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Urgent Action: Uyghur academic faces execution in China

Fears are rising that Chinese authorities will execute Tashpolat Tiyip, a prominent Uyghuy academic, who was disappeared.

First UA: 119/19

Drop charges against students and academic

18 students and one academic are facing criminal charges for participating in their school's 9th annual Pride Parade.

First UA: 144/19

Detained journalist ends hunger strike due to failing health

Detained journalist ends his 45 day long hunger strike, in protest of his alleged torture, due to declining health.

First update on UA: 104/19

Urgent Action: Researches at risk for denouncing fraud

An analyst and a journalist face harassment after publicising data showing irregularities in Bolivia's general election.

First UA: 141/19

Urgent Action: University lecturer must be released

A university lecturer was arrested and charged under an extreme and outdated law used to silence any form of dissent.

First UA: 123/19

Urgent Action: Stop harassment of human rights activist

Police raided the home of prominent human a prominent LGBTI activist, arresting her for "offending religious beliefs".

First UA: 62/19

Urgent Action Outcome: Ahmed H. allowed to return home

Ahmed H. was permitted to return home to his family in Cyprus after spending almost four years separated from his family.

Outcome UA: 88/19

Urgent Action Update: Abuse of jailed activist must stop

Imprisoned labour rights activist Sepideh Gholian and her family are suffering abuse and harassment from authorities.

Second update on UA: 11/19 (updated on 12/11/19)

Urgent Action: Human rights defender and blogger detained

Uzbekistani blogger and human rights defender Nafosat Olloshkurova was violently detained while monitoring the police.

First UA: 139/19

Urgent Action: Another journalist arrested to silence dissent

A respected journalist who has been critical of the Tanzania's human rights record was taken without explanation.

First UA: 127/19