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Israel: barring of US Congress members is suppression of legitimate criticism‘Israel proudly embraces leaders … such as Hungary’s Orbán or Brazil’s Bolsenaro'
Press release 15 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed cancer patient tortured in prison
Critically ill prisoner of conscience Arash Sadeghi is being tortured through denial of his access to cancer treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Labour activists held in secret detention
Wei Zhili and Ke Chengbing have been held in incommunicado detention since March 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Aug 2019 -
Egypt: Rabaa massacre still haunting country - new briefing‘To this day, dozens remain on death row and scores behind bars simply for participating in the sit-in’
Press release 14 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Grassroots women activist held incommunicado
Chen Jianfang, a devoted grassroots human rights defender has been held in incommunicado detention since 20 March.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Palestinian journalist still arbitrarily held
Israeli authorities attempted a war crime by trying to forcibly deport Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Hunger-striking labour rights activist at risk
Sepideh Gholian has been on hunger strike in protest at the ill-treatment of her family and dire conditions in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender sentenced to 12 years
Founder and director of Sichuan-based human rights website “64 Tianwang”, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: A decade in jail for defying forced veiling
Prisoners of conscience jailed solely because of their peaceful campaigning against discriminatory forced veiling laws.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Writer faces up to 10 years jail for story
Shakthika Sathkumara was arrested for writing a short story and sharing it on his Facebook profile.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Activist held incommunicado for months
Yang Zhengjun, a prominent workers’ rights activist has been held incommunicado since 8 January 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Aug 2019 -
Uganda: Academic found guilty of cyber harassment of president after Facebook post‘The mere fact that forms of expression are considered insulting to a public figure is not sufficient ground to penalise anyone’ - Joan Nyanyuki
Press release 02 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Filmmaker charged, health concerns remain
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a prominent filmmaker, has been formally charged after being detained for more than three months.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Newspaper editor detained without charge
On 15 July 2019, Michael Rial Christopher, South Sudanese newspaper editor was taken off a flight to Kenya and arrested.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2019 -
Iran: Kurdish singer flogged for drinking alcohol and 'insulting Islam'Peyman Mirzadeh was previously jailed for singing songs in support of opposition groups
Press release 01 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: 30 opposition figures sentenced to death
The Huthi-run Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) of Sana’a sentenced to death 30 academics and political figures.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Aug 2019 -
Lebanon: cancellation of Mashrou' Leila concert condemned‘This is the direct result of the government’s failure to take a strong stand against hatred and discrimination’
Press release 30 Jul 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed Crimean Tatar’s health still at risk
On 3 July a court in Russian - occupied Crimea rejected Edem Bekirov’s appeal to review his pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Jul 2019 -
Urgent Action: Security agent ill-treated in detention
South Sudanese security agent is detained at the Riverside detention centre- notorious for its extremely poor conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Jul 2019 -
Urgent Action: Jailed for protesting forced veiling laws
Iranian women’s rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained in in Shahr-e Ray prison.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jul 2019
