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    The Weekly Update for HRINFO, no. 176
    Fourth year
    24 August 2007 - 30 August 2007

    Emirates
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    Freedom of Information
     Human rights activists and organizations in the Arab world and world wide condemned the verdict issued by Ras kheima criminal court early this month against Mr. Rashid Shouhi, Majan.net boss, he was sentenced for one year in prison and 50,000 Dirham fine and another 20,000 Dirham to be paid to an official. The website was also shut-down and Mr.Khalid Asly, an editor in Majan.net was imprisoned. 21 Human rights activists are launching a solidarity campaign with Shouhi and Asly(zorba_uae@hotmail.com) as they condemned the verdict for its lack of objectivity and unconstitutionality. They issued a statement in which they called for dropping the sentence against Shouhi and to end Asly's arbitrary detention and to release them immediately. HRINFO's statement (harsh blow dealt to freedom of expression in U.A.E- website's boss jailed and an editor detained) talked about the court procedures
    and said that HRINFO stands hand in hand with those brave writers and journalists. And it behooves the United Emirates to take pride in those participating in Majan.net instead of incarcerating them for their critical writing and their right to exercise to freedom of expression.
    Internationally, RSF issued two statements concerning this issue, in the first it urged the authorities to drop the charges and in the second it condemned the judge's refusal to release Shoui until the appeal hearing is due.

    Sources
  • Reporters without borders
  • HRINFO
  • Majan's campaign for prisoners of conscience in Ras kheima
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/uae
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    Bahrain
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    Human rights advocacy
     Bahrain youth for human rights issued a brief report titled" the government cracks down on NGOs" in which it recounted the authorities campaign to persecute a number of registered NGOs in Bahrain and also cracking-down on the non-registered societies and committees that refused to register under a law full of constraints.
    For full report: http://www.hrinfo.net/bahrain/byshr/2007/pr0825.shtml

    Sources
  • Bahraini youth for human rights
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/bahrain
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    Tunisia
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    Freedom of expression
    Tunisian authorities continue its relentless repression of freedoms and persecuting activists, denying them their right to travel, assaulting them physically. The Tunisian association for human rights condemned in its statement the physical assault on journalist " Ayman Riki" who worked in " Hiwar tunsi". The same issue was covered by the 18th October organization's statement and which was discussed by the national observatory for freedom of press, publishing and creation. This statement also talked about the serious repressive practices and the manipulation of the political rhetoric by the government to give false impression to the world of wider freedoms taking place in Tunisia.

    Sources
  • The Tunisian association for human rights
  • The national observatory for freedoms of press, publishing and creation in Tunisia.
  • The national council for freedoms in Tunisia
  • 18th October organization for freedoms and human rights
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/tunisia
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    Syria
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    Trails
    The Syrian organization for human rights ( Swasyia) monitored during the last 2 weeks the persistence of arbitrary detention policy maintained by the Syrian authorities. for full statement http://www.hrinfo.net/syria/sohr/2007/pr0828.shtml
    these practices included the adjournment of activist Fatih Gamus' trail to 9th September which was also mentioned in 2 separate statements issued by the
    Arab organization for human rights in Syria and the Syrian observatory for human rights.

    Detention
    The national organization for human rights in Syria condemned the arrest of Saad for her active participation in a Kurdish party and also the arrest of Mazin Mesbah Aladin since last month while the concerned security services refused to recognize this fact despite his relatives attempts to visit him.

    Sources
  • The Arab organization for human rights in Syria
  • The Syrian observatory for human rights
  • The Syrian organization for human rights ( Swasyia)
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/syria
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    Palestine
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    Freedom of expression
    The executive force assaulted a number of journalists and detained four of them while they were covering a peaceful protest in the unknown solider memorial in Gaza downtown. the Dameer organization issued a statement in which it condemned the assault and also it condemned what it described as cracking down on press freedoms manifested in shutting down el-Resala and Palestine newspapers in the west bank and pushing the local radios and the Palestinian TV off the air in Gaza strip. The Meezan center also mentioned these incidents in its statement in which it said that while these violations against freedom of expression and the press receive wide attention when it happen in Gaza, similar violations taking place in the west bank passed with suspicious silence.

    Sources
  • Dameer organization
  • Meezan centre for human rights
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/palestine
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    Egypt
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    Political participation
    The Arab organization to support the civil society and human rights called for the immediate release for all the members of the Muslim brotherhood who were practicing a peaceful political activity guaranteed by the constitution and the law as long as thy were not engaged in any violent violations and also called for putting an end to the verbal security decreed to deny them their right to travel after the arrest campaign against them and the arrest of two MPs members of the Muslim brotherhood Ragab Abozid and Sabry Amer for joining a prohibited organization , they were released on bail.

    Sources
  • The arab organizarion for civil society and human rights
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/egypt
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    Morocco
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    Freedom of expression
     The Moroccan society for human rights and many other local and international organizations calling for the release of Fatih Mai prisoners in Akadeer, Kasr kabeeradn Beni Milal without any conditions. The Moroccan authorities are taking arbitrary unjust measures to disperse the prisoners on four prisons notorious for their deteriorating conditions or entail hardship inflicted upon the prisoners families and adding to their suffering..

    Sources
  • The Moroccan society for human rights
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/yemen
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    Yemen
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    Freedom of expression
    The Yemeni journalist Abdokarim Kheiwani was abducted by a group of 8 people after he attended a meeting with officials form the European Union given the fact that Kheiwani is standing trail before the exceptional criminal court (state security) but he was released for medical reasons as he is suffering form heart problems. The Shakaik Araby forum reported. We condemn this crime which came as part of a the methodical terrorizing series aimed at the journalist and activist Kheiwani and we call upon the political leadership and the security forces to take immediate measures to resolve this issue and disclose those behind these threats.

    Sources
  • The national body for human rights and freedoms
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/yemen
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    International and regional
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    Refugees
    Human rights watch called upon Israel to stop dispelling without court orders the Sudanese individuals who entered the countries illegally from Egypt it also called upon Israel to review its policy against those refugees concerning their residence in Israel until they have their status recognized as refugees. Human rights watch condemned in its statement Egypt's official refusal to accept those refugees and also asked to investigate in the allegations circulating in the media about their maltreatment at the hand of the Egyptian border forces. The statement also said that those dispelled are to receive harsh treatment without any guarantees that they will be returned to a third place where they will also face persecution and biased treatment

    Sources
  • Human rights watch
    For more info: http://www.hrinfo.net/mena

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    HRinfo is a legal organization that defends the freedom of opinion and expression of the press and the right to exchange information.
    Moreover, it works on collecting the publications of nearly 140 Arabic human rights organizations from 18 countries across the Middle East and North Africa, which are published in Arabic and presented in one website.
    It also provides human rights

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    in the Arab world for media workers, journalists, activists and the public in an attempt to increase the number of internet users and those interested in human rights issues in the Arab speaking world. Though one of many human rights groups serving the Middle East and North Africa, it is the only one in the Arab world devoted exclusively to protecting the freedom of expression across the region.
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