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The Fish Elsewhere! campaign has launched a petition which calls on the EU to immediately halt all fishing in the waters of occupied Western Sahara. The current EU fishing offshore occupied Western Sahara – which Morocco occupied in 1975 – is clearly undermining the UN peace efforts, the campaigners say.

Malnutrition kills between 3.5 and 5 million children under five each year. A new report from Doctors Without Borders reveals that the world’s richest countries overall spend only $350 million to combat the problem, or 3 percent of World Bank’s recommendation.

The party congress of the Swedish Social Democratic Party has demanded
that Sweden recognise Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara as the first
country in Europe. After a few days, Morocco ordered the immediate departure
of a Swedish diplomat accused of cooperation with Western Sahara-linked “separatists”.

“Front Line” is deeply concerned that on 19 October 2009 human rights defender, Mrs Tran Khai Thanh Thuy was reportedly moved to prison in Hanoi, following her arrest on 8 October on charges of assault. Members of her family have reported she was the victim of an assault at the hands of police agents, and the photograph used as evidence against her has been doctored.

Journalist from Republic of Azerbaijan Malahat Nasibova gave her speech at the Rafto Symposium about the fight for freedom of expression on October 30. Yesterday she received the Rafto Prize. Almost simultaneously, two journalists were sentenced in the Republic of Azerbaijan on defamation charges.

Kerry Max Cook, US, spent 22 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.

Kerry Max Cook, US, spent 22 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.

When: Monday, 16. November 2009 Where: Bergen, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) Host: Amnesty International Region West, Jekteviksbakken 31 More info: www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/pages/8B84871584AAFBDAC12573D00045AF9C Chr. Michelsen InstituteP.O. Box 6033, N-5892 Bergen, NorwayStreet address: Jekteviksbakken 31Phone: +47 47 93 80 00Fax: +47 55 31 03 13E-mail: cmi@cmi.no

Amnesty International activists campaigned yesterday on Shell stations across the country with the requirement: Clean up in Nigeria. Starting with the kick-off yesterday, over 300 activists will take part in actions near 60 petrol stations during the promotion month.