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Urgent Action Outcome: Crimean Tatar rights defender sentenced
Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender, was sentenced by a Russian military court on 16 September.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Dec 2020 -
UK should commit to global ban on torture equipment as part of BrexitAmnesty International is calling on the UK government to make a formal statement of support for a global ban on the trade in equipment used for capital punishment or torture as the UK leaves the current EU system which regulates the “torture trade”.
Press release 10 Dec 2020 -
Iran: six men face amputation punishments for 'robbery'The Iranian authorities must halt imminent plans to amputate the fingers of six men convicted of robbery following unfair trials and torture-tainted “confessions”.
Press release 03 Dec 2020 -
Egypt: 'horrifying execution spree', with at least 57 killed in past two monthsThe Egyptian authorities have executed at least 57 people in the past two months in a “horrifying execution spree”, nearly double the number recorded for the whole of 2019.
Press release 01 Dec 2020 -
Saudi Arabia: transfer of Loujain al-Hathloul's case to 'notorious' court condemnedResponse to a decision to transfer an ongoing case against the prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul to the unfair Specialised Criminal Court following a trial session today.
Press release 25 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia: Loujain al-Hathloul trial resumes tomorrow
Response to reports that the prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul will appear in court tomorrow as part of a long-running trial over her human rights activism.
Press release 24 Nov 2020 -
Iran: imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic must be stopped immediatelyAhmadreza Djalali has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by authorities that he will be killed imminently
Press release 24 Nov 2020 -
5 things you need to know about the Overseas Operations BillTorture is never OK - but right now, the government is attempting to pass a Bill that would decriminalise torture and war crimes committed by UK soldiers more than five years ago. Read more.
Blog post 18 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia/UK: letter to PM calls for action on jailed women activists ahead of G20Ahead of the G20 meeting being hosted by Saudi Arabia later this week (21-22 November), Amnesty International has written to Boris Johnson calling on him to use the “platform” of the international summit to call for the release of a group of jailed Saudi…
Press release 17 Nov 2020 -
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces 'judicial charade' with summons to courtChances of fair trial are ‘basically zero’ - Kate Allen
Press release 28 Oct 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Yana Antonova sentenced to community service
Yana Antonova, a pediatrician and a human rights defender from Krasnodar, southern Russia, was convicted on 2 October.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Oct 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Azimjan Azkarov died in prison
Azimjan Askarov died on 25 July in prison in Kyrgyzstan after showing symptoms of Covid-19.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2020 -
UK: MPs vote through 'deeply dangerous' Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill'MPs are signing off on a licence for government agencies to authorise torture and murder'
Press release 15 Oct 2020 -
UK: 'dangerous' bill could allow MI5 and police to authorise torture and murderPress release 14 Oct 2020
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Countless Brave Syrian Activists Made The Koblenz Torture Trial PossibleCountless Brave Syrian Activists Made The Koblenz Torture Trial Possible
Blog post 12 Oct 2020 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Detained activist gets medical and family access
Political activist Serge Branco Nana is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for ‘mutiny’ in Mfou Prison.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Oct 2020 -
Iran: four men sentenced to have fingers amputated for theft
The international community must urgently press the Iranian authorities to halt plans to amputate the fingers of four men convicted of robbery following forced “confessions” and grossly unfair trials.
Press release 24 Sep 2020 -
Urgent Action Outcome: 10-month sentence for Yemeni LGBTI rights defenderAl-Bokari was charged with violating public morality, promoting homosexuality online and imitating women.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Sep 2020 -
Iran: secret execution of wrestler Navid Afkari a 'travesty of justice'Press release 12 Sep 2020
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Iran: wrestling champion Navid Afkari feared at risk of imminent secret executionPress release 11 Sep 2020
