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Urgent Action update: Jordan border closure worsens refugees' condition
Since Jordan sealed its border with Syria, around 80,000 refugees have been stranded in a desert area known as the ‘berm’, subjected to sand storms and searing heat. They are still not receiving essential and life-saving assistance.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Librarian's case sent back for investigation in Russia
The Moscow Prosecutor General’s office refused to sign the indictment against Natalya Sharina and the case was sent back for further investigation. It is expected that Natalya Sharina’s house arrest will be extended on 26 August. She is a prisoner of…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Pro-Biafran activist shot and abducted in Nigeria
Sunday Chucks Obasi (30) was abducted in Amuko Nnewi Anambra State on 16 August by armed men suspected to be Nigerian security agents who had a vehicle with a government registration plate. He was injured during the incident. His whereabouts remain…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Aug 2016 -
France's Burkini ban 'promotes humiliation'Press release 25 Aug 2016
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Asylum: UK Government compelling far too many people into perilous journeys and exploitationPress release 25 Aug 2016
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Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award 2016 shortlist announcedPress release 25 Aug 2016
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Egypt: 'shocking' police attack on prisoner at moment of expected releasePress release 25 Aug 2016
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Urgent Action: Asylum seekers, refugees at risk of deportation in Djibouti
For the past month, Djiboutian authorities have been rounding up and detaining hundreds of Ethiopian asylum seekers and refugees with the aim of deporting them back to Ethiopia.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Aug 2016 -
UA update: 81-year-old journalist detained without charge in Bangladesh
Shafik Rehman, an 81-year-old Bangladeshi journalist arrested on 16 April, is still detained without charge in Dhaka Central Jail more than four months after his arrest.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Aug 2016 -
Philippines: President must call a stop to 'open season' as nearly 2,000 killed in two monthsPress release 24 Aug 2016
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Urgent Action update: Ngo staff and families at risk of asset freezing in Egypt
On 17 September an Egyptian court will rule on whether to freeze the assets of leading human rights defenders and members of their families as part of the “foreign funding case”.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Texas court blocks execution
On 19 August, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Jeffery Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: 12 Individuals face lengthy prison sentence in Thailand
12 individuals from northern Thailand face trial in a military court and up to 22 years imprisonment each for alleged involvement in the mailing of thousands of letters critical of Thailand’s draft constitution.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: 10-year-old Syrian girl in need of surgery evacuated
Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl seriously wounded by sniper fire at a Syrian government checkpoint on 2 August, was successfully evacuated to Damascus to receive the urgent surgery she needed.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Hasnat Karim appeared in court on 4 August in Bangladesh
Hasnat Karim, who was in the restaurant in Dhaka that was attacked on 1 July, was brought by the Bangladesh police to the Metropolitan Magistrates Court on 4 August, after being held incommunicado for weeks without being brought before a judge.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
After escaping war, what awaits Syrian children in Europe?Blog post 23 Aug 2016
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Urgent Action: Algerian sentenced to 5 years in prison for facebook posts
Algerian activist Slimane Bouhafs started to serve a five-year prison term after a court in Sétif, eastern Algeria, charged him with insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad for posts he made on Facebook.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience in need of medical care in Iran
Iranian postgraduate student Hamid Babaei is being denied access to the specialized medical care he needs, including medication.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Mali: ICC trial over destruction of cultural property in Timbuktu shows need for broader accountabilityPress release 22 Aug 2016
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Brazil: legacy of Olympics is one of increased police killings and crushed demosThe legacy of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been one of police killings and the suppression of peaceful protest, said Amnesty International as the Games concluded.
Press release 22 Aug 2016
