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Theresa May's comments on human rights are 'reckless and misinformed', says AmnestyPress release 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Teacher in Georgia at risk if extradited to TurkeyMustafa Çabuk, a Turkish secondary school teacher living in Georgia, is at imminent risk of extradition to Turkey, where he is at risk of torture and other grave human rights violations. Turkey has accused Mustafa Çabuk of “supporting terrorism”,…
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Urgent Action: Turkish man detained and at risk of extradition in Thailand
Myanmar-based Turkish education professional, M. Furkan Sökmen was detained in Yangon International Airport on 24 May and last known to be in the transit area of a Bangkok airport. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of extradition to Turkey where…
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Urgent Action update: Thomas Arthur executed in Alabama, USA
Thomas Arthur, aged 75, was executed in Alabama late on 25 May. It was his eighth execution date since 2001, three times coming within a day of being killed. This time, the US Supreme Court lifted a stay shortly before the death warrant was due to expire.
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Chair of Amnesty Turkey detained in post-coup purgePress release 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action update: Former government official executed in China
Zhao Liping was executed on 26 May 2017 following the approval by the Supreme People’s Court of his death sentence with immediate execution. The decision was made despite serious concerns about whether he had received a fair trial and allegations that…
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UK should ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements - new campaignPress release 06 Jun 2017
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Nepal: Dishonest recruiters are 'destroying lives' by exploiting migrants - new reportPress release 06 Jun 2017
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We ExistBlog post 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Priest harassed over memorial to war dead in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan priest, Father Elil Rajendram, is being harassed by the police over his efforts to help families memorialize their loved ones lost during the armed conflict.
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Saudi Arabia detains woman who defied country's ban on women drivingPress release 05 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action update: Torture fears for activist sentenced to death in China
Veteran activist Xu Youchen has testified at his appeal that police had tortured him to obtain the evidence used to convict and sentence him to death in December 2016.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender's sentence upheld in Cuba
A Provincial Court upheld a three-year prison sentence against human rights defender Eduardo Cardet who continues to be held in the Provincial Prison of Holguín, south-east Cuba.
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Urgent Action: Police use tear gas on peaceful protestors in Colombia
Residents of the city of Buenaventura in Colombia have reported police repression, including the use of tear gas, at peaceful protests that began on 16 May.
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Urgent Action update: Two men hanged in secretive executions in Malaysia
Yong Kar Mun was executed at 5.30 am on 24 May 2017 at Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender in Sudan facing death penalty
Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam is now facing six charges two of which may result in the death penalty or life imprisonment if he is convicted.
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Russia: conviction of librarian for 'extremist' Ukrainian books condemnedPress release 05 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Fear for hunger strikers' well being in Turkey
Academic Nuriye Gülmen and primary school teacher Semih Özakça, were remanded in Sincan prison, in Ankara, on 23 May. They are continuing a prolonged hunger strike to protest against the dismissal from their jobs.
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Urgent Action update: Fate and whereabouts of two men unknown in South Sudan
Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri, were disappeared in Kenya and taken to a prison facility at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Juba, South Sudan on 25 January, around midday.
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