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Urgent Action: Sudanese activist at imminent risk of deportation from Saudi Arabia

Sudanese political activist Alaa Aldin al-Difana is at imminent risk of being deported from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where he would be at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment.

1st update on UA 50/17 issued 11/07/2017

Urgent Action: Bahraini prisoner of conscience in detention

On 24 May, the Bahraini Court of Appeal halved the prison sentence of Dr. Taha al-Dirazi from six to three months. He was immediately arrested to begin serving the sentence.

UA 170/17 issued 11/07/2017

Urgent Action good news: Three labour activists released on bail in China

Hua Haifeng, Li Zhao, and Su Heng were released on bail on 28 June 2017 after being criminally detained while investigating labour conditions at Huajian shoe factories, which produce shoes for Ivanka Trump’s brand, among others.

1st update on UA 136/17 issued 11/07/2017

Urgent Action update: Kachin pastors face additional charge in Myanmar

Dumdaw Nawng Lat and Langjaw Gam Seng are facing an additional charge of defamation for speaking to media about human rights violations committed by the Myanmar Army.

2nd update on UA 13/17 issued 11/07/2017

Urgent Action: Assailants burn human rights defender's car in Mexico

Unidentified intruders entered the residence of Mario Luna Romero, leader of the Indigenous Yaqui community in Sonora state, northern Mexico, and set fire to his partner’s car.

UA 169/17 issued 10/07/2017

Urgent Action update: Singapore sets execution of Malaysian man

The family of Prabagaran Srivijayan, a Malaysian national, have been informed that his execution has been scheduled in Singapore for 14 July 2017.

1st update on UA 12/17 issued 10/07/2017

Urgent Action: Defenders and their trainers must be released in Turkey

Eight human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, and two international trainers, were detained by police on 5 July as they were participating in a workshop in Istanbul.

UA 166/17 issued 07/07/2017

Urgent Action: Uighur students in Egypt at risk of forcible return to China

According to media reports, around 150 Uighurs have been detained in Egypt and have either already been, or are currently at imminent risk of, being forcibly returned to China. If returned, they are at real risk of serious human rights violations.

UA 168/17 issued 07/07/2017

Book and Activities: Imagine

The illustrated book 'Imagine' follows one pigeon as she sets out on a journey to spread a message of hope and tolerance

Book and Activities: My Little Book of Big Freedoms

My Little Book of BIG Freedoms aims to inspire everyone, young and old.