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Urgent Action: Bahraini opposition member at risk of torture
On 5 May, Nizar al-Qari, a member of the opposition party al-Wefaq, was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), where he alleges he was deprived of sleep and handcuffed behind his back for long periods of his detention.
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Urgent Action update: Chinese Activists indicted for commemorating Tiananmen
Four activists have been indicted for “inciting subversion of state power” for producing and promoting their own baijiu (a popular Chinese liquor) that commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown.
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Indonesia: Revoke the caning sentence of two gay men in AcehPress release 17 May 2017
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Urgent Action update: Health fears for jailed Iranian teacher unionist
The health of jailed trade unionist Esmail Abdi has deteriorated following a hunger strike he started on 30 April in protest at the criminalization of peaceful trade unionists.
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Street art star makes bold London statement for Amnesty's new 'Brave' campaignPress release 17 May 2017
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Urgent Action good news: Pastor, missionary and activist released in Sudan
Petr Jezek, Hassan A. Kodi and Abdulmonem Abdumawla have been released after a presidential pardon.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2017 -
Chelsea Manning, human rights heroine and trailblazing whistleblower, will walk freeChelsea Manning, human rights heroine and trailblazing whistleblower, has finally walked free after seven years in prison. She had faced incarceration in military prison until 2045, but your actions helped see her released.
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Chelsea Manning's original revelations still need investigatingPress release 16 May 2017
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Killings of human rights activists nearly doubled in a year - new report and campaignPress release 16 May 2017
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Mexico: Fifth journalist killed this year in sickening assault on freedom of expressionPress release 16 May 2017
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Urgent Action: Lawyer and activists detained for facebook posts in Thailand
Detained lawyer Prawet Prapanukul, Danai, Wanchai and three others were arrested by a joint military security force on 29 April and held in an unknown location for five days before Bangkok’s Criminal Court on 3 May remanded the six men to custody.
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Urgent Action update: Forcibly disappeared Bahraini faces military trial
On 9 May, Fadhel Sayed Abbas Hasan Radhi’s case has been transferred to a military court. Neither his family nor lawyer have been informed of the charges.
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Papua New Guinea: Officers responsible for prisoner killings must be brought to justicePress release 15 May 2017
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Urgent Action: Blasphemy conviction demonstrates intolerance in Indonesia
Christian Jakarta Governor, ‘Ahok’, was sentenced to two years imprisonment on 9 May 2017. Convicted of blasphemy against Islam, Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, who must be immediately and unconditionally released.
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Urgent Action: Detained journalist needs proper medical care in Madagascar
Fernand Cello, a Malagasy investigative journalist, is facing seven charges including ‘defamation’, ‘endangering state security’, and ‘incitation to hatred’ after he was arrested on Friday, 5 May.
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Manus Island: Digital verification proves bullets were fired into refugee centre - new reportPress release 14 May 2017
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Turkey: Detention of Cumhuriyet editor another dark day for country's mediaPress release 12 May 2017
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USA: Return to bigoted anti-Muslim travel ban would cause immeasurable harmPress release 12 May 2017
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Podcast: Atena Farghadani, imprisoned for her art in Iran - voiced by Nazanin BoniadiImprisoned for drawing a satirical cartoon, prosecuted for shaking her lawyer's hand - Atena Farghadani has paid a high price for making art and speaking her mind in Iran, where dissent is met with heavy punishment. Atena's words are voiced by actress…
11 May 2017
