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Good News! – USA: Asylum-Seekers Released From Detention (UA 58/15)
Celia Ismalej and her 18-month-old son have been released from detention after being granted asylum protection in the USA.
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Good News! – Sudan: Prominent Political Leaders Freed (UA 310/14)
Farouk Abu Issa and Dr Amin Maki Madani were released unconditionally on 9 April after being in detention for 124 days. Sudan’s Minister of Justice, under article 58 of Sudan’s…
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Good News! – India: Human Rights Activists Released on Bail (UA 52/15)
Human rights activists Jaison C Cooper and Thushar Nirmal Sarathy were released on bail on 16 March, after being arrested on suspicion of being involved in unlawful activities because they…
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Good News! – Cameroon: Journalist Released from Custody (UA 62/15)
Human rights defender and journalist Gerard Kuissu was released from custody on the night of 17 March, after Amnesty International issued an urgent action and met with the Colonel in…
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Good News! – United Arab Emirates: Dr. al-Shawa Released (UA 7/15)
Turkish citizen of Palestinian origin, Dr Amer al-Shawa, was released from detention on 13 February after 135 days of enforced disappearance. He was deported to Turkey.
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Good News! – Saudi Arabia: Women Drivers Released (UA 308/14)
Saudi Arabian women drivers Loujain al-Hathloul and Maysaa al-Amoudi were released on 12 February after spending 10 weeks in detention. The conditions of their release and their legal status are…
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Good News! – Burundi: Prominent Journalist Released (UA 17/15)
Journalist Bob Rugurika was released on bail on 19 February 2015 after being detained for a month. The Bujumbura Court of Appeal ordered his provisional release on 18 February 2015…
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Good News! – Syria: Louay Hussein Released on Bail (UA 289/14)
Louay Hussein was released on bail on 25 February
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Good News! – USA: Texas Court Issues Stay of Execution (UA 39/15)
On 23 February, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution in the case of Rodney Reed, who was due to be put to death on 5…
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Good News! – Dominican Republic: Deported Dominican Man Able to Return Home (UA 41/15)
A Dominican man arbitrarily deported to Haiti on 19 February was able to return to his hometown in the Dominican Republic.