activist abductions
Anti-Putin activist ‘forcibly drafted’ and sent to Arctic base
World
December 26, 2019
Anti-Putin activist ‘forcibly drafted’ and sent to Arctic base
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that one of his allies had been forcibly conscripted and sent to…
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
“Last seen: Friday, 9:18pm.” About an hour after gunmen began attacking a protest encampment in Iraq’s capital at the weekend,…
Violence against activists becomes more systematic, observers say
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Violence against activists becomes more systematic, observers say
Reports released by human rights organizations over the past months say that the targeting of activists and deliberate murder of…
Missing activist found bound, naked, tortured in desert
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Missing activist found bound, naked, tortured in desert
Opposition activist Ibrahim Hanafy, who disappeared a few days ago during a protest outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, was…
No to Military Trials slams ‘state thuggery’
Egypt
August 7, 2012
No to Military Trials slams ‘state thuggery’
The No to Military Trials Campaign slammed on Tuesday recurrent kidnappings and attempted kidnappings of activists, allegedly by security forces,…