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Egypt: hundreds arrested as authorities show 'paranoia' over protestPress release 26 Apr 2016
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Urgent Action update: Ibrahim Karimi Sentenced to prison
Ibrahim Karimi has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison on charges including “publicly insulting the King” which he has denied. He will be at immediate risk of expulsion after he completes his sentence as his nationality was arbitrarily…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience must be released
A prisoner of conscience is being held in military custody in Thailand, with no access to lawyers or family. This is the third time since 2 March that Watana Muangsook has been held in military detention without charge or trial.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action Update: Russian librarian's house arrest extended
Librarian Natalya Sharina has been under house arrest since 30 October 2015 for the library holding “extremist literature”.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action update: activist given four month suspended sentence
Dr. Albissaty Salhe Alazam arrested and detained on 4 April for his participation in organising a peaceful demonstration that took place on 5 April in N’Djamena, Chad, has received a four month suspended prison sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Shawkan's trial postponed until 23 April in Egypt
The trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan has been postponed until 23 April 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2016 -
Bangladeshi authorities must act after brutal killing of secular activistPress release 07 Apr 2016
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Urgent Action update: Five years in prison for Twitter posts in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian journalist Alaa Brinji has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted for posts on Twitter.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Apr 2016 -
Bahrain: call for release of POCs as country hosts Grand Prix this weekendPress release 01 Apr 2016
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Urgent Action: Rights defenders at risk of further attacks in Russia
Human Rights Defenders have been repeatedly threatened by the Chechen authorities and targeted with increasing violence.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: China releases prominent journalist
Prominent journalist Jia Jia who went missing on 15 March 2016 while he was due to fly to Hong Kong was released on 27 March.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: India must release journalist tortured in custody
Journalist Prabhat Singh has been arrested and charged for allegedly sharing a message on Whatsapp.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Mar 2016 -
Egypt: NGOs 'being treated like an enemy of the state', say 14 leading NGOsPress release 23 Mar 2016
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Free Mahmoud Hussein, arrested in Egypt for his t-shirtArrested for an anti-torture t-shirt 2 years ago - and tortured. Demand Mahmoud's release:
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Urgent Action: Journalist Jia Jia feared detained in China
Prominent journalist Jia Jia, who called for President Xi Jinping to resign, went missing while he was at the Beijing airport.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Journalist risks death penalty for tweets in Saudi Arabia
Journalist and prisoner of conscience, Alaa Brinji is on trial charged with apostasy and risks being sentenced to death.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Three journalists face prison in Cameroon
Cameroonian journalists Baba Wame, Felix Ebole Bola and Rodrigue Tongue are on trial for not disclosing their sources.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Professor and students detained for sedition in India
A professor and two students from Delhi are in detention for allegedly chanting ‘anti-India’ slogans at two separate events.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Mar 2016 -
Bahrain: stripping of nationality is now 'weapon of choice' as 11 more face expulsion tomorrowPress release 07 Mar 2016
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Turkey: Zaman newspaper taken over as government steamrolls press freedomPress release 04 Mar 2016
