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member of OWFI, and the removal of a victim of domestic violence, who was receiving
psychological support from OWFI, by approximately 50 armed persons including police
officers.
Iran
147. JUA Case no: IRN 9/2018 (Iran), sent on 16 May 2018, no reply. Allegations
concerning the continuous judicial harassment of Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor, in reprisal for
her legitimate right to exercise her right to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful
assembly, and for her efforts to uncover the fate of her brother and his infant daughter,
whose disappearances have been registered with the Working Group on Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances since June 2016.
148. JAL Case no: IRN 10/2018 (Iran), sent on 6 July 2018, no reply. Allegations
concerning the arrest and charges against human rights defender, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh,
who was allegedly arrested at her home in Tehran on 13 June 2018.
Italy
149. JAL Case no: ITA 2/2018 (Italy), sent on 12 November 2018, reply received 20
May 2019. Allegations concerning the criminalisation of activities of migrant rights
defenders involved in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea including the
refusal to allow disembarkation to NGO vessels, as well as vessels belonging to the Italian
Coastguard, in Italian ports.
Kazakhstan
150. JAL Case no: KAZ 4/2018 (Kazakhstan), sent on 15 August 2018, reply
received 19 October 2018. Allegations regarding the arbitrary arrest and detention of Ms.
Elena Semenova.
Kyrgyzstan
151. JUA Case no: KGZ 1/2018 (Kyrgyzstan), sent on 13 June 2018, reply received
on 11 October 2018. Alleged detention, threat of extradition and denial of adequate
medical care to Mr. Muratbek Tungishbayev, a Kazakhstani blogger and human rights
defender.
Lebanon
152. JAL Case no: LBN 5/2018 (Lebanon), sent on 7 September 2018, reply received
17 June 2018 (no translation available). Alleged summoning of Mr. Wadih Al-Asmar,
the Secretary General of the Lebanese Centre for Human Rights (CLDH), and other human
rights defenders by Lebanese security agencies for posts made on social media.
Mauritania
153. JAL Case no: MRT 2/2018 (Mauritania), sent on 28 August 2018, no
reply.Allégations de représailles sous forme de confiscation de passeport et interdiction de
voyager, à l’encontre de cinq défenseurs, alors qu’ils devaient participer à l’examen de la
Mauritanie à la 64ème session du Comité contre la torture des Nations Unies (CAT) à
Genève.
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