Urgent Action Outcome: Venezuelan Photographer Finally Released
Carlos Debiais, a Venezuelan photographer unfairly detained, was released from prison on 6 June 2023.
Urgent Action Outcome: Four Journalists On Death Row Released
On 16 April, the Huthi de facto authorities released four Yemeni journalists who had been sentenced to death.
Urgent Action Outcome: Jordanian Man Executed Following Unfair Trial
On 12 March, Saudi Arabian authorities executed Hussein Abo al-Kheir.
Urgent Action Outcome: Texas Execution Date Withdrawn
Andre Thomas’s execution date of 5 April 2023 has been withdrawn by a county judge.
Urgent Action Outcome: Florida Conducts Its First Execution Since 2019
Donald Dillbeck was executed in Florida on 23 February 2023.
Urgent Action Outcome: Investigations Into Claims Of Torture Continue
The court ordered the reopening of the investigation into the seven officers involved in the attack on Moisés Órdenes.
Urgent Action Outcome: Lecturer Granted Presidential Amnesty
Saiful Mahdi received a presidential amnesty on 13 October 2021.
Urgent Action Outcome: Arbitrarily Detained Journalist Released
On 7 December, the Huthi de facto authorities released journalist Younis Abdelsalam.
Urgent Action Outcome: Veteran Radio Host Released From Prison
Veteran internet radio host “Giggs” Edmund Wan was released on 18 November 2022.
USA: Clemency Denied, Missouri Execution Goes Ahead
Kevin Johnson was executed in Missouri on the evening of 29 November 2022.