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Urgent Action Update: Prisoner In Solitary Confinement On Hunger Strike (Egypt: UA 91/16)
Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin has been on hunger strike since 9 March, in protest against his solitary confinement, which he has been held in since May 2016, when he…
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Colombia: Guarantee Safety to Human Rights Defenders and Trade Unionists (UA 88/16)
Human rights defenders and trade unionists in Valle del Cauca Department, south-west Colombia, are in danger after receiving death threats, apparently from the paramilitary Gaitanista Self-Defence Forces of Colombia…
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Chad: Release Dr. Albissaty Salhe Alazam (UA 84/16)
Dr. Albissaty Salhe Alazam arrested and detained on 4 April for his participation in organising a peaceful demonstration that took place on 5 April in N’Djamena, Chad, has received…
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Mexico: Investigate Cases of Enforced Disappearances (UA 83/16)
Public officials in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua have intimidated relatives of disappeared people and are pressuring them to allow government-chosen forensic experts to examine human remains found in…
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Indonesia: Release Steven Itlay and Jus Wenda (UA 80/16)
A Papuan political activist arrested on 5 April as a result of his peaceful political activities has been suffering from chest pain and frequent headaches due to poor detention…
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Russian Federation: Establish Whereabouts of Khusein Betelgireev (UA 82/16)
Khusein Betelgeriev, a well-known songwriter and performer from Chechnya, Russian Federation, was taken away by two uniformed men from his home in Grozny on 31 March.
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Good News! – Turkey: Academics Released (UA 78/16)
Turkish academics Muzaffer Kaya, Esra Mungan, Kıvanç Ersoy and Meral Camcı were released from pre-trial detention on 22 April.
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Iran: Release Hossein Ronaghi Maleki (UA 236/13)
Blogger and pioneering anti-censorship activist was released on temporary medical leave on 4 May. He suffers from major health conditions and was assessed in April by a state forensic…
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Russian Federation: Investigate Attacks Against Human Rights Defenders (UA 57/16)
Members of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) have been repeatedly threatened by the Chechen authorities and targeted with increasing violence.
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Good News! – Alternative Housing Provided For Ten Families (Mongolia: UA 77/16)
Ten families from Building #3 in Ulaanbaatar (UB), previously facing homelessness during this severe winter, have been provided with alternative housing. The Building is now empty of inhabitants. …