Urgent Action good news: Russian court whistleblower released
Former court secretary and whistleblower Aleksandr Eivazov was released on 21 July.
Urgent Action update: Six more hanged in unprecedented execution spree in Japan
Following the executions of 7 members of Aum Shinrikyo (Aum), the remaining 6 men sentenced to death were hanged.
Urgent Action: Thousands of residents’ risk forced eviction in Kenya
Approximately 3,000 residents of the Deep Sea informal settlement in Nairobi are at imminent risk of forced eviction.
Urgent Action Update: NGO worker’s administrative detention renewed in Israel
Israel court confirmed the renewal of the administrative detention of NGO worker and lawyer Salah Hammouri
Urgent Action: Independent journalist must be immediately released in Tajikistan
On 11 July, independent journalist and comedian Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment
Urgent Action Good News: Ohio governor commutes death sentence in USA
On 20 July, the Governor of Ohio commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts
Urgent Action: 200 families at risk of forced eviction in Paraguay
200 families are at imminent risk of forced eviction in the Guahory Campesino Community, Caaguazú department.
Urgent Action: First execution in Nebraska since 1997 looms
The State of Nebraska is set to carry out its first execution in 21 years on 14 August.
Urgent Action: Iranian in Belarus at risk of imminent deportation
Iranian citizen Mehrdad Jamshidian, who suffers from acute ill-health, is at imminent risk of deportation to Iran.
Urgent Action update: Hands and feet of lawyer cuffed to iron chair in China
Jailed lawyer Jiang Tianyong continues to endure deplorable prison conditions, resulting in further deterioration.