Urgent Action good news: 17 Angolan youth activists granted amnesty
The 17 Angolan youth activists arrested, detained and convicted for attending a meeting to discuss politics and governance concerns in the country were granted amnesty by the Supreme Court on 16 September.
Urgent Action: Nigerian to be executed for drug trafficking in Singapore
The execution of Nigerian national Chijioke Stephen Obioha has been set for 18 November. He was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and was given the mandatory death sentence. A new clemency application is pending before the President.
Urgent Action: Lawyer and family threatened and harrased in Azerbaijan
Prominent lawyer Elchin Sadigov was threatened by an official from the Ministry of the Interior for exposing torture of his client on 2 November.
Urgent Action update: Leader's retrial verdict set for 4th December in Bahrain
The Appeal Court has set 4 December to issue its verdict following a single half an hour hearing in the retrial of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
UA good news: 267 homes face no further threat of evictions in Nigeria
The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) has not effected 21 day demolition notices issued on 12 August 2015 to 267 houses in communities in Zaria City, including Kofan Doka, Kofan Kibo and Anguwan Alkali.
Urgent Action: Massive crackdown on media in Turkey
Nine journalists and board members of the opposition daily Cumhuriyet were imprisoned pending trial on 4 November. At least 112 journalists and other media workers have been remanded in pre-trial detention since the 15 July coup attempt and the declaration of the state of emergency on 21 July. A total of 169 media outlets have been shut down during the same period by executive decree.
Urgent Action update: Jailed Iranian artist brothers on hunger strike
Iranian artists Mehdi Rajabian and Hossein Rajabian have started a second hunger strike on 28 October in protest at their continued detention.
Urgent Action: Activists fined for peaceful protest in Singapore
Three activists have been convicted for organising a peaceful protest in 2014 and have been ordered by the court to pay substantial fines.
Urgent Action: Disclose whereabouts of ten arrested doctors in Sudan
The whereabouts of ten medical doctors remain unknown after being arrested by the Sudanese National Intelligence Service (NISS) between 30 October and 6 November. They are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
UA update: Trial adjourned, medical exam insisted for release in Egypt
A Cairo court adjourned to 19 November the trial of Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (“Shawkan”). He faces trumped-up charges and risks the death penalty if convicted.