Urgent Action: Belarus issues third death sentence in 2016
Siarhei Vostrykau was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court on 19 May. He is the third person to be sentenced to death in Belarus this year.
Urgent Action good news: Four Libyan men acquitted and released
Four Libyan men, three of them with dual nationality, were acquitted on 30 May by the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of providing support to “terrorist” groups.
Urgent Action update: Malek Adly's detention renewed for 15 days in Egypt
A Cairo court renewed on 1 June the detention of prisoner of conscience Malek Adly for 15 days. The human rights lawyer is in poor health, has been ill-treated and is held in solitary confinement. He is one of hundreds arrested in the wake of protests in Cairo on 25 April.
Urgent Action: Eight facebook users charged, awaiting trial in Thailand
Eight persons linked to a satirical Facebook community page were charged with sedition and computer crimes on 28 April. They are scheduled to appear in a military court on 3 July. Two of them are still detained on the additional charge of offending the monarchy.
Urgent Action: Malaysian blogger at risk of prison for facebook post
Malaysian blogger Vivian Lee has been found guilty of sedition and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for a Facebook post she made in July 2013. She will be imprisoned if her final appeal is rejected.
Urgent Action update: Al-Hamid sentenced to 9 years in prison in Saudi Arabia
Human rights defender Issa al-Hamid has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted by the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh for his peaceful human rights activism. If detained he will be a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent Action update: One sibling acquitted, three are still missing, in UAE
On 30 May the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquitted Moza ‘Abdouli of insulting the UAE, its leaders, and its institutions in tweets she posted in March 2013. Her three siblings remain detained in an undisclosed location.
Urgent Action update: One sibling acquitted, three are still missing, in UAE.
On 30 May the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquitted Moza ‘Abdouli of insulting the UAE, its leaders, and its institutions in tweets she posted in March 2013. Her three siblings remain detained in an undisclosed location.
Urgen Action update: Iran: 16-Year prison sentence for Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment after her trial on 20 April. She suffers from serious illnesses and needs ongoing specialized medical care, which she cannot receive in prison.
Urgent action update: Egypt: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 28 June
A Cairo court adjourned to 28 June the trial of photojournalist Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.