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Urgent Action: Eight facebook users charged, awaiting trial in Thailand
Eight persons linked to a satirical Facebook community page were charged with sedition and computer crimes on 28 April. They are scheduled to appear in a military court on 3 July. Two of them are still detained on the additional charge of offending the…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jun 2016 -
EU-Turkey refugee deal 'reckless and illegal'Press release 03 Jun 2016
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Five reasons why the EU deal with Turkey is inhumaneThe EU’s plan to trade refugees with Turkey is abhorrent and completely lacks any concern for the human beings at the centre of this crisis. The deal is wrought with moral and legal flaws, and the UK government should firmly reject it - here's why.
Blog post 03 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action: Malaysian blogger at risk of prison for facebook post
Malaysian blogger Vivian Lee has been found guilty of sedition and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for a Facebook post she made in July 2013. She will be imprisoned if her final appeal is rejected.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Al-Hamid sentenced to 9 years in prison in Saudi Arabia
Human rights defender Issa al-Hamid has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted by the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh for his peaceful human rights activism. If detained he will be a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
Urgent action update: Egypt: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 28 June
A Cairo court adjourned to 28 June the trial of photojournalist Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: One sibling acquitted, three are still missing, in UAE
On 30 May the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquitted Moza ‘Abdouli of insulting the UAE, its leaders, and its institutions in tweets she posted in March 2013. Her three siblings remain detained in an undisclosed location.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
Urgen Action update: Iran: 16-Year prison sentence for Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment after her trial on 20 April. She suffers from serious illnesses and needs ongoing specialized medical care, which she cannot receive in…
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Egypt: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 28 June
A Cairo court adjourned to 28 June the trial of photojournalist Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
West African regional body should consider Gambia's expulsion over human rights abuse - new reportPress release 02 Jun 2016
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Every donation matched £1 for £1: Join the Revolution against FGM and Child MarriageBlog post 02 Jun 2016
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Urgent Action update: One sibling acquitted, three are still missing, in UAE.
On 30 May the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquitted Moza ‘Abdouli of insulting the UAE, its leaders, and its institutions in tweets she posted in March 2013. Her three siblings remain detained in an undisclosed location.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jun 2016 -
Juliet Stevenson talks to Amnesty Magazine01 Jun 2016
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Urgent Action update: South Korean woman denied medical help on hunger strike
On 26 May 2016, the High Court of Seoul upheld the two-year prison sentence of Kim Hye-young, a woman in South Korea with thyroid cancer, who was earlier arrested for taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Jun 2016 -
The deadly side of the Rio 2016 OlympicsRio de Janeiro will soon be home to the Olympic Games 2016. But there's a darker side to the glitz and glamour of this year’s host nation. One in five people killed in Rio died as a result from police interventions in 2015. The majority were young, black…
01 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Returned Chinese activists at risk of unfair trial
Two Chinese activists, Jiang Yefei and Dong Guangping, are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and unfair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Court denies Belén's release in Argentina
Belén continues to be detained in Tucuman Province, northern Argentina, after suffering a miscarriage in a public hospital.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action update:Release youth activists & investigate torture in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani youth activists Bayram Mammadov and Giyas Ibrahimov have been in detention since 10 May, accused of drug possession, after painting political graffiti on the former President’s statue.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Jun 2016 -
Urgent Action: Minority religious leaders detained and charged in Indonesia
Three followers of the ‘Millah Abraham’ religious belief are being detained by the Indonesian national police.
Urgent action outcomes 31 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Iranian musicians and filmaker summoned to jail
Iranian musicians Mehdi Rajabian and Yousef Emadi, and filmmaker Hossein Rajabian have been summoned to start serving a three-year prison sentence, imposed for their artistic work.
Urgent action outcomes 31 May 2016
