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Urgent Action good news: Prisoner of conscience U Gambira released in Myanmar
Prisoner of conscience U Gambira was released on 1 July after all charges against him were dropped by courts in Myanmar.
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Urgent Action update: Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith's case adjourned again in UAE
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith appeared before the State Security Chamber of the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on 20 June for his fourth hearing. The case has been adjourned until 26 September.
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Urgent Action: Human rights defender administratively detained in Israel
Israeli authorities arrested Palestinian human rights defender Hasan Ghassan Ghaleb Safadi on 1 May.
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Urgent Action update: Appeal against Maria Teresa's release in El Salvador
El Salvador’s Attorney General filed an appeal to the judge’s ruling that set María Teresa Rivera free.
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Urgent Action update: Opposition member risks prison for protesting in Congo
Congolese political opposition member Paulin Makaya is facing five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to five million francs CFA (approximately $USD 8,345) for taking part in an unauthorized protest, if convicted.
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Urgent Action update: Prominent Russian defender declared criminal suspect
Prominent human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko was informed on 24 June that she has been declared a suspect under the “foreign agents law”. She may face up to two years in prison.
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Urgent Action update: Death and prison sentences after unfair trial in Egypt
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and 18 others to lengthy prison terms after a grossly unfair trial that relied on “confessions” extracted under torture.
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It takes a village to end FGM and child marriage04 Jul 2016
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Empowering women to end FGM and child marriageBlog post 04 Jul 2016
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Rio 2016: 'Cross-Fire', new app to document gun violence in Rio ahead of OlympicsPress release 04 Jul 2016
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Cameroon: Boko Haram attack brings total killed to nearly 500 in a yearPress release 04 Jul 2016
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Libya: new testimonies reveal horrors inflicted on refugees and migrants by traffickersPress release 01 Jul 2016
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Good news: How you've helped to keep hope aliveThe world seems to be a darker place in the space of just a couple of weeks. Now more than ever we must strengthen our resolve as a movement. Our director, Kate Allen, shares just some of the ways you have helped keep hope alive in the last few months.
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Brazil: Huge spike in number of police killings in Rio ahead of OlympicsPress release 01 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action update: Bidun defender beaten during prison transfer in Kuwait
Bidun human rights defender ‘Abdulhakim al-Fadhli remains in prison to serve a separate sentence of three months. He was beaten by policemen as he was transferred from the court to Kuwait’s Central Prison.
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Moves Like Malala – Mobilising Youth ActivistsBlog post 01 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action: First execution in the Maldives in 60 years feared imminent
The Maldives Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence against 22 year old Hussain Humaam Ahmed for the murder of MP Afrasheem Ali in 2012, despite serious concerns about fair trial proceedings in his case.
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Urgent Action: Congolese civilian's military trial politically motivated
Professor Huit Mulongo is facing trumped up charges of possession of a military weapon and ammunition. He will be tried before a military court, despite being a civilian.
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Urgent Action: Jailed Iranian trade unionist's health and life at risk
Iranian trade unionist, Jafar Azimzadeh, lost consciousness on 27 June following a two-month-long hunger strike. He is at risk of being returned to Tehran’s Evin Prison, where his life may be at risk. He is a prisoner of conscience.
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Urgent Action: Congolese activist in military trial risks 20 years in prison
Paul Kikukama Ndjokolo is set to stand trial before a military court and risks a prison sentence solely for having distributed a civil society press release to police officers. Amnesty International calls for his unconditional and immediate release.
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