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Azerbaijan: Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year prison term is ‘nothing short of a travesty’A prominent businessman, Ruben Vardanyan moved from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and was detained by the Azerbaijani authorities on 27 September 2023 amid the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians following Azerbaijan’s military takeover of the region. He faced multiple charges, including “financing terrorism,” “creating an illegal armed group” and “violent seizure of power.”
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Russia: jailing of Navalny's lawyers condemned as 'shameful'17 Jan 2025 Press release
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Iran: release of German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi welcomed13 Jan 2025 Press release
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Iraq: detainees in ISIS 'rehabilitation' centre subjected to torture - new investigation29 Oct 2024 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: authorities have already executed 198 people in 202428 Sep 2024 Press release
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Egypt: call for UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah to be released at end of jail term26 Sep 2024 Press release
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Russia: prisoner swap releases welcomed but all those unfairly jailed should be freed01 Aug 2024 Press release
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USA: 9/11 plea deals welcomed though Guantánamo detention centre must close01 Aug 2024 Press release
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Qatar: jailed official who blew whistle on World Cup labour abuses should be freed24 Jul 2024 Press release -
UAE: scores convicted in sham trial of 'UAE84'10 Jul 2024 Press release
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Iraq: at least 13 executed in one day24 Apr 2024 Press release
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Russia: jailing of human rights defender Oleg Orlov condemned27 Feb 2024 Press release
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Russia: Navalny's body must be released and an independent investigation allowed23 Feb 2024 Press release
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Russia: fears grow for Aleksei Navalny's safety after 'disappearance' in detention12 Dec 2023 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: still no justice for state-sanctioned murder of Jamal Khashoggi29 Sep 2023 Press release
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Russia: 19-year jail sentence against Navalny is 'sinister act of political vengeance'04 Aug 2023 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: seven juvenile offenders face imminent execution16 Jun 2023 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: 'callous' execution of Jordanian man for drugs offences condemned13 Mar 2023 Press release
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Iran: nearly 100 people executed in first two months of this year02 Mar 2023 Press release
