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Urgent Action Victory! Congress Rejects Regressive Abortion Reform (Dominican Republic: UA 151.16)
On 11 July, the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Congress voted to reject proposed reforms to the Criminal Code that failed to decriminalize abortion in limited circumstances and continued…
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Urgent Action Victory! Defenders End Strike, Release Secured (Cuba: UA 76.17)
Siblings and human rights defenders Anairis Miranda Leyva, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Fidel Manuel Batista Leyva ended the hunger strike they began on 8 June after being harassed and intimidated…
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Urgent Action Victory! Three Labour Activists Released On Bail (China: UA 136.17)
Hua Haifeng, Li Zhao, and Su Heng were released on bail on 28 June 2017 after being criminally detained while investigating labour conditions at Huajian shoe factories, which produce shoes…
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Urgent Action Victory! Nader Abdulemam Released After Serving Term (Bahrain: UA 51.17)
Prisoner of conscience, Nader Abdulemam, was released from Jaw prison on 30 June after completing his six-month prison sentence.
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Urgent Action Victory! Kurdish Activist In Critical Health Released (Syria: UA 151.17)
Syrian Kurdish opposition activist Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was released on 24 June. He had been detained by the Asayish forces since 23 May. Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou was held in poor…
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Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Politician Released (Maldives: UA 143.17)
Opposition politician Adam Azim has been released after spending nearly a week in detention in Maldives. He was arrested and faced trumped up charges after criticizing the government in a…
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Urgent Action Victory! Torture Survivor Released In Chechnya (Belarus: UA 132.17)
Murad Amriev was handed over to Russian law enforcement officers at 3am on 9 June after having been returned from Belarus where he unsuccessfully attempted to claim asylum. He has…
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Urgent Action Victory! Journalists Cleared Of Criminal Defamation (Timor Leste: UA 230.16)
On 1 June, a Dili court cleared Raimundos Oki and Lourenco Vicente Martins of all charges against them. The two Timorese journalists were on trial on criminal “defamatory false information”…
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Urgent Action Victory! Social Media Activist Released From Prison (Maldives: UA 70.17)
Maldivian social media activist Thayyib Shaheem was released on 17 April after spending almost one month on remand in Dhoonidhoo island prison. He was accused of “spreading panic” on social…
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Urgent Action Victory! Community Leader Freed After Charges Dropped (Togo: UA 104.17)
Salomée T. Abalodo, farmer and community leader, has been released after the Tribunal of Pagouda (Kara, northern region of Togo) dropped all charges against her.
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Urgent Action Victory! Pastor, Missionary And Activist Released (Sudan: UA 260.16)
Petr Jezek, Hassan A. Kodi and Abdulmonem Abdumawla have been released after a presidential pardon. Petr Jezek had been sentenced to life imprisonment, while the other two had been sentenced…
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Urgent Action Victory! Pastor, Missionary And Activist Released (Sudan: UA 260.6)
Petr Jezek, Hassan A. Kodi and Abdulmonem Abdumawla have been released after a presidential pardon. Petr Jezek had been sentenced to life imprisonment, while the other two had been sentenced…