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Urgent Action update: Two men hanged in secretive executions in Malaysia
Yong Kar Mun was executed at 5.30 am on 24 May 2017 at Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender in Sudan facing death penalty
Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam is now facing six charges two of which may result in the death penalty or life imprisonment if he is convicted.
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Urgent Action: Priest harassed over memorial to war dead in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan priest, Father Elil Rajendram, is being harassed by the police over his efforts to help families memorialize their loved ones lost during the armed conflict.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender's sentence upheld in Cuba
A Provincial Court upheld a three-year prison sentence against human rights defender Eduardo Cardet who continues to be held in the Provincial Prison of Holguín, south-east Cuba.
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Urgent Action update: Torture fears for activist sentenced to death in China
Veteran activist Xu Youchen has testified at his appeal that police had tortured him to obtain the evidence used to convict and sentence him to death in December 2016.
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Urgent Action: 28 men arrested in Bangladesh, suspected of being gay
Bangladesh’s elite security forces arrested 28 young men on 19 May 2017 at a social event where more than 150 people were gathered and which is known to be frequented by members of the LGBTI community.
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Urgent Action update: Reprisal for speaking out against 1988 massacre in Iran
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been threatened with an additional three-year prison term and exile to a remote prison.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Community leader freed after charges dropped in Togo
Salomée T. Abalodo, farmer and community leader, has been released after the Tribunal of Pagouda (Kara, northern region of Togo) dropped all charges against her.
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Urgent Action update: Lawyer on bail remains under tight surveillance in China
Human rights lawyer Xie Yang was released on bail the day after his trial for “inciting subversion of state power” and “disrupting court order”. The verdict has not yet been announced and he continues to be kept under tight surveillance.
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Urgent Action: Imminent execution for former government official in China
A former government official has been sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in the killing of a young woman.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: University lecturer freed on conditional bail in Uganda
Dr Stella Nyanzi, an academic and feminist, has been released on conditional bail. She was arrested on 7 April and subsequently charged with insulting the president and violating his right to privacy.
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Urgent Action update: Health concerns for detainees arbitrarily held in South Sudan
Three men arbitrarily detained at a prison at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Juba died in February and March as a result of poor prison conditions and lack of appropriate medical treatment.
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Urgent Action: Family to pay last visit after told execution is 'soon' in Malaysia
Yong Kar Mun was convicted and sentenced to death in 2009 for discharging a firearm in the commission of an armed robbery.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Two journalists may face imprisonment in Timor-Leste
In the case of two Timorese journalists, the lead prosecutor has recommended imprisonment of one year for Raimundos Oki, and a two year suspended sentence for Lourenco Vicente Martins if they are convicted of “defamatory false information.”
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Urgent Action update: Women's rights activist in critical health in Iran
The health of Iranian women’s rights activist, Atena Daemi, has sharply deteriorated. After 46 days on hunger strike, she is critically ill and her body has started rejecting water.
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Urgent Action: Defenders’ home invaded, safety at risk in Venezuela
Unidentified persons broke into the residence of Venezuelan human rights defenders Yonaide Sánchez and Nelson Freitez.
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Urgent Action update: Leopoldo López denied access to his lawyers in Venezuela
Venezuelan prisoner of conscience, Leopoldo López, continues to be denied access to his lawyers since 8 April. Despite authorities allowing family visits since 7 May, they continue violating his right to a defence.
Urgent action outcomes 22 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Bahraini man's death sentence upheld on appeal
On 11 May, the Bahrain High Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence imposed against Maher Abbas Ahmed. His case will now go before the Court of Cassation. Maher Abbas Ahmed will be at imminent risk of execution if the sentence is upheld again.
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Urgent Action: Bahraini opposition member at risk of torture
On 5 May, Nizar al-Qari, a member of the opposition party al-Wefaq, was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), where he alleges he was deprived of sleep and handcuffed behind his back for long periods of his detention.
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Urgent Action: Libyan professor and father of four abducted
On 20 April, University professor and father of four Dr Salem Mohamed Beitelmal was kidnapped by local militias on the outskirts of Tripoli.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2017