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DJAMELEDDINE FAHASSI - Algeria
In May 1995 journalist Djameleddine Fahassi was on the way to buy food for his family when he was arrested by men in plain clothes. He has not been seen since.

EYNULLA FƏTULLAYEV - Azerbaijan
In 2007, following years of harassment by the authorities, 33-year-old newspaper editor Eynulla Fәtullayev was tried twice and sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment on politically motivated charges.

ARTSYOM DUBSKI - Belarus
22-year-old Artsyom Dubski was sentenced in July 2009 to a year in prison, after peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression and assembly at a peaceful protest in Minsk in 2008.

'88 GENERATION STUDENTS - Burma
Htay Kywe, Zaw Htet Ko Ko and Mie Mie - all part of the '88 Generation Students group - are currently serving long terms in prison for taking part in the demonstrations of 2007.

THE PEACE COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSE DE APARTADÓ - Colombia
In 1997 people living in villages in the municipality of Apartadó pledged not to be drawn into the 40-year-old conflict that has pitted the security forces and paramilitaries against guerrilla groups.

JUSTINE MASIKA BIHAMBA - Democratic Republic of Congo
Justine Masika Bihamba and her family have been attacked because of her work for a women's rights organisation. In September 2007, soldiers forced their way into their home and assaulted her children.

SONIA PIERRE - Dominican Republic
Human rights defender Sonia Pierre has been threatened and harassed as a result of her work to stop anti-Haitian prejudice and racism that migrant workers and Dominicans of Haitian descent face everyday.

MOHAMED EL SHARKAWI - Egypt
Mohamed El Sharkawi was deported from Pakistan to Egypt in May 1995 following an extradition request. He was detained on arrival and has been in administrative detention ever since.

BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA - Ethiopia
Birtukan Mideksa was imprisoned in December 2008 is serving a life sentence. She was arrested solely for peacefully exercising her rights.

CLAUDINA VELÁSQUEZ - Guatemala
19-year-old law student Claudina Velásquez was shot dead in 2005. Deficiencies in the murder investigation mean her killers are yet to be brought to justice.

JOHAN TETERISSA - Indonesia 
Johan Teterissa, a primary school teacher, is serving a 15-year sentence for leading a peaceful protest. He was arrested with 21 activists in 2007 during a government-organised event attended by the President.

RONAK SAFARZADEH - Iran
In April Ronak Safarzadeh was imprisoned for belonging to the Free Life Party of Kurdistan, an armed opposition group. However her involvement was reportedly limited to researching women's participation in the party.

HAMDI MOHAMMED SHAHADEH AL-TA'MARI - Israel/OPT
Palestinian student Hamdi al-Ta'mari has been released from prison. He was held  by the Israeli military from July to November 2008 and again between December 2008 and December 2009.

THE DEEP SEA SETTLEMENT - Kenya
Inhabitants of the Deep Sea settlement live under constant threat of forced eviction. The Nairobi 'slum' is home to around 7,000 people but private companies are trying to take the land for development.

THAO MOUA AND PA FUE KHANG - Laos
Thao Moua and Pa Fue Khang are serving prison sentences of 12 and 15 years for working as guides for two European journalists researching a story about ethnic Hmong rebels hiding in the Laos jungle.

RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ - Mexico
Indigenous rights activist Raúl Hernández has been in prison since 2008 when he was charged with murder, a crime he did not commit. We consider him to be a prisoner of conscience. 

11 MARRAKESH STUDENTS - Morocco
In July 2009, 11 students from Cadi Ayyad Marrakesh University were sentenced to hefty fines and imprisonment after violent confrontations between police and students at a demonstration in 2008.

RITA MAHATO - Nepal 
Rita Mahato has received threats of death, rape and kidnap as a result of her work assisting women who have suffered from acts of violence. The police have taken no action and as a result she fears for her life.

NINE WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS - Nicaragua
These nine women are all facing legal proceedings for their involvement in the case of a nine-year-old girl who was raped and made pregnant in 2003 and obtained a legal abortion in Nicaragua.

PATRICK OKOROAFOR - Nigeria
In 1995 when he was 14 years old, Patrick Okoroafor was convicted of robbery following an unfair trial and sentenced to death. In 2009 his sentence was reduced to 10 years imprisonment.

MASOOD JANJUA AND FAISAL FARAZ - Pakistan
In July 2005 Masood Janjua left home to catch a bus with his friend, Faisal Faraz, to Peshawar. It was the last time they were seen. They have been taken into secret detention by Pakistan's security forces.

THE YAKYE AXA AND SAWHOYAMAXA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 
The Yakye Axa and Sawhoyamaxa indigenous peoples in Paraguay are living in temporary homes beside a busy highway because the land they have inhabited for generations is now in the hands of private owners.

IBRAGIM GAZDIEV - Russian Federation
In 2007 Ibragim Gazdiev was reportedly abducted by armed men in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia. He has not been seen since and his family believe that he is, or was, held incommunicado.

PETRIJA PILJEVIĆ - Serbia/Kosovo
In 1999, Petrija Piljević, a 57-year-old Serb woman, was abducted from her flat in Pristina by men wearing Kosovo Liberation Army uniforms. She was not seen alive again and her son still waits for justice. 

SEVEN PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE - Syria
Seven men, aged between 24 and 32, have been jailed after an unfair trial. Their 'crimes' were to develop a youth discussion group and publish pro-democracy articles on the Internet. 

FERHAT GERÇEK - Turkey
In 2007 Ferhat Gerçek was left permanently paralysed after being shot by police following a dispute over the sale of a legal left-wing magazine. Flaws in the investigation mean those responsible may evade justice.

GARY TYLER - USA
In 1975, after an unfair trial marred by racial prejudice, 17-year-old Gary Tyler was convicted of murder. Despite serious doubts about the evidence that convicted him, Gary Tyler has been in prison ever since.

WOMEN OF ZIMBABWE ARISE - Zimbabwe
Since February 2003, members of women's rights organisation Women of Zimbabwe Arise have been repeatedly arrested while taking part in peaceful demonstrations against the worsening situation in Zimbabwe.