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Urgent Action update: Spiritual teacher at risk of death penalty again in Iran
Iranian spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri is awaiting his second hearing due to take place in July. The authorities are prosecuting him for “spreading corruption on earth”.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
UK: Theresa May must call for release of Amnesty Turkey director from detentionIdil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, has been detained along with 10 others in Istanbul. They must be released.
Press release 06 Jul 2017 -
Turkey: investigation of Amnesty director for supposed terrorism labelled 'absurd'Press release 06 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action update: Newspaper editor denied bail again in Myanmar
Newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe remains in detention after a court in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, again rejected his request for bail.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Ex-prisoners of conscience intimidated in Cuba
Three siblings sentenced to one-year of prison for allegedly leaving their house during the state morning following Fidel Castro´s death, are on hunger strike after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba since their conditional release in April.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Journalist missing in Eastern Ukraine
Stanislav Aseev, a freelance journalist, has been missing in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DNR”) in eastern Ukraine since 2 June.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender and journalist charged in Angola
Human rights defender Rafael Marques de Morais and journalist Mariano Brás Lourenço have formally been charged with ‘defa
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Three media workers detained and charged in Myanmar
Three journalists have been detained and are facing up to three years in prison simply for peacefully carrying out their work in conflict-affected northern Shan State in Myanmar. They are prisoners of conscience who must be immediately and…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Threats against journalists in Paraguay
Menchi Barriocanal and Oscar Acosta, Paraguayan journalists and married couple, were threatened with imprisonment by president Horacio Cartes on 23 June during his participation in a rally in Ciudad del Este, where he falsely accused them of inciting…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Prison sentence and fine upheld for journalist in UAE
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), upheld the conviction and sentence of Tayseer Salman al-Najjar on 19 June.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Minority rights journalist attacked and injured in Pakistan
Pakistani minority rights journalist Rana Tanweer faced an assassination attempt on 9 June. He was attacked in a hit and run accident and fractured his leg. Days before, his home was vandalised and he was threatened for his writing. The authorities have…
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Opposition politician facing trumped up charges in Maldives
Opposition politician Adam Azim has been arrested and is facing trumped up charges in Maldives after criticizing the government in a TV interview. He is currently being held at a prison on Dhoonidhoo Island.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Exiled Lesotho journalist receiving death threats online
Exiled investigative journalist Keiso Mohloboli has been receiving death threats and intimidation online after publishing a Facebook post. Keiso
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Detained media workers charged with defamation in Myanmar
Two media workers have been detained and charged with “online defamation’’ in connection with a satirical article mocking the Myanmar Army. They each face up to three years’ imprisonment if found guilty and convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Two Sudanese activists at risk of deportation in Saudi Arabia
Sudanese activists Elgassim Mohamed Seed Ahmed and Elwaleed Imam Hassan Taha are at imminent risk of deportation from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where they would be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Saudi Arabian activist detained after deportation
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained in Saudi Arabia since 25 May after he was deported from Qatar. He was travelling to Norway where he had been granted asylum. He is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Sick elderly Iranian activist on travel ban
Elderly human rights defender Dr Mohammad Maleki, 84, is being prevented from leaving Iran to visit his children in the Netherlands and Canada.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Journalists cleared of criminal defamation in Timor-Leste
On 1 June, a Dili court cleared Raimundos Oki and Lourenco Vicente Martins of all charges against them. The two Timorese journalists were on trial on criminal “defamatory false information” charges filed by Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister in 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Three charges against journalist dropped in Madagascar
Fernand Cello, a Malagasy investigative journalist, has had three charges which were related to his journalism work dropped. These charges were related to his journalism work. He is also now receiving the medical care he needs.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Saudi Arabian activist held incommunicado
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 28 May, after he was deported from Qatar. He is a prisoner of conscience and at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017
