal demand of an investigation with the State Security officers who abducted the Internet activist "Ahmed Mohamed Alaa El Din", on April 7, 2009, who was released Monday evening on April 27 three weeks after kidnapping.
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information also said that the release of Ahmed Alaa does not mean the closure of the case, since the crime of kidnapping has been committed, and the names of the officers who abducted Ahmed Alaa are known (Hossam Hijazi and Ahmed Morgan), and If the Public Prosecution is keen on justice, there is now a full-fledged crime, and all we need is some justice.
Grievances of the citizen
Arbitrary dismissal
Grievances mail have received a complaint from an employee in the Egyptian drilling company called "Hashim Mohamed Mohamed Naga" and he is a fixed employee in the company and has insurance and taxes deducted monthly from his salary.
Hashim complains of arbitrary dismissal from work, although he achieves high grades in the quality of performance, and he has become the head of the oil exploration and drilling section.
For more information from the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information:http://www.anhri.net/press
For further access to the grievances of citizens: http://www.humum.net
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