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Obama's refugee summit still leaves millions staring into the abyssPress release 21 Sep 2016
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Syria: 'horrific' attack on UN aid convoy will have disastrous consequences for desperate civiliansPress release 20 Sep 2016
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Say it loud, say it clear: refugees are welcome hereOn Saturday 17 September 2016, we marched proudly from Park Lane to Parliament to show the Prime Minister that we must do more to help refugees. Here are some of the best bits of the day.
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Urgent Action: Thirteen men at risk of execution in Japan
Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo…
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Urgent Action: Defender in Indonesia under investigation for defamation
I Wayan Suardana, a prominent human rights defender in Bali, is facing a defamation suit for posting mocking statements on his Twitter account against supporters of a large-scale land reclamation project in Benoa Bay, in southern Bali by a commercial…
Urgent action outcomes 19 Sep 2016 -
End Action: Ahmed Abdullah released on bail in Egypt
Prisoner of conscience Ahmed Abdullah was released on bail on 10 September after spending over four months in detention without trial.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed activist denied proper medical treatment in Vietnam
Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy’s health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Health concern for Canadian-Iranian professor in Iran
The health of Canadian-Irish-Iranian citizen Homa Hoodfar, a 65-year-old prominent professor of anthropology, has deteriorated. Held in solitary confinement since 6 June, she has been denied access to specialized medical care for a neurological condition.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed IT expert denied access to medical care in Iran
The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran’s Evin Prison since September 2015, has concluded after two brief sessions before Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. His health is…
Urgent action outcomes 19 Sep 2016 -
Yemen: new evidence indicates US-supplied bomb used in deadly Saudi coalition attack on MSF hospitalPress release 19 Sep 2016
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UN refugee summit: 'race to the bottom' forcing refugees into smugglers' handsPress release 19 Sep 2016
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Poland: Abortion ban would put women and girls at riskPress release 16 Sep 2016
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UK troop abuse: MoD apology in Basra canal drowning case 'long overdue'Press release 16 Sep 2016
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Update Urgent Action: One-year sentence upheld for Bahraini activist
Dr Sa’eed al-Samahiji had his one-year prison sentence upheld on appeal on 7 September
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Amnesty's virtual reality-themed #360Syria project wins prestigious Third Sector awardPress release 15 Sep 2016
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End Action: Brothers convicted: one freed, one still held in Sudan
Two activists, Emad Al Sadig Ismael Hamdoun and his brother Erwa Al Sadig Ismael Hamdoun have been sentenced to six months and one year imprisonment respectively by a court in Khartoum, Sudan. Both were sentenced to time already served. Emad Al Sadig…
Urgent action outcomes 15 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Date set for political activist's verdict in Bahrain
Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals has set 26 October as the date on which it will issue its verdict in the case against political activist and prisoner of conscience Fadhel Abbas.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Sep 2016
