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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 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 -
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 -
After escaping war, what awaits Syrian children in Europe?Blog post 23 Aug 2016
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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 -
Mo Farah’s double double: Bringing us all closer togetherMo Farah's done it and arguably just become the UK’s greatest ever Olympian. Amidst the celebration, we reflect on the joy and pride this sporting achievement has brought and the need to remember that our country's success is never in isolation.
Blog post 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Blogger in Singapore faces up to three years in prison
Seventeen-year-old blogger Amos Yee appeared in court on 17 August. He faces up to three years in prison under the Singapore Penal Code for posts in which he allegedly “wounded the religious feelings of others”. His trial is currently ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Blogger in Singapore faces up to three years in prison
Seventeen-year-old blogger Amos Yee appeared in court on 17 August. He faces up to three years in prison under the Singapore Penal Code for posts in which he allegedly “wounded the religious feelings of others”. His trial is currently ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Colombian peasant farmer communities risk displacement
Miguel Briceño, a leader of the peasant farmer community El Porvenir in central Colombia, has been threatened as attempts to forcibly displace the community intensify.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
UK: Tasers inquiry urgently neededPress release 19 Aug 2016
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Urgent Action: Two human rights defenders on trial in Cambodia
Two Cambodian housing rights defenders have been arrested and charged with “incitement” for taking part in a peaceful protest calling for the release of five imprisoned human rights defenders. Amnesty International considers them to be prisoners of…
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Dr Ahmed Abdullah's detention renewed again in Egypt
Egyptian authorities rejected the appeal of human rights defender Dr Ahmed Abdullah against the renewal of his detention for a further 45 days.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
End Action: Rights lawyer and journalist released in Egypt
Mahienour El-Massry and Youssef Shaaban were released on 13 August after serving their 15-month prison sentence. Loay El-Kahwagi, who was sentenced in the same case, is still serving his sentence and is due to be released in March 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Man released from psychiatric institution in Russia
Konstantin Zadoya was released on 3 August from a psychiatric hospital in Novosibirsk, western Siberia
Urgent action outcomes 17 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Jailed indigenous rights defender released
Mexican prisoner of conscience Ildefonso Zamora was released on 12 August after almost nine months in jail
Urgent action outcomes 17 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action Update: Two jailed artists serving 3-year prison terms in Iran
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian and his filmmaker brother Hossein Rajabian began serving their three-year prison terms on 4 June.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Aug 2016 -
Trafigura unrepentant ten years after 'one of worst environmental disasters in 21st century'Press release 17 Aug 2016
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Syria: 10 die each day in government jails - details of 'systematic torture' revealedPress release 17 Aug 2016
