In response to Jordan security services arresting at least 18 prominent activists because of their social media posts critical of government corruption, Freedom House released a statement.
Occupation forces detained Emil Kurbedinov, a prominent Crimean Tatar lawyer in Crimea, and one of his clients, Seyran Saliev. Kurbedinov was arrested and almost immediately tried and convicted.
Kyrgyzstan's Chui Regional Court upheld the life sentence of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, who was arrested in June 2010 on falsified charges.
