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Urgent Action update: Natalya Sharina victim of travesty of justice in Russian Federation
On 5 June, Natalya Sharina, ex-Director of the Ukrainian Library in Moscow, was found guilty of “incitement of hatred and enmity” and “embezzlement” and given four years suspended sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Delusional disorder diagnosed, execution set in USA
William Morva, a 35-year-old US-Hungarian national, is due to be executed in Virginia on 6 July. A psychiatrist has diagnosed him with delusional disorder, and concluded that this contributed to the crimes for which he was sentenced to death.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Two boys jailed for life after unfair trial in Somalia
Two boys have been imprisoned for life for murder. The boys say they were forced to confess to the murder.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Detained media workers charged with defamation in Myanmar
Two media workers have been detained and charged with “online defamation’’ in connection with a satirical article mocking the Myanmar Army. They each face up to three years’ imprisonment if found guilty and convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Author Bali Rai on new Amnesty CILIP Honour winner 'The Bone Sparrow'Blog post 19 Jun 2017
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Rich countries failing almost a million South Sudanese refugees in UgandaPress release 19 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Indigenous defenders attacked and at risk in Guatemala
Aura Lolita Chávez, a renowned Guatemalan human rights defender and Indigenous leader, and members of her organization the K’iche People’s Council (CPK) were threatened and attacked by unidentified armed men.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Robert Melson executed in Alabama
Robert Melson was executed in Alabama late on 8 June after the US Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay it had imposed a few hours earlier. It was the second execution in Alabama in two weeks.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Peanut from Kaiser Chiefs: Why activism is importantPeanut from Kaiser Chiefs sits down with us to discuss how he got into activism and why it's more important than ever for young people to use their voice.
Blog post 16 Jun 2017 -
Northern Ireland: new survey shows overwhelming support for abortion law reformPress release 16 Jun 2017
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Syria: US-led coalition's use of white phosphorus in Raqqa may be war crime - new analysisPress release 16 Jun 2017
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Amnesty activists to gather outside Turkish Embassy today to demand release of colleaguePress release 15 Jun 2017
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USA: Trump's illegal Mexico border crackdown is endangering lives - new reportPress release 15 Jun 2017
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Hungary: Syrian convicted of 'terrorism' for throwing stones to be given retrialPress release 15 Jun 2017
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Update Belarus: Chechen man at risk if extradited from Belarus
Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev was detained on the night of 7 June as he attempted to enter Belarus. The Chechen authorities have asked for his extradition to Russia to face charges in Grozny, the Chechen capital.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
More in Common: Refugee Week and The Great Get TogetherLet's celebrate what we have in common - not what divides us
Blog post 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Activists detained for shoe factory research in China
Three labour activists who were conducting undercover research investigations into the labour conditions at Huajian shoe factories, which supply to Ivanka Trump’s brand among others, were taken away by the authorities in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in late…
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Release Chechen man returned to Russia
Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev was handed over to the Russian authorities by Belarusian police at 3am on 9 June in what amounts to a rendition.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Russia: Police humiliate and mistreat hundreds of detained peaceful protestersPress release 14 Jun 2017
