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Good News! – Omani Prisoner of Conscience Released (Oman: UA 318/14)
Omani prisoner of conscience Saeed Jaddad was released from prison on 26 August, having served nine months of a one-year prison sentence under Oman’s cybercrimes law for a blog he…
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Good News Video! – Released After Torture and Disappearance (Egypt: UA 187/16)
Islam Khalil, a 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture, was released on 31 August by the National Security Agency, 10 days after the prosecution ordered his release on bail.
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Good News! – Bangladeshi Journalist Released (Bangladesh: UA 120/16)
Shafik Rehman, an 81-year-old Bangladeshi journalist who was arrested on 16 April, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court. He was released from prison on 6 September after spending…
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Good News! – Human Rights Defender Malek Adly Released (Egypt: UA 98/16)
Human rights defender Malek Adly has been released on 28 August after he spent 115 days in detention. The court did not set bail as a condition of his release…
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Good News! – Defamation Investigation Suspended (Indonesia: UA 189/16)
Indonesian police suspended their investigation into a defamation complaint against human rights activist Haris Azhar. An investigation is currently underway into his allegations linking security and law enforcement officials to…
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Good News! – Disappeared Man Freed from Secret Detention (Ukraine: UA 180/16)
Dmytro Koroliov was released on 2 August after spending one year in secret detention in the Security Service of Ukraine compound in Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine. At least 12 others were…
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Good News! – Three Activists Released on Bail (Egypt: UA 15/16)
Dr Taher Mokhtar and two other activists were released from detention on 11 August. A Cairo court had ordered their release on bail nine days earlier on 3 August. They…
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Good News! – 10-Year-Old Girl In Need of Surgery Evacuated (Syria: UA 190/16)
Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl seriously wounded by sniper fire at a Syrian government checkpoint on 2 August, was successfully evacuated to Damascus to receive the urgent surgery she…
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Good News! – USA: Execution Blocked for Jeffery Wood (UA 160/16)
On 19 August, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Jeffery Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August. He was…
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Good News! – Egypt: Mahienour El-Massry and Youssef Shaaban Released, Loay El-Kahwagy Soon to be Realeased (UA 107/15)
Mahienour El-Massry and Youssef Shaaban were released on 13 August after serving their 15-month prison sentence. Loay El-Kahwagi, who was sentenced in the same case, is still serving his sentence…