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Urgent Action Update: Iranian human rights defender on hunger strike
Narges Mohammadi, a prisoner of conscience, has been on hunger strike since 27 June in protest at the authorities’ persistent refusal to allow her to speak with her young children.
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Urgent Action Update: Istanbul Pride ban enforced
On the day of the banned Istanbul Pride march on 26 June, police used tear gas and plastic bullets against small groups of LGBTI activists.
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Urgent Action: 13 Peaceful activists facing trial in Thailand
Ten students and three labour rights activists were arrested on 23 June for distributing leaflets about the forthcoming constitutional referendum in Thailand on 7 August.
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Urgent Action: Victim of unfair trial, health at risk in Russian Federation
Stanislav Klykh is currently in pre-trial detention after being sentenced on 26 May to 20 years in prison after an unfair trial.
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Urgent Action update: Sentence completed in March 2015, still in Iraq jail
Walid Yunis Ahmad was due to be released on 6 March 2015. He still remains in prison in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq more than a year after having completed his five-year prison sentence.
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Urgent Action: Man arbitarily detained for facebook posts in Algeria
A British-Algerian man is arbitrarily detained pending the outcome of his trial for “offending” Algeria’s president and other officials on Facebook.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Egyptian national sentenced to 3 years in UAE prison
On 27 June the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sentenced Mosaab Ahmed ‘Abdel-‘Aziz Ramadan to three years in prison followed by deportation.
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Urgent Action update: Prominent Russian defender declared criminal suspect
Prominent human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko was informed on 24 June that she has been declared a suspect under the “foreign agents law”. She may face up to two years in prison.
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Urgent Action update: Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith's case adjourned again in UAE
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith appeared before the State Security Chamber of the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on 20 June for his fourth hearing. The case has been adjourned until 26 September.
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Urgent Action update: Appeal against Maria Teresa's release in El Salvador
El Salvador’s Attorney General filed an appeal to the judge’s ruling that set María Teresa Rivera free.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Prisoner of conscience U Gambira released in Myanmar
Prisoner of conscience U Gambira was released on 1 July after all charges against him were dropped by courts in Myanmar.
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Urgent Action update: Death and prison sentences after unfair trial in Egypt
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and 18 others to lengthy prison terms after a grossly unfair trial that relied on “confessions” extracted under torture.
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Urgent Action update: Opposition member risks prison for protesting in Congo
Congolese political opposition member Paulin Makaya is facing five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to five million francs CFA (approximately $USD 8,345) for taking part in an unauthorized protest, if convicted.
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Urgent Action: Human rights defender administratively detained in Israel
Israeli authorities arrested Palestinian human rights defender Hasan Ghassan Ghaleb Safadi on 1 May.
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Urgent Action update: Bidun defender beaten during prison transfer in Kuwait
Bidun human rights defender ‘Abdulhakim al-Fadhli remains in prison to serve a separate sentence of three months. He was beaten by policemen as he was transferred from the court to Kuwait’s Central Prison.
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Urgent Action: Jailed Iranian trade unionist's health and life at risk
Iranian trade unionist, Jafar Azimzadeh, lost consciousness on 27 June following a two-month-long hunger strike. He is at risk of being returned to Tehran’s Evin Prison, where his life may be at risk. He is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action: First execution in the Maldives in 60 years feared imminent
The Maldives Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence against 22 year old Hussain Humaam Ahmed for the murder of MP Afrasheem Ali in 2012, despite serious concerns about fair trial proceedings in his case.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action: Congolese civilian's military trial politically motivated
Professor Huit Mulongo is facing trumped up charges of possession of a military weapon and ammunition. He will be tried before a military court, despite being a civilian.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jun 2016 -
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Urgent Action: Congolese activist in military trial risks 20 years in prison
Paul Kikukama Ndjokolo is set to stand trial before a military court and risks a prison sentence solely for having distributed a civil society press release to police officers. Amnesty International calls for his unconditional and immediate release.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jun 2016
