Three Lebanese human rights activists who requested a permit to organize a peaceful sit-in at Samir Kassir Square in Beirut, Lebanon have had their names leaked online. Shortly after the leak, the three organizers received death threats and cancelled their July 18 sit-in, which aimed to draw attention to the systematic discrimination Syrian refugees endure…
In the morning on July 20, Malaysian immigration authorities detained prominent Bangladeshi activist Adilur Rahman Khan for 16 hours without an explanation after he arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Khan is the Founder and Secretary of Odhikar, a civil society organization that monitors human rights abuses in Bangladesh and local member of International…
BAHRAIN: Due to the ongoing arrests and detainment of civil society activists in Bahrain, the Set Them Free campaign has expanded its spotlight coverage of Bahrain and its human rights activists behind bars. Learn more about the escalating crackdown on human rights in Bahrain and political prisoners at helpsetthemfree.org/Bahrain. People around the world continue to…
Ethiopia: On July 7, 2017, Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Dr. Merera Gudina, will appear in court for a scheduled hearing. Dr. Gudina has been detained since December 2016 for violating Ethiopia’s six-month state of emergency by associating with exiled opposition leaders at the European Parliament’s human rights hearing last fall. Since the…