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Urgent Action: Activist's whereabouts unknown after arrest in Chad
Chadian activist Maoundoe Decladore Djikoldingam is being held incommunicado in an unknown location after he was arrested by four armed men in plainclothes in Moundou, in the south of Chad on 5 May.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Taiwan NGO worker arrested for subversion in China
Lee Ming-cheh, the first foreign NGO worker detained after the new Foreign NGO Management Law came into effect, has been formally arrested on suspicion of “subverting state power”.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Social media activist released from prison in MaldivesUrgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Activists held under administrative detention in India
G Thirumurugan Gandhi, D Arun Kumar, M Tyson, and Ilamaran were arrested on 21 May 2017 for attempting to stage a peaceful memorial for Tamils killed in the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Crackdown on Formosa spill activists continues in Vietnam
The Vietnamese authorities are continuing to crackdown on activists who have raised concerns about the 2016 Formosa environmental disaster and its aftermath.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Family visits denied for detained journalists in Yemen
Yemeni journalists arbitrarily detained by Huthi forces have been interrogated in the month of May and since then denied regular access to their families.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Activist detained incommunicado for 17 days in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Ali Shaaban has been detained incommunicado since 15 May, raising fears that he might be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. He may be a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Execution set in circumstantial Alabama case
Robert Melson is scheduled to be executed in Alabama on 8 June. He was convicted on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to death in May 1996 for three murders during a robbery in 1994.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Draft law in Hungary targeting NGOs must be stopped
A draft law targeting Hungarian NGOs receiving funding from abroad on the grounds that they represent “foreign interests” is expected to be voted by the National Assembly on 12-15 June.
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Urgent Action update: Former government official executed in ChinaZhao Liping was executed on 26 May 2017 following the approval by the Supreme People’s Court of his death sentence with immediate execution. The decision was made despite serious concerns about whether he had received a fair trial and allegations that…
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jun 2017 -
Theresa May's comments on human rights are 'reckless and misinformed', says AmnestyPress release 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action update: Thomas Arthur executed in Alabama, USA
Thomas Arthur, aged 75, was executed in Alabama late on 25 May. It was his eighth execution date since 2001, three times coming within a day of being killed. This time, the US Supreme Court lifted a stay shortly before the death warrant was due to expire.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Turkish man detained and at risk of extradition in Thailand
Myanmar-based Turkish education professional, M. Furkan Sökmen was detained in Yangon International Airport on 24 May and last known to be in the transit area of a Bangkok airport. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of extradition to Turkey where…
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Chair of Amnesty Turkey detained in post-coup purgePress release 06 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Teacher in Georgia at risk if extradited to Turkey
Mustafa Çabuk, a Turkish secondary school teacher living in Georgia, is at imminent risk of extradition to Turkey, where he is at risk of torture and other grave human rights violations. Turkey has accused Mustafa Çabuk of “supporting terrorism”,…
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We ExistBlog post 06 Jun 2017
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UK should ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements - new campaignPress release 06 Jun 2017
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Nepal: Dishonest recruiters are 'destroying lives' by exploiting migrants - new reportPress release 06 Jun 2017
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Russia: conviction of librarian for 'extremist' Ukrainian books condemnedPress release 05 Jun 2017
