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Urgent Action update: Prison term upheld for Saudi Arabian defender
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was informed on 31 July that his eight-year prison sentence has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in Riyadh. He is now at risk of being imprisoned at any time to start serving his sentence.
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Urgent Action update: Severely-ill Iranian Kurdish woman denied care
Iranian Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian, serving a life sentence, is severely ill and requires specialized medical care outside prison. However, the authorities have persistently refused to transfer her to a hospital, apparently to punish her and extract…
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Urgent Action good news: Zambia opposition leader released
Leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Hakainde Hichilema and five others accused with him have been released.
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Bangladesh must provide safety to Rohingya refugeesPress release 30 Aug 2017
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Urgent Action: Papuan prisoner of conscience denied parole in Indonesia
Political activist, Oktovianus Warnares was convicted of “rebellion” (makar) in 2013 after peacefully commemorating the 50th anniversary of the handover of Papua to the Indonesian government.
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Syria: Tens of thousands of disappearances tearing families apartThis Day of the Disappeared, we're highlighting the devastating plight of tens of thousands of people in Syria who have gone missing or been detained since the onset of the bloody crisis in 2011.
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Sudan: Dr Mudawi released after eight months of wrongful imprisonmentPress release 30 Aug 2017
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Finland must protect trans rights29 Aug 2017
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Urgent Action: Website founder faces an additional charge in ChinaFormally arrested for “inciting subversion of state power” in December 2016, Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (www.msguancha.com), is to face an additional charge of “leaking state…
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Syria: Tens of thousands of disappeared must not be forgottenPress release 29 Aug 2017
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Urgent Action good news: Protester released after serving full sentence in Crimea
Crimean Tatar protestor Server Karametov was released from police custody in Simferopol, Crimea on 19 August after serving his full 10-day sentence. He was arrested on 8 August while engaging in a peaceful protest outside Crimea’s Supreme Court.
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Urgent Action good news: Sudanese doctor released without charge in Sudan
Dr. Mohamed Yasin Abdalla, the chairperson of the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD), has been released without charge. He was arrested on 22 April in Khartoum by National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) agents and detained at the…
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Urgent Action update: Two activists freed and one still detained in Sudan
Elwaleed Imam Hassan Taha and Alaa Aldin al-Difana have been released from the custody of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) without charge. A third activist, Elgassim Mohamed Seed Ahmed, remains in detention pending further…
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Urgent Action good news: Palestinian university professor released by Israeli authoritiesUrgent action outcomes 29 Aug 2017
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Urgent Action good news: Abortion decriminalized in Chile
Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled in favour of decriminalizing abortion under three specific circumstances. This is an important step toward ensuring the protection of women and girls’ human rights across the country.
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Urgent Action good news: Six activists commemorating Liu Xiaobo in China released
Six activists who were criminally detained in July 2017, after taking part in a seaside memorial for Liu Xiaobo in Jiangmen, Guangdong province, have all been released on bail. While still subjected to some restrictions, they have all been returned to…
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Urgent Action good news: Arkansas governor to commute death sentence in USA
On 25 August, the Governor of Arkansas announced his intent to commute the death sentence of Jason McGehee, who had been scheduled for execution on 27 April, when he received a stay from a federal judge, and the parole board recommended clemency. The…
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Urgent Action good news: Governor of Missouri stays execution and orders inquiry in USA
On 22 August, the governor of Missouri issued a stay of execution for Marcellus Williams who was due to be put to death later that day. The governor will appoint a Board of Inquiry to review the case and make a recommendation on clemency.
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Urgent Action: Urban artist at risk in Cuba
After being arbitrarily detained on 17 August, Yulier Perez, a graffiti artist known for painting dilapidated walls in Havana, is at risk of being imprisoned again, after months of intimidation and harassment from authorities.
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Governments out of touch on refugees, World Economic Forum survey revealsPress release 28 Aug 2017
