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On 8 October, seven Sahrawi advocates from Western Sahara were arrested by Moroccan police at the Mohamed V Airport in Casablanca, Morocco and remain in an undisclosed location. President of ASVDH Brahim Dahane, right, was among the arrested.

On Monday 5 October, in Oslo, the Norwegian Tibet Committee and the
Norway – Nepal Association invited for an open Seminar on “Climate
and environmental challenges in the Himalayas”.

Беларусь – адзіная краіна Еўропы, у якой усё яшчэ дзейнічае смяротнае пакаранне. Васіль Юзэпчук быў прысуджаны да смяротнай кары Берасцейскім абласным судом 29 чэрвеня 2009 года за забойствы пажылых жанчын. 2 кастрычніка абскарджанне прысуду было адхіленае Вярхоўным судом і асуджанаму засталося 10 дзён на падачу звароту да Прэзідэнта Лукашэнкі аб памілаванні.

On the 15-16 October, the UN Human Rights Committee reviews the Russian Federation during its 97th session in Geneva. The Russian Research Center for Human Rights has submitted a set of “Replies to the list of issues”, which emphasizes some of the most severe human rights problems in the country.

Republic of Croatia will be reviewed at the Human Rights Committee in Geneva from October 14th to October 15th 2009. The Government of the Republic of Croatia has already appointed its Delegation to the meeting and two members of the Human Rights House of Zagreb, as well as Center for Human Rights Zagreb, have already submitted their reports and replies.

Belarusian authorities are still keen on controlling mass media. Printed publications are subdued by a state distribution monopoly. Radio and TV broadcasters are at constant risk of losing transmitting rights.

The fourth PitchWise (PW) – Festival of Women’s Arts was dedicated to feminist networking and activism. In 2009, CURE Foundation brought together artists and activists, who by their steadfast work continuously transform the culture of violence into the culture of peace, whether it is the matter of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the wider region.

Republic of Belarus is the only country left in Europe that still conducts executions. Vasily Yusepchuk was sentenced to death by Brest Regional Court on 29 June 2009 for the murder of six elderly women, although his lawyers argue the case against him was fundamentally flawed. On 2 October his appeal to the Supreme Court was turned down leaving him 10 days from that date to apply to President Lukashenka for clemency.

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is alarmed by continuing violations against the independent media in Kismayo, a town in southern Republic of Somalia.