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Good News! – Bahrain: Rayhana al-Mosawi Released (UA 232/13)
Rayhana al-Mousawi, one of two women protesters at the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix, has been released as part of a royal pardon on 20 April. The other woman, Nafeesa al-‘Asfoor,…
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Good News! – Bahrain: Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb Released (UA 227/11)
Prisoner of conscience and former president of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association, Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, has been released after completing a five-year prison sentence.
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Good News! – Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus Allowed to Travel for Medical Care (UA 182/14)
Azerbaijani human rights defenders and former prisoners of conscience Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus were allowed to travel to the Netherlands on 19 April to receive medical care for their…
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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. The prosecution against them for ‘‘making propaganda for a terrorist organisation’’…
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Good News! – Myanmar: Six Human Rights Activists Released (UA 2/15)
Six human rights activists have been released from prison following a Presidential pardon in Myanmar on 17 April.
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Good News! – Myanmar: Htin Kyaw Released (UA 117/14)
Political activist Htin Kyaw has been released from prison following a Presidential pardon in Myanmar on 17 April.
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Good News! – Myanmar: Htin Lin Oo Has Been Released (UA 16/15)
Htin Lin Oo, writer and former spokesperson for the National League for Democracy (NLD), was released from Monywa prison in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region on 17 April. He was released as…
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Good News! – Myanmar: Imprisoned Media Workers’ Released (UA 82/14)
Unity journalists Lu Maw Naing, Yarzar Oo, Paing Thet Kyaw, Sithu Soe and the newspaper’s chief executive officer Tint San were released from Pakokku prison in Myanmar’s Magway Region on…
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Good News! – Myanmar: Prisoner of Conscience Myat Nu Khaing Released (UA 237/15)
Myat Nu Khaing, medical doctor and former election candidate, was released from Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, on 17 April. She was released as part of a Presidential…
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Good News! – Myanmar: Labor Activists Released (UA 211/15)
Union leaders and factory workers Myo Min Min and Naing Htay Lwin, and labour activists Naing Zaw Kyi Win and Thu Zaw Kyi Win were released from Insein prison in…