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The Norwegian Tibet Committee (NTC) has alerted www.humanrightshouse.org to its sister organisation the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy´s (TCHRD) expression of shock and condemnation over the swift and extremely harsh sentence to Ronggye A´drak, right, and three other Tibetans by Kardze Intermediate People´s Court today. NTC adds its voice to the growing number of protests. (22-NOV-07)
  

The Norwegian Tibet Committee (NTC) has alerted www.humanrightshouse.org to its sister organisation the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy´s (TCHRD) expression of shock and condemnation over the swift and extremely harsh sentence to Ronggye A´drak, right, and three other Tibetans by Kardze Intermediate People´s Court today. NTC adds its voice to the growing number of protests. (22-NOV-07)
 

Yesterday, the Third UN Committee adopted the resolution on the Human Rights situation in the Republic of Belarus. The document was introduced by USA in co-authorship with Australia, EU, Israel, Canada, Switzerland and Japan. The resolution expresses ‘deep concern’ with the systematic HR violations in the Republic of Belarus and ‘further erosion of the democratic processes’. (22-NOV-07)
 

Last night, an open meeting was held at the Rafto House on the situation in Western Sahara. Several speakers participated to provide an understanding of the forgotten conflict. The Saharawi student and human rights activist, Rabab Amidane, right, described a shocking reality. (21-NOV-07)
 

Belarusian human right defenders express deep concern about the destiny of the political prisoner Andrey Klimau. They appeal to everyone to support Mr. Klimau, who is being kept imprisoned in very bad conditions. On August 1, he was convicted to two years´ imprisonment for his publications on the Internet. (21-NOV-07)
 

Last night, an open meeting was held at the Rafto House on the situation in Western Sahara. Several speakers participated to provide an understanding of the forgotten conflict. The Saharawi student and human rights activist, Rabab Amidane, right, described a shocking reality. (20-NOV-07)
 

The conference “Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Context of Local and International Legislation” started in the Republic of Azerbaijan on the 19-th of November. The conference opened with a 15-minute film prepared by the Presidential Administration Socio-Political Department, which presented the situation with freedom of expression in the Republic of Azerbaijan only from a positive standpoint. The film did not contain a word on murdered or imprisoned journalists. (20-NOV-07)

On 10 November 2007, the editor in chief of Azadlig newspaper Ganimat Zahidov (right) was arrested, being formally charged with committing hooliganism (Article 221.1) and inflicting minor bodily harm (Article 127.2.3). Thus, the father of four young children and the uncle of five children of his imprisoned brother, Sakit Zahidov – well-known “Azadlig” Newspaper satiric/journalist, Ganimat Zahidov can be imprisoned for a minimum of 3 years. (13-NOV-07)
  

On the 6-th of November 2007, 27 IFEX members signed up for the joint letter to the president of Republic of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev. The letter urges the president to allow the erection of the memorial to slain journalist Elmar Huseynov, an outspoken editor in chief of the Monitor Weekly, who was shot to death on the 2-nd of March 2005 at his doorway. (08-NOV-07)