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Распачатая крымінальная справа супраць кіраўніка Дома польскага ў Івянцы Тарэсы Собаль, якая з’яўляецца сябрам непрызнаванага ўладамі Саюза палякаў на Беларусі на чале з Анжалікай Борыс. Сябры незалежнай арганізацыі польскай меншасці называюць крымінальную справу правакацыяй.

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is concerned over the continuing violence being directed towards the journalists in the Republic of Somalia following the injury of Radio Journalist in Beletweyne town of Hiran region on Sunday 10 January 2010.

According to Inger Lise Husøy, Director of Norwegian Burma Committee, the Burmese juntaleader’s message ‘to make the correct choices’ during the upcoming elections this year should be considered as a threat to Burmese voters. ‘The regime is first and foremost concerned about keeping control and protecting itself,’ – says Husøy.

Напярэдадні Новага году адразу два незалежныя выданні ў Беларусі апынуліся пад ціскам з боку афіцыйных уладаў. Агульнанацыянальнай газеце “Народная воля” вынесенае папярэджанне, раённая “Газета Слонімская” не атрымала акрэдытацыі. Беларускія ўлады выразна аддзяляюць дзяржаўныя выданні ад недзяржаўных, супраць якіх і разгортваюцца новыя рэпрэсіі.

26 year old Hla Hla Win, who worked for the Burma radio and TV station Democratic Voice of Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for unlawful use of video equipment. She becomes the 13th journalist who is imprisoned in Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). – It’s chilling that someone is convicted for telling facts, said Aye Chan Naing, an editor of the independent radio and TV station based in Oslo.

Reporters Without Borders is worried about the government’s plans to tighten control of the Internet in a country where free expression is already restricted. President Aliaksandr Lukashenka acknowledged on 30 December 2009 that his government is putting the final touches to a bill to this effect. The draft decree was leaked to the media on 14 December.

On 6 January a new stage of the Election Observation: Theory and Practice began in Vilnius. Throughout a week more than 40 participants from Republic of Belarus, Lithuania and Sweden will be completing an intensive theoretical course dedicated to a study of basics of an electoral process and election observation.

Death sentences and executions of Kurdish political prisoners in Islamic Republic of Iran are increasing at an alarming rate. Human rights groups in Islamic Republic of Iran have expressed concern about at least 15 political activists feared to be at risk of execution in Iran’s detention centers.

The SOS phone line for children and youth of the First Children’s Embassy in the World – Megjashi turned its 16 years of its existence in 2009. During those 16 years, 17 784 reports were registered on different types of problems that the children are facing daily.

On 5 January 2010 European Court of Human Rights passed a judgement in two analogous cases Frasik v. Republic of Poland (application no. 22933/02) and Jaremowicz v. Republic of Poland (no. 24023/03). The Court found that refusal to allowa prison inmate to marry breaches the Convention. Helisnki Foundation for Human Rights submitted in those cases amicus curiae brief.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about deteriorating press freedom conditions in Puntland, including detentions, censorship, harassment, and direct attacks by police officers. In recent months, media institutions and professionals in the region have come under fire on several occasions.

6 студзеня пачаўся новы этап праекта па назіранні за выбарамі. Цягам тыдня больш як сорак удзельнікаў з Беларусі, Літвы і Швецыі пройдуць інтэнсіўны тэарэтычны курс, прысвечаны азнаямленню з асновамі выбарчага працэсу і назірання.