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Urgent Action update: Endure safety of three extradited men in Turkey
Three Turkish men who had been arbitrarily arrested and detained in Malaysia between 2 and 4 May under anti-terrorism legislation were extradited to Turkey on 11 May.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2017 -
Chelsea Manning, human rights heroine and trailblazing whistleblower, will walk freeChelsea Manning, human rights heroine and trailblazing whistleblower, has finally walked free after seven years in prison. She had faced incarceration in military prison until 2045, but your actions helped see her released.
Blog post 16 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Forcibly disappeared Bahraini faces military trial
On 9 May, Fadhel Sayed Abbas Hasan Radhi’s case has been transferred to a military court. Neither his family nor lawyer have been informed of the charges.
Urgent action outcomes 15 May 2017 -
Podcast: Atena Farghadani, imprisoned for her art in Iran - voiced by Nazanin BoniadiImprisoned for drawing a satirical cartoon, prosecuted for shaking her lawyer's hand - Atena Farghadani has paid a high price for making art and speaking her mind in Iran, where dissent is met with heavy punishment. Atena's words are voiced by actress…
11 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Iranian arrested at 15 risks imminent execution
Today is Ali Mohammed Mostafa’s 55th birthday, a father of three who has been forcibly disappeared for nearly four years, and his family still has no information about his fate or whereabouts.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Execution re-set after 30 years on death row in USA
Thomas Arthur, aged 75, is due to be executed in Alabama on 25 May. This is his eighth execution date since 2001, three times coming within a day of being killed.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Syrian father of three missing for 1403 days
Today is Ali Mohammed Mostafa’s 55th birthday. He is a father of three who has been forcibly disappeared for nearly four years, and his family still has no information about his fate or whereabouts.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Three Turkish men arrested and at risk of torture in Malaysia
According to the Malaysian police, three Turkish nationals have been arrested and detained in Malaysia under anti-terrorism legislation. There are concerns about their safety if they are extradited to Turkey.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Philippines senate must oppose death penalty
Bills to reintroduce the death penalty in the Philippines are pending before the Senate, which resumed session on 2 May 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 08 May 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: General law on torture improved and passed in Mexico
On 19 April the lower house of Mexican congress approved their version of the General Law on Torture and sent it back to the Senate for final approval before it becomes law.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Kenneth WIlliams executed in Arkansas
Kenneth Williams was executed in Arkansas on 27 April for a murder committed during a prison escape in 1999.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Jack Jones executed in Arkansas
Jack Jones, aged 52, was executed on 24 April for a murder committed in 1995. He was one of two men put to death in Arkansas on 24 April, the first time that a state in the USA has carried out two executions on the same day since 2000.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Marcel Williams executed in Arkansas, USAMarcel Williams was executed on 24 April for a murder committed in 1994. He was one of two men put to death in Arkansas on 24 April, the first time that a state in the USA has carried out two executions on the same day since 2000.
Urgent action outcomes 02 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Five children executed and two others at risk in Somalia
Puntland authorities have executed five boys found guilty of murder. They were subjected to various forms of torture before “confessing” to the crime. Two other boys found guilty are at imminent risk of execution.
Urgent action outcomes 02 May 2017 -
Somalia: imminent execution of two children must be stoppedPress release 28 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Man arrested at 15 faces imminent execution in Iran
Peyman Barandah, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, is due to be executed on 10 May in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, Fars Province, Iran. He was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial which violated principles of juvenile justice.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2017 -
USA: Arkansas executions 'heinous' and 'shameful'Press release 25 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action update: Arkansas conducts first execution since 2005
Ledell Lee was executed in Arkansas on 20 April shortly before the death warrant in his case expired at midnight. He was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1993.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Virginia governor commutes death sentence in USA
On 20 April, the Governor of Virginia commuted the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national who was scheduled to be executed on 25 April and who has continued to maintain his innocence.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Activist in solitary confinement for 1234 days in Egypt
On 4 February, the Cairo Administrative Court postponed activist Ahmed Douma's appeal against his prolonged solitary confinement to 16 May. He has been held in poor detention conditions since his arrest on 3 December 2013.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017
