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Urgent Action Victory! Two Bahrainis Released After 8 Years in Jail (Bahrain: UA 236.12)
On 23 May 2020, Ebrahim Ahmed Radi al-Moqdad was released from Jaw prison. His co-defendant in the case, Jehad Sadeq Aziz Salman, was released earlier on 18 March 2020. The…
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Urgent Action Victory! Journalist Awaits Dismissal of Arbitrary Charges (Venezuela: UA 37.20)
Darvinson Rojas is a Venezuelan journalist and prisoner of conscience. He was arbitrarily detained for reporting on COVID-19 and conditionally released on 2 April 2020. To date, the politically motivated…
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Urgent Action Victory! Supporters of Former Child Soldier Released Early (Myanmar: UA 30.20)
Nay Zar Tun, Khin Cho Naing, and Myint Zaw have been released from prison early due to sentence reductions. Sentenced to between 12 and 18 months, they were in prison…
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Urgent Action Victory! Russian Jehovah’s Witness Released (Belarus: UA 47.20)
On 7 April the Prosecutor General’s office in Belarus denied Russia’s request to extradite Jehovah’s Witness Nikolai Makhalichev. Nikolai Makhalichev is facing unfounded charges of ‘extremism’ in Russia, stemming solely…
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Urgent Action Victory! Journalist Given Suspended Sentence (Niger: UA 32.20)
On 26 March, journalist Mamane Kaka Touda was released after being detained for three weeks in Niamey Prison, Niger, for publishing a post on social media regarding a suspected case…
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Urgent Action Victory! Transgender Activist Released (Egypt: UA 43.19)
On 15 July 2019, State Security Prosecution ordered the release of 19-year-old transgender woman human rights defender Malak al-Kashef after more than 120 days in pre-trial detention since her arrest.…
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Urgent Action Victory! Musician Released on Probation (Egypt: UA 27.19)
On 13 May 2019, 33-year-old musician Rami Sidky was released on probation after 374 days of pre-trial detention. Rami was detained on 5 May 2018 in connection with a song…
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Urgent Action Victory! 16 Activists Released; 61 People Remain in Prison (Nicaragua: UA 82.19)
Activists known as “Aguadores” were released on 30 December but still face charges. Their trial was scheduled for 30 January but got postponed and has yet to take place. As…
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Urgent Action Victory! Yulia Tsvetkova Released from House Arrest (Russian Federation: UA 6.20)
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur District Court ruled to release women rights and LGBT rights activist Yulia Tsvetkova from house arrest on 16 March. She remains under travel restrictions, and criminal and administrative…
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Urgent Action Victory! Activist Released on Bail (Senegal: UA 171.19)
Senegalese activist Guy Marius Sagna was released on bail on 3 March, three months after he was first detained and after two requests for the provisional release were denied. The…
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Urgent Action Victory! Human Rights Defender Released (Equatorial Guinea: UA 15.19)
On 14 February 2020, Joaquín Elo Ayeto was released from Black Beach Prison in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he had been imprisoned for almost a year following his arbitrary arrest…
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Urgent Action Victory! Early Release for Prisoner of Conscience (Viet Nam: UA 155.18)
Human rights defender Tran Thi Nga has been unexpectedly released after having served three years in prison. Sentenced to nine years imprisonment in 2017 for conducting propaganda against the state”,…