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Urgent Action: Activist and lawyer held at military facility in DRC
Jean-Marie Kalonji, an activist with the youth movement Quatrieme voie/ il est temps, was arrested by military security forces on Friday 23 June in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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 good news: Kurdish activist in critical health released in Syria
Syrian Kurdish opposition activist Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was released on 24 June. He had been detained by the Asayish forces since 23 May. Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was held in poor conditions while suffering a critical heart condition.
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: Romani families left homeless, others at risk in Italy
Around 600 Romani individuals fear destruction of their homes in the informal settlement of Germagnano in Turin, northern Italy. At least 7 families were left homeless after being forcibly evicted and their homes demolished.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Turkey
Hundreds of residents in neighbourhoods of the Sur district in Diyarbakır province, south eastern Turkey, are at imminent risk of forced eviction. For over a month now, their water and electricity supplies have been cut off, in an apparent attempt to…
Urgent action outcomes 03 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 update: Detained without charge since July 2016 cafe attack in Bangladesh
2 July 2017 marks the one year anniversary of Hasnat Karim’s arrest and detention. He was caught up in the attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on 1 July 2016 and has been held in jail without charge since.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Saudi Arabian at risk of imminent execution
Saudi Arabian Said Mabkhout al-Sai’ari is at risk of imminent execution. He was sentenced to death after an unfair trial, he exhausted all his appeals and is likely to be executed anytime after 2 July.
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: Attempts to weaken draft abortion law in Chile
A proposed law aimed at decriminalizing abortion under specific circumstances in Chile is facing possible amendments that would further restrict access to legal abortion and related sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls, putting…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Risk of excessive force against protestors in GuatemalaPeople peacefully protesting against a mining project in Casillas, Guatemala, and by-standers were tear gassed and dispersed by riot police on 22 June. There are concerns of further excessive use of force as police presence continues in the community.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Jun 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: Activist detained for commemorating June 4 in China
Activist Li Xiaoling was criminally detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Tiananmen Crackdown.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Detained Rohingya child dies in custody in Myanmar
The confirmed death in custody of a child detained in November 2016 in northern Rakhine State as part of “clearance operations” increases fears for the safety of hundreds of detained Rohingya men and boys.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Death threat for human rights lawyer and family in Vietnam
Human rights lawyer Lê Quốc Quân has received warnings from Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security officials that he and his family could be killed if he meets with visiting foreign dignitaries.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Imprisoned Iranian activist must be released
Iranian human rights defender Omid Alishenas has been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison in poor conditions for more than six months.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender charged with obstruction in Malaysia
Human rights defender and lawyer Siti Kasim has been charged with “obstruction” in connection with a raid on a transgender event held in April 2016. She could face up to two years in prison or a maximum fine of RM10,000 (USD 2,331) or both, if convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Detained Kurdish activist in critical health in Syria
The health of Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou has critically deteriorated since 21 June. The Syrian Kurdish opposition activist has been arbitrarily detained by the Asayish, the police force of the Democratic Union Party (PYD)-led Autonomous Administration,…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017
