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Urgent Action update: Harassment of dissident Iranian cleric must end
Dissident Iranian cleric Seyed Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi has faced continued intimidation and death threats by the Iranian authorities since his release from prison on 4 January.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Journalists out of immediate danger in Paraguay
Menchi Barriocanal and Oscar Acosta, Paraguayan journalists and married couple who were threatened with imprisonment by President Horacio Cartes, have stopped received threats and seem to be out of immediate danger of being arbitrarily detained.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Iranian prisoner of conscience in critical health
Iranian prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Arash Sadeghi is critically ill and requires immediate hospitalization outside of prison. However, the authorities are refusing to authorize the transfer, apparently on the orders of the…
Urgent action outcomes 16 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action: In Ukraine 76-year old Crimean Tatar protestor in detention
76-year old Crimean Tatar Server Karametov was arrested on 8 August by the de facto authorities in Crimea while engaging in a peaceful protest and sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention on charges of resisting police.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Journalist's deportation halted but risk remains in Russian Federation
On 8 August, the Moscow City Court suspended the deportation of Uzabekistani national Khudoberdi Nurmatov pending review
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Shawkan still detained after four years in Egypt
On 12 August, the Cairo criminal court adjourned Mahmoud Abu Zeid's court hearing 19 August, for the 35th time. Today is the four-year anniversary of Mahmoud Abu Zeid arrest.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Persecution of gay men in Chechnya resumes
According to a Russian LGBT Network report published in July, the persecution of gay men in Chechnya has resumed. The Chechen authorities continue to deny that gay people even exist in Chechnya.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Media workers face additional charges in Myanmar
While newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe has been released on bail, he remains on trial for “online defamation’’ for a satirical article mocking the Myanmar Army.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Syrian human rights defender executed
On 1 August, the family of Syrian-Palestinian human rights activist Bassel Khartabil Safadi received the news that he was extrajudicially executed in October 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Falun Gong practitioner indefinitely detained in China
A judge has asked the prosecutor to collect further evidence for the trial of Falun Gong practitioner, Chen Huixia, for her indictment of “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement”.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: All 28 men suspected of being gay released in Bangladesh
The five remaining men still being held on bail, of the 28 who were arrested at a social event outside of Dhaka, were released on 21 July 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Detained journalist facing imminent deportation in Russia
On 1 August, the Moscow Basmanniy Court ruled that journalist and LGBTI activist Khudoberdi Nurmatov (also known as Ali Feruz) must be forcibly returned from Russia to Uzbekistan.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2017 -
Northern Ireland: equal marriage campaigner calls for politicians to “respect the will of the people”Press release 01 Aug 2017
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Venezuelan elections turn deadly as human rights brushed asideThe authorities in Venezuela have responded to critical voices with deadly force following the nation's controversial elections over the weekend.
01 Aug 2017 -
Russia: VPN ban is a major blow to internet freedomPress release 31 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action: Bahraini activist risks 7 years in jail for retweets
Bahraini activist Yaser Mawali has been on trial before the Lower Court in Manama, the capital, since 7 June charged with “insulting the King” for two posts he had retweeted. He has been detained since 29 May and his next hearing is scheduled for 16…
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Detained journalist faints in overheated prison in Azerbaijan
Independent Azerbaijani journalist Aziz Orujov has been held in detention on fabricated charges since 2 May. He is being kept in inhumane conditions. On 23 July he fainted as a result of the sweltering heat in the prison cell.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jul 2017 -
Turkey: Release of seven journalists 'a step forward' as colleagues continue to languish in jailPress release 29 Jul 2017
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Russian journalists fear for their lives28 Jul 2017
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Report: Sexual violence in South SudanSexual violence in South Sudan is an epidemic. Read our report now.
28 Jul 2017
