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Urgent Action Victory! – Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentence (USA: UA 123.18)
On 20 July, the Governor of Ohio commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts, who was scheduled for execution on 17 October. In so doing, the governor rejected the parole…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Environmentalist Conditionally Released (Cuba 109.18)
Prisoner of conscience and environmental activist, Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, was sentenced in Cuba to one-year imprisonment for contempt. On 3 July he was released with conditions.
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Urgent Action Victory! Liu Xia Free, On Her Way to Berlin (China: UA 270.17)
Liu Xia was finally allowed to leave China for Germany on 10 July 2018, after almost eight years of illegal house arrest. Her release came three days before the first…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Displaced Women, Children Receive Food Supply (Nigeria: UA 102.18)
Approximately 230 internally displaced women (known as the Knifar movement) and their children who had previously been denied access to food are now able to access food supplies.
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Urgent Action Victory! – Turkish Court Acquits Rapper (Turkey: UA 107.18)
On 19 June, an Istanbul court ordered the immediate release of rapper, Ezhel, after acquitting him of ‘publicly promoting the use of drugs’ on the basis of insufficient evidence of…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Palestinian Prisoner Of Conscience Released (Israel/OPT: UA 26.18)
On 6 June, Palestinian activist and human rights defender, Munther Amira was released from Hadarim Prison in Israel after serving his prison sentence. He was sentenced to six months in prison, five…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Texas Court Issues Stay of Execution (USA: UA100.18)
On 5 June, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Clifton Williams, who was due to be executed in Texas on 21 June. The stay…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Cartoonist and Activist Able to Leave the Country (Equatorial Guinea: UA 89.18)
Equatorial Guinean cartoonist and activist Ramón Esono Ebalé was finally able to leave Equatorial Guinea on 28 May after he was issued a passport by the authorities.
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Urgent Action Victory! – Prisoner of Conscience Released (Uzbekistan: UA 232.17)
On 7 May, a court issued Uzbekistani journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev with a non-custodial sentence. He was able to walk out of the court room to be reunited with his family,…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Pride March No Longer at Risk (Turkey: UA 83.18)
The student-organized Pride march gathering hundreds of university students went ahead peacefully on 11 May on the Ankara-based Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), despite attempts from the university and Ankara…