A/HRC/42/30 India 58. It was reported that Mr. Thirumurugan Gandhi, an environmental rights defender in Tamil Nadu, had been detained for nearly two months upon return from Europe, where he had participated in the Human Rights Council session and related events. Annex II contains allegations of continued reprisals pertaining to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, including against Amnesty International India, Greenpeace India, Mr. Nobokishore Urikhimbam and others from the Centre for Social Development and Mr. Henri Tiphagne from the Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns, as well as continued reprisals against Mr. Khurram Parvez. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 59. It was reported to OHCHR in January 2019 that journalists of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Persian service, or BBC Farsi, had been branded as “antiIranian” and that some had been followed, questioned and received threats against family members for their statements at the Human Rights Council session, whose targeting had previously been addressed by special procedures mandate holders (see also IRN 29/2017 and A/HRC/37/68, para. 34). On 15 January 2019, the General Assembly called upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to end reprisals against individuals, including for cooperating or attempting to cooperate with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. 50 Annex II contains continued allegations against Ms. Raheleh Rahemipor. On 24 June 2019, the Government responded. Iraq 60. On 2 October 2018, special procedures mandate holders raised concerns about allegations of unlawful arrest, enforced disappearance and torture against Mr. Imad Al Tamimi and intimidation and threats against Ms. Israa Al Dujaili, both of Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly, concerning the documentation of enforced disappearances (IRQ 3/2018, and A/HRC/40/60/Add.1 and A/HRC/40/60/Add.1/Corr.1, paras. 597, 600 and 601). Threats and harassment were also reported regarding Mr. Riyad Al Karawi. The mandate holders raised concern about what seemed to be a pattern of reprisals against employees and volunteers of Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly for their engagement with the Committee on Enforced Disappearances 51 and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, addressed in annex II related to Mr. Imad Amara. Israel 61. On 31 May 2019, three special procedures mandate holders raised concern about State publications, which they said appeared to stigmatize civil society organizations for their engagement with the United Nations, and also noted reports of harassment of civil society that engaged with human rights mechanisms (ISR 8/2019).52 62. Annex II contains a second incident against Mr. Hagai El-Ad, along with new information concerning Mr. Omar Shakir. Kazakhstan 63. It was reported that in March 2019 the New Generation of Human Rights Defenders Coalition, established to coordinate civil society inputs to the universal periodic review of Kazakhstan, had been subjected to surveillance, called for questioning related to its cooperation with the United Nations and had its private channels of communication compromised. 50 51 52 12 General Assembly resolution 73/181, para. 13. See A/71/56, paras. 55–58; and A/HRC/33/19, para. 23. Response from Government available at https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/ DownLoadFile?gId=34808; see also A/HRC/40/43, para. 31.