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UA good news: Child released from administrative detention in Israel/OPT
Abed al-Rahman Awad Kmail was released by the Israeli authorities from administrative detention on 2 October after nearly eight months in detention in Megiddo prison inside Israel. He had spent his 17th birthday in detention.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Dec 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Prosecuted by military tribunal in Venezuela
Andrés Moreno Febres-Cordero, Marco Trejo, James Mathison and César Cuellar were granted conditional release in late November after having been arrested for producing a video for the opposition party Primero Justicia.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Dec 2016 -
End Action: Former child detainee returned to prison in Israel/OPT
Mohammad al-Hashlamoun was released on 28 June after six months in administrative detention. However, the Israeli authorities have subsequently rearrested him and on 7 November he has been given another four month administrative detention order.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Dec 2016 -
USA: Concern over General Mattis' 'murky and conflicting views on human rights'Press release 02 Dec 2016
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Syria: over 200 civil society groups condemn United Nations for 'shameful' inactionPress release 01 Dec 2016
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Qatar's blocking of Doha News website is 'outright attack' on media freedomPress release 01 Dec 2016
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Urgent Action: Website founder detained for 'subversion' in China
Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (http://www.msguancha.com), has been detained for subversion and if convicted, could face life imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Charge dropped, Ebrahim Sharif remains free in Bahrain
Bahraini political activist Ebrahim Sharif’s one year prison sentence was upheld on 7 November by the Appeal Court. He remains free having already completed one year in prison on 11 July.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Cuban graffiti artist arrested again
Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado (‘El Sexto’) – named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2015 – was re-arrested on 26 November, shortly after the announcement of Fidel Castro’s death.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Angolan activist released a week early
Francisco Mapanda (also known as Dago Nível Intelecto) was released from Comarca de Caquila prison on 21 November, seven days earlier than when he was due to be released. The reason for his early release is unknown.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Man faces execution after grossly unfair trial in Saudi Arabia
A Shi’a man is at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia after he exhausted all his appeals. He was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action update: End Harassment of Palestinian human rights lawyer
Israeli authorities have their final chance to take forward the prosecution of Palestinian human rights defender Anas Barghouti at a hearing on 6 December.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Opposition members held as protests continue in Sudan
At least 23 members of Sudan’s political opposition parties have been arrested by the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) between 4 and 27 November.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
UA good news: Alternative housing provided for ten families in Mongolia
Ten families from Building #3 in Ulaanbaatar (UB), previously facing homelessness during this severe winter, have been provided with alternative housing.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Why palm oil in products is bad newsNext time you’re brushing your teeth take a moment to consider the label on the back. If 'palm oil' appears as an ingredient, it could mean that a child as young as eight was forced to work in hazardous conditions to put the product on the shelves.
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Urgent Action update: Five years in prison for planning a rally in Kazakhstan
Prisoners of conscience Maks Bokaev and Talgat Ayan have been convicted on 28 November of “incitement of discord”, “spreading of false information” and organizing unsanctioned demonstrations.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Belarus: three prisoners executed in sudden death row 'purge'Press release 30 Nov 2016
