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1,000 artists to perform in 'living room' shows in 60 countries today, in solidarity with refugeesPress release 20 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action: Offices of human rights defenders attacked in Indonesia
Staff of the Indonesian and Jakarta Legal Institutes were threatened by violent ‘anti-communist’ protesters.
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Urgent Action: Juror racism claim as execution draws near in USA
Keith Tharpe is scheduled to be executed in Georgia at 7pm on 26 September.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Activist released after charges dropped in Myanmar
Activist Htin Kyaw was released from prison.
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Urgent Action good news: Charges against two media workers dropped in Myanmar
The charges against journalists Kyaw Min Swe and Kyaw Zwar Naing were dropped on 1 September.
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Urgent Action good news: Three journalists released after charges dropped in Myanmar
Journalists Lawi Weng, Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung were released from prison on 1 September 2017.
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Leading Palestinian activists defy Israeli military charges with speaking event in LondonPress release 19 Sep 2017
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi 'burying her head in the sand' about Rakhine horrorsPress release 19 Sep 2017
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UN: Myanmar Rohingya exodus exposes abject failure of world leaders to find solution to refugee crisisPress release 18 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender facing two trials in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is set to appear for two trials related to his human rights work, on 19 and 25 September.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Religious minority leader in Algeria released but still at risk
Mohamed Fali was released from pre-trial detention on 13 September but remains at risk of further prosecution.
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Egypt: acquittal of Irishman Ibrahim Halawa welcomed, but hundreds convicted in mass trialPress release 18 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action: Detained opposition activist denied lawyer visits in Sudan
Nabil El-Niwari, a political activist and member of the opposition party Sudan Congress, was arrested by the NISS.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action: Fomer prisoner of conscience detained again in China
Activist and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is said to be currently in police custody in Beijing.
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Urgent Action update: Iranian trade unionist in need of medical care
After over 40 days on hunger strike Reza Shahabi is in need of urgent specialized medical care.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Second Ohio execution of the year goes ahead
Gary Otte was executed in Ohio on the morning of 13 September.
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Myanmar security forces using scorched-earth tactics to drive out Rohingya - new satellite evidencePress release 14 Sep 2017
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3 powerful human rights films to look out for this AutumnPowerful stories on film: see our picks of the documentaries screening at this year's Hot Docs film festival in London, all of which in some way deal with human rights.
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Chad: 'sinister' and 'brutal' crackdown on government critics - new reportPress release 14 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action update: Saudi Arabian man's execution date set
The family of a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death has learned that he will be executed on 13 September.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Sep 2017
