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Turkey: Fears for media as purge continues“We are witnessing a crackdown of exceptional proportions in Turkey at the moment."
Press release 20 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: 15 protesters charged and still detained in Myanmar
15 factory workers and student union members are detained in Myanmar and face a range of criminal charges for their peaceful protest to demand better working conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Ukranian officer released, reunites with family
Ukrainian officer Ivan Bezyazykov was released from detention by the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on 5 July after spending more than 22 months in captivity and being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Nine anti-slavery activists held incommunicado in Mauritania
Nine members of the anti-slavery organization Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA) have been in incommunicado detention since their arrests.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Syria: Call for investigation into civilian deaths in US-led airstrikesPress release 19 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action update: Sick prisoner of conscience returned to prison in Iran
Civil society activist and prisoner of conscience Saeed Hosseinzadeh was forced to interrupt his treatment and return to Tehran’s Evin Prison on 11 July after the Office of the Prosecutor refused to extend his medical leave despite doctors’ advice.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Russian performance artist released from prison
Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky was released from prison on 8 June after almost seven months in custody.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Actions update: Nabeel Rajab faces new charge in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial began on 12 July on charges of “spreading false rumours in times of war” and “insulting public authorities” in relation to tweets he published in 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Two siblings' trial date set for 19 September in UAE
On 27 June Amina ‘Abdouli and her brother Mos’ab ‘Abdouli appeared before the Supreme Federal Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The court set 19 September for their next trial hearing.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Disclose fate and whereabouts of detained Ukrainian man
Oleksandr Dydovych was arbitrarily arrested on 17 December 2015. His wife was allowed to exchange letters with him until 16 April, while he was in the Security Service of Ukraine’s unofficial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Iran is 'toying with lives' of political prisoners by denying them medical care - new reportPress release 18 Jul 2016
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Turkey: Human rights in grave danger following coup attempt and subsequent crackdownPress release 18 Jul 2016 -
Turkey must uphold human rights in its response to coup attemptPress release 16 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action update: Nabeel Rajab faces new charge
Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial began on 12 July on charges of “spreading false rumours in times of war” and “insulting public authorities”. On the first day of the trial a new charge of “insulting a foreign country” was also levelled…
15 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Offices of Caceres case lawyers burglarized
The offices of Honduran organization Broad Movement for Justice and Dignity were burglarized on 13 July. The burglar stole computers with sensitive information on high-profile cases they represent, including the assassination of human rights defender…
Urgent action outcomes 15 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Three Human Rights Defenders detained in Sudan
Three human rights defenders affiliated with the organization, TRACKS for Training and Human Development (TRACKS), remain arbitrarily detained without charge in Khartoum.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Chinese lawyer detained for defending client
Ren Quanniu was detained on 9 July on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after he expressed concerns about his client and asking for an investigation into her condition while she was detained. He is at risk of torture and other ill-…
Urgent action outcomes 15 Jul 2016 -
Call on Liz Truss to publicly commit to keeping the Human Rights ActPress release 14 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action update: Farmer's freedom of movement restricted in Mozambique
Benedito Sabãois concerned for his safety and is unable to leave Mozambique as people believed to be members of the secret service police confiscated his documents. He is unable to meet his daily living costs in Maputo and has had to rely on the support…
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jul 2016
