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Urgent Action good news: Nader Abduleman released after serving term in Bahrain

Prisoner of conscience, Nader Abdulemam, was released from Jaw prison on 30 June after completing his six-month prison sentence.

1st update on UA 51/17 issued 05/07/2017

Urgent Action update: Spiritual teacher at risk of death penalty again in Iran

Iranian spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri is awaiting his second hearing due to take place in July. The authorities are prosecuting him for “spreading corruption on earth”.

6th update on UA 212/14 issued 05/07/2017

Urgent Action update: Newspaper editor denied bail again in Myanmar

Newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe remains in detention after a court in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, again rejected his request for bail.

1st update on UA 137/17 issued 04/07/2017

Urgent Action: Activist and lawyer held at military facility in DRC

Jean-Marie Kalonji, an activist with the youth movement Quatrieme voie/ il est temps, was arrested by military security forces on Friday 23 June in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

UA 162/17 issued 03/07/2017

Urgent Action: Nigerian at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia

Nigerian national Suliamon Olufemi remains at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. On 19 April, 11 of his co-defendants were released from prison and deported to Nigeria, having completed their 15-year sentences.

UA 156/17 issued 03/07/2017

Urgent Action update: Ex-prisoners of conscience intimidated in Cuba

Three siblings sentenced to one-year of prison for allegedly leaving their house during the state morning following Fidel Castro´s death, are on hunger strike after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba since their conditional release in April.

2nd update on UA 76/17 issued 30/06/2017

Urgent Action good news: Kurdish activist in critical health released in Syria

Syrian Kurdish opposition activist Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was released on 24 June. He had been detained by the Asayish forces since 23 May. Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was held in poor conditions while suffering a critical heart condition.

1st update on UA 151/17 issued 30/06/2017

Urgent Action: Journalist missing in Eastern Ukraine

Stanislav Aseev, a freelance journalist, has been missing in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DNR”) in eastern Ukraine since 2 June.

UA 160/17 issued 30/06/2017

Urgent Action: Attempts to weaken draft abortion law in Chile

A proposed law aimed at decriminalizing abortion under specific circumstances in Chile is facing possible amendments that would further restrict access to legal abortion and related sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls, putting their lives and well-being at risk.

UA 161/17 issued 30/06/2017