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Bahrain heading for 'total suppression' of human rights, as opposition group bannedPress release 31 May 2017
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'We exist' protest over the LGBTI crackdown in Chechnya at Russian Embassy in LondonPress release 31 May 2017
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The most powerful tool against repression: educating people about their rightsBlog post 30 May 2017
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Exiled Azerbaijani journalist abducted in neighbouring Georgia and taken back to AzerbaijanPress release 30 May 2017
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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.
Urgent action outcomes 26 May 2017 -
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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Iran executes man arrested at 16 in 'appalling' violation of international lawPress release 25 May 2017
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A Parliament that prioritises human rights25 May 2017
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Pentagon probe of Mosul airstrike underscores urgent need to protect Iraqi civiliansPress release 25 May 2017
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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.
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.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
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.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
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.”
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
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: 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.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
Cameroon: authorities shut down an Amnesty press conferencePress release 24 May 2017
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USA admits it failed to monitor $1bn of arms to IraqPress release 24 May 2017
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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.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2017 -
Taiwan's same-sex marriage ruling is 'huge step forward' for LGBTI rightsPress release 24 May 2017