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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.

This fall’s campaign of Amnesty International Region Vest (Bergen, Norway) focuses on Shell’s human rights violations in the Niger Delta.

Screening of the documentary film Yodok by Andrzej Fidyk about current atrocities occuring in North Korean concentration camps.

A conference on FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa as a tool for development and reconciliation. The Conference forms part of the research project “Sports and Reconciliation”.

Doctor Karine Nordstrand is prepared to face a challenge of working in the disaster area. “I’m glad I have the opportunity to go down and help people affected by the earthquake”, says Karine from Oslo.

Lawyer Eren Keskin, theatre actor Murat Batgi and writer Edip Polat were sentenced to one year in Turkish prison for using the terms “Kurdistan” and “Kurds.” Furthermore, they were deprived of many of their civil rights.

The 2009 Rafto Laureate, Malahat Nasibova, reminds us of journalists in the Republic of Azerbaijan facing prison and trials for crimes of free speech. Below you can read the letter from Malahat Nasibova after receiving the message that she was awarded the 2009 Rafto Prize for Human Rights.

The Rafto Laureate will receive the award during the official ceremony. Artists will perform in honour of the Laureate. Torchlight procession takes place after the ceremony.

The Rafto Symposium 2009 wishes to focus on the role, challenges and responsibilities of the press under oppressive regimes.