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16 і 17 лютага для незалежных беларускіх журналістаў адзначыліся як дні гвалту і ціску. Адразу дзве прадстаўніцы апазіцыйных СМІ былі падвержаныя жорсткай і неправамернай дзейнасці з боку беларускіх уладаў: 16 лютага на тры гадзіны была затрыманая Юлія Дарашкевіч, фотакарэспандэнт газеты “Наша Ніва”, а наступным днём журналістка “Народнай волі” Марына Коктыш зазнала ператрус на працоўным месцы.

The bishops of the so-called ‘Province of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’ has issued a strong statement raising concerns about the dire human rights consequences of Uganda’s proposed new law, which will ban homosexuality, and even make it punishable with the death penalty. Read the full statement below.

Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H – HCHR held a conference last week for beneficiaries of the project ”Civil Society and Local Community” and BH media. HCHR presented three reports regarding their project and organizational activities, and announced their future activities in the field of human rights.

Over the last couple of weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) conducted a distribution of basic relief items to more than 35,000 people currently displaced inside Kurram Agency, in the Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA).

In the wake of the attack on the gay wedding in Mtwapa, Kilifi, last week, the member organisations of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Republic of Kenya, GALCK, have issued a joint statement, requesting Kenyan authorities to provide protection of gays. Read the full statement below.

Macedonian Woman’s Rights Centre – Shelter Centre has issued the publication “Monitoring of the Court Proceedings’’ within their same-titled project that is financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Germany.

Last week, on February 11th, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H – HCHR, organized its 15th General Assembly, where the implemented activities in 2009, the plans for 2010 and the election of the new president and members of Steering Board of the HCHR were among the key topics for discussion.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Foreign Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, during his visit to Georgia reiterated the OSCE’s support of the Geneva Discussions, and the Organization’s readiness to support democratic reform processes, including elections.

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Organisations supporting journalists, writers and publishers in Islamic Republic of Iran on February 17 called on Tehran officials to open the door to the United Nations’ special rapporteurs on human rights – including its expert on freedom of expression Frank la Rue, right.

-What you see now in Islamic Republic of Iran is a government in fear of its own people, says Shirin Ebadi, right, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. -The Tehran hardliners’ position is weakening by the day. But as the people’s loyalty is diminishing, the violence is escalating fast, added the 2003 Nobel Peace Price laureate when she visited the Human Rights House in Oslo yesterday.

On 14 February in Minsk during a traditional street celebration of Valentine’s Day 20 to 30 people were detained and all who gathered were brutally dispersed by riot police. Thus, Young Front activists and others had to celebrate the All Lovers’ Day in police custody.