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From time to time, the World Movement for Democracy issues alerts concerning participants and other colleagues who are, or may be, facing personal danger due to their work on behalf of democracy and for whom a vigorous response from around the world may be critical. If you would like the World Movement to consider issuing an alert on a particular case, please submit items to or by fax to +(202) 378-9889.

The following alerts have been issued to date. Please note that some of the cases for which alerts were issued have since been resolved. For further information please contact the .

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Africa
Asia
Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia
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Alerts by Date

2009

2008

2007

(Nov. 27) Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Beaten in Ingushetia
(Oct. 15) Democracy Institutions Call on International Bar Association (IBA) to Address Human Rights Issues in Singapore
(Oct. 5) One Year Anniversary of the Murder of Anna Politovskaya
(Aug. 16) Two Somali Journalists Murdered
(Jul. 27) Iranian Activists Arrested
(Jul. 18) Media and Government Campaign Escalates against Egyptian Human Rights and Democracy Defender Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
(Jul. 16) Iranian Bus Drivers Union President Mansour Osanloo Abducted and Held in Prison
(Jun. 13) Members of Kyrgyz Human Rights Group Prosecuted
(Apr. 26) Update: Campaign for Sentenced Women Activists Sentenced in Iran
(Apr. 20) Iranian Women's Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison for Threatening "National Security"
(Mar. 28) Update: Civil Society Groups Worldwide Call for Intervention to End the Violence in Zimbabwe
(Mar. 23) Growing Repression in Vietnam [read this alert in Vietnamese]
(Mar. 14) Vietnamese Lawyer Le Quoc Quan Arrested
(Mar. 12) Update: Opposition Still Detained and Denied Basic Rights in Zimbabwe
(Mar. 11) "Save Zimbabwe" Rally Participants Assaulted by Police
(Mar. 4) Human Rights Defender in Nigeria Attacked
(Feb. 27) World Movement Participant Chee Soon Juan of Singapore Found Guilty of Attempting to Leave the Country
(Feb. 23) Bosnian Human Rights Activist Duško Kondor Shot Dead in Home
(Feb. 2) Update: Environmental Activist Andrey Zatoka of Turkmenistan Convicted, then Freed
(Jan. 25) Update: Campaigns Launched in Defense of Imprisoned Environmentalist Andrey Zatoka
(Jan. 24) Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Forced to Close
(Jan. 22) Campaign for Belarusian Prisoner of Conscience Alyaksandr Kazulin

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Alerts by Region

Africa

2009

(Jun. 17) Federation of African Journalists Protests Rights Violations in the Gambia
(Mar. 20) World Movement Participant Arrested during Peaceful Demonstration in the DRC

2008

(Dec. 22) World Movement Steering Committee Expresses Its Concern over the Deteriorating Situation in Zimbabwe

(Nov. 17) African Democracy Forum Calls on UN Human Rights Council for Special Session on DRC

(Sept. 17) Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Issues Statement on Power-Sharing Agreement

(Sept. 15) World Movement for Democracy Regional Networks Issue Statements on International Day of Democracy

(Aug. 08) ADF Issues Statement on Coup d’etat in Mauritania

(Jun. 16) African Democracy Forum Issues Statement on Political Crisis in Zimbabwe

(May 06) Post-Election Situation in Zimbabwe Escalates

2007

(Aug. 16) Two Somali Journalists Murdered

(Mar. 28) Update: Civil Society Groups Worldwide Call for Intervention to End the Violence in Zimbabwe

(Mar. 12) Update: Opposition Still Detained and Denied Basic Rights in Zimbabwe
(Mar. 11) "Save Zimbabwe" Rally Participants Assaulted by Police
(Mar. 4) Human Rights Defender in Nigeria Attacked

2006

(Sept. 18) Zimbabwean Human Rights Activists Arrested, Detained, and Mistreated

2004

(Oct. 08) World Movement Participant Receives 4-Year Prison Sentence in Sierra Leone

(Jun. 20) Congolese Human Rights Activists Detained in Kinshasa

(Apr. 16) RD Congo - Les Défenseurs de Droits de l'Homme en Danger. . .

Asia

2009

(Jul. 02) Urgent Appeal for Burmese Detainees

(Jun. 17) Human Rights Watch Calls for the Release of Vietnamese Rights Lawyer Le Cong Dinh

(Jun. 24) “Charter 08” Signatory Formally Charged with Inciting Subversion of State Power in China

2008

(Sept. 17) International Tibet Support Network Responds to Deportation of Tibetans from Nepal
(Sept. 15) Malaysian MP, Blogger, and Journalist Arrested under ISA
(Sept. 15) World Movement for Democracy Regional Networks Issue Statements on International Day of Democracy
(Aug. 08) Activist Groups Worldwide Call on China to Stop Supporting Burma's Dictators
(Aug. 01) Olympic Watch Issues Public Appeal to Beijing Olympic Athletes and International Olympic Committee
(Jul. 24) Urgent Statement of Concern for Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim
(Jul. 08) Sri Lankan Journalist Detained without Charge or Trial since March
(Jul. 01) Chinese Human Rights Activists under House Arrest during US Congress Visit to Beijing
(Jun. 23) International Campaign for Tibet Calls for Urgent Appeals for the Release of Tibetans Arrested in Nepal
(Jun. 19) A Birthday Message to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma
(May 08) World Movement Participants Chee Soon Juan and Chee Siok Chin Go to Trial in Singapore
(Mar. 18) Demonstrations in Tibet Violently Suppressed

2007

(Oct. 15) Democracy Institutions Call on International Bar Association (IBA) to Address Human Rights Issues in Singapore

(Mar. 23) Growing Repression in Vietnam [read this alert in Vietnamese]
(Mar. 14) Vietnamese Lawyer Le Quoc Quan Arrested
(Feb. 27) World Movement Participant Chee Soon Juan of Singapore Found Guilty of Attempting to Leave the Country

2006

(Nov. 29) World Movement for Democracy Condemns Imprisonment of Democrats in Singapore

(Oct. 17) World Movement Steering Committee Issues Statement on Charges Leveled against Dr. Chee Soon Juan of Singapore

(Apr. 27) Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Appeals for Help Amidst Government Crack-Down in Run-Up to May 6 Elections

(Mar. 17) Update: Participant of the World Movement for Democracy Imprisoned

(Mar. 15) Participant of the World Movement for Democracy Faces Imprisonment

2005

(Jan. 31) Nepalese Government Shut Down of the Dalai Lama's Office

(Jan. 30) Tiananmen Mother Under House Arrest

2004

(Sep. 24) Update Alert on Case of S.K. Pradhan of Bhutan

(Jul. 08) IMPD Condemns Attacks on Hong Kong Legislator

2003

(Jul. 17) Building Solidarity for Burmese Democrats

(Jun. 10) Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Deported

2002

(Oct. 30) Singapore Activist Released from Prison

(Jun. 26) Yang Jianli Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

(Feb. 05) PFHRC held press conference in Kathmandu

2000

(Jun. 16, '00) Trade Unionists Continued Imprisonment by Burmese Dictatorship

Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia

2009

(Jun. 11) Armenian Election Monitor Arrested and Beaten

(Apr. 14) Moldovan Human Rights Organizations Express Concern Regarding Treatment of Protesters

(Mar. 20) Update: Front Line Calls for Urgent Action in Tolekan Ismailova’s Arrest in Kyrgyzstan
(Mar. 19) World Movement Participant Arrested during Peaceful Demonstration in Kyrgyzstan
(Jan. 26) Russian Human Rights Defender and Independent Journalist Murdered
(Jan. 26) Update: Individuals and Organizations Urge Action on Behalf of Dr. Leyla Yunus of Azerbaijan
(Jan. 14) World Movement Participant Leyla Yunus Sued by Interior Minister of Azerbaijan

2008

(Jul. 01) Young Armenian Human Rights Activist Assaulted

(Mar. 20) Armenian NGOs and Opposition Parties Call for Mass Rally
(Feb. 27) Journalist Attacked in Azerbaijan

2007

(Nov. 27) Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Beaten in Ingushetia
(Oct. 5) One Year Anniversary of the Murder of Anna Politovskaya
(Jun. 13) Members of Kyrgyz Human Rights Group Prosecuted
(Feb. 23) Bosnian Human Rights Activist Duško Kondor Shot Dead in Home
(Feb. 2) Update: Environmental Activist Andrey Zatoka of Turkmenistan Convicted, then Freed
(Jan. 25) Update: Campaigns Launched in Defense of Imprisoned Environmentalist Andrey Zatoka
(Jan. 24) Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Forced to Close
(Jan. 22) Campaign for Belarusian Prisoner of Conscience Alyaksandr Kazulin

2006

(Dec. 21) Environmental Activist Andrey Zatoka Detained in Turkmenistan

(Dec. 13) Government Agents Raid Offices of Russian Political Organization, United Civil Front

(Apr. 20) World Movement Participant, Edil Baisalov, Assaulted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

(Jan. 30) Russian Civil Society Asks for Support and Solidarity

2005

(Oct. 05) Massive Government Crackdown on Uzbek Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders Following the Tragic Events of May 13, 2005

(May 20) Expressed Concern about Events in Uzbekistan, Call for Full and Independent Investigation

(May 04) Independent Belarusian Newspaper under Attack

2004

(Jul. 08) Action Appeal from Human Rights Organizations in Russia

(Apr. 05) World Movement Participant, Mikael Danielyan, Assaulted in Yerevan, Armenia

2002

(Dec. 12) Journalist Detained by Kazakh Government

Latin America and the Caribbean

2009

(May 18) Cuban Solidarity Day to Be Marked Worldwide on May 20
(Apr. 08) Global Signature Campaign in Support of Democracy Movement in Cuba

(Feb. 09) Latin America and Caribbean Network for Democracy Expresses Solidarity with Jewish Community in Venezuela

2008

(Oct. 22) Organizations Address Harassment of NGOs in Nicaragua

(Sept. 15) World Movement for Democracy Regional Networks Issue Statements on International Day of Democracy

(May 13) Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, Wednesday, May 21

(Apr. 24) Cuban Police Break Up Sit-in

2004

(Jul. 16) Democracy Activists in Venezuela Threatened

Middle East and North Africa

2009

(Apr. 15) One Million Signatures Campaign Supporter Sentenced to Six-Year Prison Term

(Jan. 14) World Movement Participant Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Interrogated in Bahrain

2008

(May 27) Six Bahá'í leaders arrested in Iran

(Feb. 14) Syrian Dissident Riad Seif Arrested

2007

(Jul. 27) Iranian Activists Arrested
(Jul. 18) Media and Government Campaign Escalates against Egyptian Human Rights and Democracy Defender Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
(Jul. 16) Iranian Bus Drivers Union President Mansour Osanloo Abducted and Held in Prison
(Apr. 26) Update: Campaign for Sentenced Women Activists Sentenced in Iran
(Apr. 20) Iranian Women's Rights Activists Sentenced to Prison for Threatening "National Security"

2006

(May 16) Iranian Scholar Detained

(Feb. 03) Hundreds of Iranian Bus Drivers Arrested for Planning Strike

2004

(Nov. 16) Iranian Women's Rights Defenders Arrested

(Jun. 08) Syrian Human Rights Activist Kept in Solitary Confinement

2002

(Dec. 10) Egyptian Democracy Activists Freed and Granted for a Retrial

(Jul. 25) Siamak Pouzand's 11 Years Sentence Confirmed

2000-2001

(Jun. 07, '01) Iranian Students Arrest and Accused of Acting Against National Security

(Sept. 19, '00) Egyptian Activists Arrested and Face Trial

(Apr. 14, '00) Impending Trial of Arrested Iranian Jews

(Mar. 30, '00) Continued Imprisonment of Pro-Democracy Students in Iran

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