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Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack on the home of human rights defender Stanislav Dmitrievsky. Stanislav Dmitrievsky is a consultant with the Nizhny Novgorod Foundation to Support Tolerance, and was previously Chairperson of its predecessor, the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS), before it was closed in Russia by authorities. Stanislav Dmitrievsky was also the subject of a Front Line urgent action on 15 April 2008 and has received threats regularly since 2005.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack against human rights defender, Dr Magda Adly. Dr Magda Adly is a medical professional with the El Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence, an organisation that assists victims of torture and violence through research, training, counselling and raising public awareness.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack against human rights defender Radhia Nasraoui by approximately thirty police officers on 18 April 2008. Radhia Nasraoui is a human rights lawyer and works to defend the victims of human rights violations. She is also the President of the Association de lutte contre la torture en Tunisie (Association against torture in Tunisia).  

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack against human rights defender U Myint Aye, Director of the human rights organisation Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), former Chairman of the National League for Democracy's Kyimindine branch, and a campaigner for democracy and the rule of law in Burma. This attack took place in Rangoon on 27 March 2008. U Myint Aye has been detained on several occasions by the authorities, most recently on 24 August 2007 for participation in a peaceful demonstration.  

Front Line is deeply concerned following the attack on and subsequent death of human rights defender and journalist Shihab Al-Timimi, aged seventy-five years old. Shihab Al-Timimi was the head of the Iraqi Journalists' Union as well as a renowned campaigner for the right to freedom of expression in Iraq.