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Urgent Action good news: Peaceful Omani activist released without charge
Omani poet, writer, film critic and human rights defender, Abdullah Habib was released without charge on 4 May.
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Urgent Action update: Bill banning same-sex marriage moves forward in GeorgiaUrgent action outcomes 10 May 2016
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Urgent Action: Activist in Iran sentenced to two decades in jail
Iranian activist Amir Amirgholi was sentenced in early 2016 to 19 years and six months in prison following an hour-long trial on charges that stem from his peaceful activism.
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Urgent Action: Omani writer arrested and still detained
Omani writer, journalist and human rights activist Sulaiman al-Ma’mari has been detained since 28 April. He has been denied any access to his family or lawyer.
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Urgent Action update: Torture allegations in Qatar ignored, sentence upheld
Ronaldo Lopez Ulep’s 15 years’ imprisonment sentence was upheld by the Court of Cassation in Qatar on 2 May. His allegations of torture have not yet been investigated.
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Urgent Action: Activist forcibly detained in psychiatric hospital in Russia
Activist Dmitry Vorobyovsky was forcibly taken from his home to the Voronezh Regional Neurological Dispensary on the evening of 6 May.
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Urgent Action good news: Bahraini photographer released
Photographer and prisoner of conscience Ahmad Fardan has been released after completing his three-month prison sentence on 18 April.
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Urgent Action: Prisoners at imminent risk of executions in Indonesia
Three death row prisoners were moved on 8 May to Indonesia’s Nusakambangan prison island, where 13 executions were carried out in 2015.
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Urgent Action update: Stop Bangladeshi political leader's imminent execution
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal against its ruling, upholding the death sentence against Motiur Rahman Nizami, the leader of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami.
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Babies among 149 dead in Nigerian detention centre that should have been closed long agoNo one can confirm exactly how they died, but their deaths were likely preventable. The death toll racks up in Nigeria's notorious Giwa jail.
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Darya Poliudova: Facing two years imprisonment for bloggingBlog post 10 May 2016
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Ivory Coast should hand former first lady over to International Criminal CourtPress release 09 May 2016
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Nigeria: babies among 149 dead in horrific conditions in Giwa barracks - new briefingPress release 09 May 2016
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The government’s hokey-cokey on the European Convention is a dangerous gameRecent talk of withdrawing from the European Court of Human Rights and repealing the Human Rights Act all leads to the same place: the doors to justice being closed in the face of ordinary people in the UK when their government lets them down.
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As Europe continues to shirk responsibility, Kenya threatens to quit hosting refugeesThe Kenyan government has announced it intends to close its refugee camps, including Dadaab – the world’s largest refugee camp. The lesson here should be clear: when one government shirks rather than shares responsibilities, others soon follow.
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EU must clamp down on advertising of torture equipment at trade fairs - new reportPress release 08 May 2016
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Northern Ireland - clear majority for marriage equality in new Assembly: Amnesty calls for law changePress release 07 May 2016
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Mexico: Jailed anti-logging activist named 'prisoner of conscience'Press release 06 May 2016
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Kenya: 'reckless' closure of world's biggest refugee camp will put lives at riskPress release 06 May 2016
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Monday's UN global compact on refugee crisis could be game-changerPress release 06 May 2016
