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Urgent Action: 12 Individuals face lengthy prison sentence in Thailand
12 individuals from northern Thailand face trial in a military court and up to 22 years imprisonment each for alleged involvement in the mailing of thousands of letters critical of Thailand’s draft constitution.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Hasnat Karim appeared in court on 4 August in Bangladesh
Hasnat Karim, who was in the restaurant in Dhaka that was attacked on 1 July, was brought by the Bangladesh police to the Metropolitan Magistrates Court on 4 August, after being held incommunicado for weeks without being brought before a judge.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Texas court blocks execution
On 19 August, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Jeffery Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Algerian sentenced to 5 years in prison for facebook posts
Algerian activist Slimane Bouhafs started to serve a five-year prison term after a court in Sétif, eastern Algeria, charged him with insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad for posts he made on Facebook.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
After escaping war, what awaits Syrian children in Europe?Blog post 23 Aug 2016
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Urgent Action update: Ngo staff and families at risk of asset freezing in Egypt
On 17 September an Egyptian court will rule on whether to freeze the assets of leading human rights defenders and members of their families as part of the “foreign funding case”.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience in need of medical care in Iran
Iranian postgraduate student Hamid Babaei is being denied access to the specialized medical care he needs, including medication.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: 10-year-old Syrian girl in need of surgery evacuated
Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl seriously wounded by sniper fire at a Syrian government checkpoint on 2 August, was successfully evacuated to Damascus to receive the urgent surgery she needed.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2016 -
Mali: ICC trial over destruction of cultural property in Timbuktu shows need for broader accountabilityPress release 22 Aug 2016
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Brazil: legacy of Olympics is one of increased police killings and crushed demosThe legacy of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been one of police killings and the suppression of peaceful protest, said Amnesty International as the Games concluded.
Press release 22 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Colombian peasant farmer communities risk displacement
Miguel Briceño, a leader of the peasant farmer community El Porvenir in central Colombia, has been threatened as attempts to forcibly displace the community intensify.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Blogger in Singapore faces up to three years in prison
Seventeen-year-old blogger Amos Yee appeared in court on 17 August. He faces up to three years in prison under the Singapore Penal Code for posts in which he allegedly “wounded the religious feelings of others”. His trial is currently ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
End Action: Rights lawyer and journalist released in Egypt
Mahienour El-Massry and Youssef Shaaban were released on 13 August after serving their 15-month prison sentence. Loay El-Kahwagi, who was sentenced in the same case, is still serving his sentence and is due to be released in March 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Dr Ahmed Abdullah's detention renewed again in Egypt
Egyptian authorities rejected the appeal of human rights defender Dr Ahmed Abdullah against the renewal of his detention for a further 45 days.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
UK: Tasers inquiry urgently neededPress release 19 Aug 2016
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Mo Farah’s double double: Bringing us all closer togetherMo Farah's done it and arguably just become the UK’s greatest ever Olympian. Amidst the celebration, we reflect on the joy and pride this sporting achievement has brought and the need to remember that our country's success is never in isolation.
Blog post 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Two human rights defenders on trial in Cambodia
Two Cambodian housing rights defenders have been arrested and charged with “incitement” for taking part in a peaceful protest calling for the release of five imprisoned human rights defenders. Amnesty International considers them to be prisoners of…
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Blogger in Singapore faces up to three years in prison
Seventeen-year-old blogger Amos Yee appeared in court on 17 August. He faces up to three years in prison under the Singapore Penal Code for posts in which he allegedly “wounded the religious feelings of others”. His trial is currently ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Man released from psychiatric institution in Russia
Konstantin Zadoya was released on 3 August from a psychiatric hospital in Novosibirsk, western Siberia
Urgent action outcomes 17 Aug 2016
