A/HRC/48/28 of Mr. Yones Douw, a member of the indigenous Me tribe, who documents alleged violations in West Papua and who was targeted for reporting to OHCHR. 74 72. It was reported to OHCHR that journalist Mr. Victor Mambor and human rights lawyer Ms. Veronica Koman75 faced threats, harassment and intimidation for their reporting on West Papua and Papua provinces, including to United Nations human rights mechanisms, and for attending United Nations meetings for which they were questioned by security forces. 73. It was reported to OHCHR that Mr. Victor Yeimo, spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee, was arrested in May 2021 and accused of inciting riots and treason following, inter alia, his call for the self-determination of the Papuan people at the Human Rights Council in March 2019.76 74. On 12 August 2021, the Government responded. Islamic Republic of Iran 75. Multiple United Nations actors addressed obstacles preventing civil society actors from providing information and testimony, including to the United Nations. Intimidation and reprisals reportedly included cases of detention and ill-treatment, threat of arrest, criminal prosecution and conviction, the freezing of assets, travel bans and surveillance. Many individuals and their families declined United Nations action on their cases, due to a fear of further reprisals. 76. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran reported that Mr. Manouchehr Bakhtiari, whose son was killed by security forces during the November 2019 protests, has been subjected, together with relatives, to arrests, interrogations and threats for publicly calling for justice, 77 including in a letter addressed to the High Commissioner and others. 77. It was reported to OHCHR that Mr. Vahid Afkari and Mr. Habib Afkari, who had been detained following their participation in protests, were placed in solitary confinement after submitting their case to the United Nations, reportedly in retaliation for their family’s request for United Nations action on behalf of their brother, Mr. Navid Afkari and to prevent them from sharing information about the circumstances surrounding his execution. 78 The Special Rapporteur addressed the arbitrary execution of Mr. Navid Afkari and the lengthy prison sentences imposed on his brothers.79 Israel 78. Multiple United Nations actors addressed the alleged targeting of members of civil society,80 affecting their participation at United Nations events and cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. 79. In May 2020, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs of Israel released a public report on Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, which provides legal aid to Palestinian prisoners, stating that Addameer was active in United Nations institutions and took part in the Human Rights Council’s discussions on Israel, and that the organization was “tied to terrorist organizations”, “advocate[d] for the boycott of Israel and [had] a radically anti-Israel agenda”.81 80. Annex II contains information on developments in the situations of Mr. Issa Amro and Mr. Laith Abu Zeyad. 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 12 IDN 2/2020. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34873; and IDN 7/2019. See https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15al6ps0l. A/HRC/46/50, para. 18. A/HRC/47/22, paras. 7, 22 and 24. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=35711. See also A/HRC/46/50, para. 6; and IRN 22/2020. A/HRC/46/63, paras. 52–56. See https://4il.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/blood-money-European-funding-palestinian-ngodA-case-study-Addameer.pdf, pp. 6 and 24.