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Good News! – Guinea: Dogius Koly Théa and Kala Honomou Released (UA 133/15)
Dogius Koly Théa and Kala Honomou, two men arbitrarily detained in Guinea, have been granted provisional release on health grounds. Authorities continue to conduct investigations into their case.
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Good News! – United Arab Emirates: Three Emirati Sisters Released (UA 38/15)
Three Emirati sisters were released on 15 May in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They had been secretly detained since 15 February. Their brother is a prisoner of conscience.
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Good News! – United Arab Emirates: Mahmoud al-Jaidah Released (UA 301/13)
Prisoner of conscience Dr Mahmoud al-Jaidah was pardoned on 22 May and deported to Qatar. He had been serving a seven-year prison sentence.
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Good News! – Sudan: Yasir Mirghani Abdalrahman and Nasreen Ali Mustafa Released (UA 121/15)
Pharmacist Yasir Mirghani Abdalrahman, who is also the Secretary General of the Sudanese Consumer Protection Society, and civil society activist, Nasreen Ali Mustafa have been released.
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Good News! – Iran: Mahdieh Golrou Released (UA 11/15)
Women’s rights defender Mahdieh Golrou was released from Tehran’s Evin Prison after three months detained for peaceful demonstrations. She was a prisoner of conscience.
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Nigerian Torture Survivor Moses Akatugba Has Been Released!
On 28 May 2015, Emmanuel Uduaghan, the governor of Delta State, granted a full pardon to Moses Akatugba, who was imprisoned in Nigeria at 16 years old, tortured, and later…
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Good News! – United Arab Emirates: Hamad Ali Mohammad al-Hamadi Pardoned (UA 256/14)
Qatari national, Hamad Ali Mohammad al-Hamadi, who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison, was pardoned by the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and deported back to…
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Good News! – Cameroon: Foudama Ousmane Receives Medical Treatment (89/15)
Foudama Ousmane, a detainee who was at risk of blindness, was examined by a doctor on the morning of 20 April and prescribed medication for his eyes. This was as…
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Good News! – Sudan: Sandara Farouq Kaouda Released (86/15)
Sandara Farouq Kadouda was released on 15 April. She had been abducted on 12 April by a group of men in civilian clothes, believed to belong to the National Intelligence…
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Good News! – China: Five Women Rights Activists Released on Bail (UA 54/15)
Five women rights activists detained after planning events to mark International Women’s Day were released on bail on 13 April. This follows a huge outcry about their detention both in…