(a) The continuing harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations, political opponents, religious dissenters, political reformists, journalists, parliamentarians, students, clerics, academics, webloggers, union members and labour organizers, including through undue restrictions on the freedoms of assembly, conscience, opinion and expression, the threat and use of arbitrary arrest and prolonged detention, targeted at both individuals and their family members, the ongoing unjustified closure of newspapers and blocking of Internet sites and restrictions on the activities of unions and other non-governmental organizations, as well as the absence of many conditions necessary for free and fair elections;
(a) 继续骚扰、恐吓、迫害人权维护者、非政府组织、政治反对派、宗教异见人士、政治改革派、新闻记者、议员、学生、教士、学者、网上博客、工会会员和劳工组织者，不当地限制集会、良心、意见和表达自由，威胁和任意逮捕和长期拘留有关人士及其亲属，继续不断地无理封闭报社，屏蔽因特网网站和限制工会及其他非政府组织的活动，以及缺乏自由和公平的选举所需的许多必要条件；