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Urgent Action good news: Stay of execution for Bruce Ward in Arkansas
Bruce Ward, who was due to be put to death on 17 April in Arkansas, received a stay of execution. His lawyers maintain that his mental disability deprives him of a rational understanding of his punishment, rendering his execution unconstitutional.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Court blocks execution and remands for hearing in USA
The Arkansas Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for Stacey Johnson, who was due to be put to death in Arkansas on 20 April for a murder committed in 1993.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Virginia governor commutes death sentence in USA
On 20 April, the Governor of Virginia commuted the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national who was scheduled to be executed on 25 April and who has continued to maintain his innocence.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Surviving the ongoing crisis in VenezuelaThe death toll is rising in Venezuela. Peaceful protesting has become a deadly activity. Our Venezuela Director blogs.
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Northern Ireland: Child abuse survivors march on Stormont talks to demand justicePress release 24 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action update: Iranian human rights defender on hunger strike
Iranian human rights defender Atena Daemi has been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison since 8 April. She is protesting the suspended prison sentences imposed on two of her sisters, Hanieh and Ensieh, for “insulting public officers on duty”.
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Amnesty welcomes landmark Citizens’ Assembly result and calls for abortion reform across IrelandPress release 24 Apr 2017
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Football players and celebrity fans back Amnesty’s ‘Football Welcomes’ this weekendPress release 21 Apr 2017
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Nigeria: prison reportedly erects gallows sparking imminent execution fearsPress release 21 Apr 2017
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Arkansas, USA: execution of Ledell Lee was 'shameful'Press release 21 Apr 2017
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Amnesty warns against use of 'toxic language' during election campaignPress release 20 Apr 2017
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The Co-operative Bank – rethinking civil society account closuresBlog post 20 Apr 2017
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Football Welcomes: Clubs to celebrate refugee footballers in new Amnesty initiative this weekendPress release 20 Apr 2017
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Arkansas, USA: relief at blocking of executionsPress release 20 Apr 2017
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Egypt: proposed new laws will increase repressionPress release 19 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Detained opposition leader accused of treason in Zambia
Leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Mr Hakainde Hichilema was arrested on 10 April.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Stay of execution for Don Davis in Arkansas
The execution of Don Davis, scheduled for 17 April in Arkansas, did not go ahead. Minutes before midnight, when the death warrant was set to expire, the US Supreme Court refused to lift the stay issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court that afternoon.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience held incommunicado in Venezuela
Venezuelan prisoner of conscience, Leopoldo López, has been kept incommunicado since 8 April. He has been placed in solitary confinement for reasons that have not been disclosed by the authorities.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: University lecturer in Uganda must be released
Dr Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan university lecturer, was arrested on 7 April and subsequently charged with insulting the president and violating his right to privacy.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017
