Date Type Case No Country Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply MDV 2/2012 29/02/2012 Maldives JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Torture; Allegations of excessive use of force against protestors belonging to the Maldivian 02/07/2012 27/07/2012 Democratic Party (MDP). According to the information received, on 7 and 8 February 2012, following the resignation of Mr. Mohamed Nasheed as President of the Maldives, supporters of his party demonstrated in protest. Law enforcement authorities reportedly used excessive force to quash such protests. Several demonstrators were injured, and a number were detained. At the time of drafting the urgent appeal, several individuals remained in detention or under house arrest. RUS 1/2012 01/03/2012 Russian JUA Federation Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; Independence of judges and lawyers; Terrorism; 14/05/2012 Alleged police harassment of two human rights defenders and confiscation of strictly confidential information on alleged human rights violations. According to 22/05/2012 the information received, Messrs. Anton Ryhzov and Igor Kalyapin are both affiliated with the Interregional Committee against Torture and the Joint Mobile Group, a coalition of human rights defenders who travel to Chechnya on a rotating basis in order to investigate allegations of torture and enforced disappearances. On 21 January 2012, Mr. Anton Ryzhov was reportedly detained for several hours by the Nizhny Novgorod transport police. During his detention, it is alleged that he was questioned about his human rights work and photographed. Strictly confidential information on alleged human rights violations was confiscated. On 18 January 2012, Mr. Igor Kalyapin was reportedly informed that the Chechen special police forces had submitted a request to the Chechen investigative authorities for a criminal case to be opened against him for the alleged disclosure of State secrets. MYS 2/2012 02/03/2012 Malaysia JAL Freedom of expression; Freedom of religion; Summary executions; 04/06/2012 Alleged arrest and deportation of a journalist. According to the information received, on 9 February 2012, Mr. Hamza Kashgari was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport following the issue of an arrest warrant by the Saudi Arabian authorities. Mr. Kashgari is a journalist for Al-Belad (The Country), a newspaper owned by the Saudi Arabian Government, and a blogger. He was allegedly held in detention in the Travel Control Section in the Bukit Aman area of Kuala Lumpur. Prior to his arrest he had reportedly fled Saudi Arabia after accusations of apostasy were made against him in relation to an online post he had made concerning the Prophet Mohammed. On 12 February 2012, he was allegedly deported from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia and has since remained in detention in Riyadh. Despite publicly repenting and declaring himself a Muslim, Mr. Kashgari is reportedly at serious risk of being charged with blasphemy and consequently receiving a death sentence as a result of his post on Twitter. 67 A/HRC/21/49 Mandate(s)