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Italy: Refugees and migrants slapped and subjected to electric shocks to force fingerprintingPress release 02 Nov 2016
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Iraq: tribal militia carrying out revenge attacks in Mosul operationPress release 02 Nov 2016
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Russia: Amnesty International's Moscow office sealed, with electricity cut offPress release 02 Nov 2016
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Urgent Action update: Further probes ordered into Nabeel Rajab's case in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Nabeel Rajab’s verdict has been postponed once again. The High Criminal Court has scheduled the next hearing for 15 December to allow further investigations into his Twitter account.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience writes of torture in Russian Federation
In a letter addressed to his wife and published on a news website on 1 November, prisoner of conscience Ildar Dadin revealed that prison staff, including the director of the prison colony in Segezha, in the Karelia region of Russia, have beaten and…
Urgent action outcomes 02 Nov 2016 -
UA update: One G20 journalist remains in detention as fifth is released in China
One of the citizen journalists detained for covering protests prior to the G20 summit, Yuan Ying, was released on 27 October and sources have attributed international pressure, including action taken by Amnesty International, to her release.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Nov 2016 -
Tips for holding a Write For Rights eventHolding a Write For Rights event is a good way to get your local community interested in human rights. Here are some helpful tips for holding a Write for Rights event.
Campaign resource, Information guide 01 Nov 2016 -
Squabbling over children in Calais sends an appalling message to the rest of the worldThe relationship between the French and UK governments has been strained by renewed disagreement over who should take responsibility for children at Calais. Until richer countries like the UK and France take their share of responsibility, an escalating…
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Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience sentenced to 10 years in Azerbaijan
Activist and prisoner of conscience Giyas Ibrahimov was sentenced to 10 years in prison on 25 October The court hearing in the case of his fellow activist, prisoner of conscience Bayram Mammadov, is ongoing. He is facing up to 12 years in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Oct 2016 -
Syria: opposition attacks on west Aleppo have shown 'shocking disregard for civilian lives'Press release 31 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action update: Appeal of two Ukranian men rejected in Russia
On 26 October the Russian Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Stanislav Klykh and Mykola Karpyuk who had been sentenced after an unfair trial to 20 and 22 years respectively for allegedly killing Russian soldiers in Chechnya in 1994 – 1996.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Oct 2016 -
Greece: Syrian refugees deceived and returned to TurkeyPress release 28 Oct 2016
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Iraq: warning over use of white phosphorus around MosulPress release 28 Oct 2016
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Iraq: new testimony shows ISIS taking human shields in battle for MosulPress release 27 Oct 2016
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Spain must not aid Russian warships bound for SyriaPress release 26 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action: Detained human rights defender on hunger strike in Saudi Arabia
Human rights defender Khaled al-Omair has been on hunger strike since 6 October in protest at his continuing detention. He was due to be released on 5 October after completing his eight-year prison sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016 -
I WELCOME Campaign Update - November 201626 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 1 November in Egypt
A Cairo court adjourned to 1 November the trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016
