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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has launched a hunger strike from prison to demand access to phone calls, her lawyers and family, her Paris-based attorney said, as authorities tighten restrictions on one of the country’s most prominent human rights defenders. Mohammadi, 53, was arrested on Dec. 12 in the eastern city of Mashhad and “has been on hunger strike for the last three days,” lawyer Chirinne Ardakani told AFP. “She is demanding her right to make a phone call, have access to her lawyers in Iran and…

Paul Rusesabagina, in distinction to Paul Kagame, who had acquired Belgian citizenship, is at the moment on trial for terrorism in Kigali. The verdict in his trial is predicted on September 20. He was going through life in jail. Known for saving the lives of a thousand folks through the 1994 Tutsi genocide, Paul Rusesabagina-…

In Mali, it has only been two weeks since the Ivorian Sess Soukou Mohamed, known as Ben Souk, was imprisoned. The former deputy, close to Guillaume Soro, was arrested on August 10 as part of the international arrest warrant issued against him by the judiciary in his country. However, his lawyer believes that the procedure is irregular, he appealed the demand that he be released.…

Talks between the African Union, the United Nations or the European Union have not changed. Former Malian President Bah N'Daw and his last prime minister, Moctar Ouane, are under house arrest in Bamako. They are no longer free from their movements since Colonel Assimi Goïta, who is currently leading the transition, fired them on May 24, 2021. The lawyer they hired two weeks ago complained that they…

In Mali, former interim president Bah N'Daw and former prime minister Moctar Ouane have been under house arrest since the second coup led by the ruling military junta on May 24. They have just hired a lawyer with a very offensive strategy. Because Colonel Assimi Goïta is "the one who gives orders", because he is the one who…

Following the reaction of the Minister of Marketing for Women and the Family to the so-called "sextape" case in Cameroon, Martin Camus Mimb's lawyer fears that this statement will affect justice and reminds that his client is not worried about the video. sig. Following broadcast a video on the internet where a couple engages in…

The Yaoundé Military Court yesterday, Wednesday, June 9, decided to release Nicodemus Tanyi Amungwa on bail, as required by the Cameroon Bar and several non-governmental human rights groups, including REDHAC and Human Rights Watch. This lawyer defends especially English-speaking separatist activists, including their leaders,…

The arrest of a lawyer in the course of the night time in his house arouses robust criticism in Mauritius. The Bar Affiliation as nicely because the opposition events think about the police methodology to be "unacceptable". Lawyer Rama Valayden, additionally a former Minister of Justice, was arrested at his house round two o'clock. The rationale: lack of respect for well being legislation throughout a…

Congo-Brazzaville has been led for almost 37 years by Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is seeking a new presidential mandate tomorrow, Sunday 21 March. He will face six other candidates, including two former ministers, Mathias Dzon and Brice Parfait Kolélas. On the eve of this presidential election, FIDH and its Congolese partner, OCHD, say they are "deeply" concerned about the "deterioration of the democratic…

In a statement, the International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger condemned the proceedings against Gabonese lawyer Anges Kevin Nzigou, who is defending businessman Nicolas Nguema. Prosecution that, according to the observatory, would reduce him to silence. The International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger is worried about…