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Urgent Action good news: Defenders end hunger strike, release secure in Cuba
Siblings and human rights defenders Anairis Miranda Leyva, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Fidel Manuel Batista Leyva ended the hunger strike they began on 8 June after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba following their conditional release from prison.
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Urgent Action update: Detained defender interrogated continuously in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender, Ebtisam al-Saegh, has been under continuous and lengthy interrogation since her arrest on 3 July when she also started a hunger strike.
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Urgent Action: Reveal whereabouts of four Kurdish men in Iran
Four men from Iran’s Kurdish minority have been subjected to enforced disappearance since their arrests on 23 and 24 June.
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Urgent Action: Bahraini prisoner of conscience in detention
On 24 May, the Bahraini Court of Appeal halved the prison sentence of Dr. Taha al-Dirazi from six to three months. He was immediately arrested to begin serving the sentence.
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Urgent Action update: New sentence against human rights defender in Bahrain
Prisoner of conscience, Nabeel Rajab, was sentenced to two years in prison on 10 July by a Bahraini court, and was convicted of “publishing and disseminating rumours and false news relating to the internal situation in the country” in relation to TV…
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Morocco/Western Sahara: torture allegations cast shadow over Sahrawi protest camp casePress release 17 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action update: Kachin pastors face additional charge in Myanmar
Dumdaw Nawng Lat and Langjaw Gam Seng are facing an additional charge of defamation for speaking to media about human rights violations committed by the Myanmar Army.
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Urgent Action update: Two Kurdish activists freed, third still detained in Syria
On July 10, Syrian Kurdish opposition activist Mohsen Taher was transferred to hospital due to a deterioration in his health. Amin Hussam and Bashar Amin, also Syrian Kurdish opposition activists, were released.
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Urgent Action update: De-facto authorities deny holding journalist in UkraineUrgent action outcomes 17 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action update: Senate to vote on weakened draft abortion law in Chile
The Chilean Senate has begun discussing a proposed law aimed at decriminalizing abortion under specific circumstances, and is set to vote on the law next week.
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Urgent Action: Sudanese activist at imminent risk of deportation from Saudi Arabia
Sudanese political activist Alaa Aldin al-Difana is at imminent risk of being deported from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where he would be at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
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Hong Kong: Disqualification of lawmakers underscores government agenda to silence political criticsPress release 14 Jul 2017
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Palestinian police officer due in court for alleged assault on Amnesty researcherPress release 14 Jul 2017
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Repeal Bill: Amnesty International and Liberty's joint responsePress release 13 Jul 2017
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Liu Xiaobo: A 'giant of human rights' who leaves a lasting legacy for China and the worldToday we grieve the loss of a giant of human rights. Liu Xiaobo was a man of fierce intellect, principle, wit and above all humanity.
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Japan: Two men hanged as 'cruel and inhumane' executions continuePress release 13 Jul 2017
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Update on Turkiye Human Rights Defenders12 Jul 2017
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Book and Activities: ImagineThe illustrated book 'Imagine' follows one pigeon as she sets out on a journey to spread a message of hope and tolerance
Activity pack, Books and literature, Primary education resources, Early years education resources 12 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Assailants burn human rights defender's car in Mexico
Unidentified intruders entered the residence of Mario Luna Romero, leader of the Indigenous Yaqui community in Sonora state, northern Mexico, and set fire to his partner’s car.
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Urgent Action: Defenders and their trainers must be released in Turkey
Eight human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, and two international trainers, were detained by police on 5 July as they were participating in a workshop in Istanbul.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2017
