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Good News! – China: Prominent Journalist Jia Jia Released (UA 62/16)
Prominent journalist and columnist Jia Jia went missing on 15 March while he was due to board a flight to Hong Kong. His disappearance may be connected with an online…
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Good News! – Kuwait: Former MP Saleh al-Mulla Acquitted (UA 4/15)
Former Kuwaiti opposition MP Saleh al-Mulla was acquitted by the Appeal Court on 9 March of “insulting the Amir of Kuwait and the President of Egypt” on his Twitter account.
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Good News! – Qatar: Prisoner of Conscience Released (UA 319/12)
Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, a prisoner of conscience, was released on 15 March when the Emir of Qatar pardoned him unconditionally.
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Good News! – United Arab Emirates: Muawiya al-Ruwahi Released (UA 64/15)
Omani blogger Muawiya al-Ruwahi was acquitted by the Federal Supreme court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 14 March. He has been deported to Oman.
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Good News! – Kuwait: Nawaf al-Hendal Aquitted (UA 70/15)
Kuwaiti human rights activist Nawaf al-Hendal was acquitted on 1 March, along with 10 other men, of charges including “illegal gathering”.
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Good News! – China: Zhang Kai Released (190/15)
A prominent human rights lawyer supporting churches resisting the removal of crosses was released on 23 March after being detained for seven months.
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Good News! – Democratic Republic of Congo: Nine Peaceful Protestors Released (UA 173/15)
Two activists from Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA), Juvin Kombi Narcisse and Pascal Byumanine have been sentenced to three months in prison and fined 100,000 Congolese Francs (about 100 US…
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Good News! – Tunisia: Six Men Released (UA 298/15)
Six Tunisian men convicted of “sodomy” were found guilty but not returned to prison on 3 March, after their sentence was reduced on appeal.
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Good News! – South Sudan: Journalist Released Without Charge (UA 22/16)
Joseph Afandi, a journalist with the El Tabeer daily newspaper who was held incommunicado by the South Sudanese National Security Service (NSS) since 29 December 2015 has been released.
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Good News! – Tunisia: Abdelfattah Said Released (UA 230/15)
Tunisian teacher Abdelfattah Said has been freed. His case was dismissed by a court of appeal on 5 February.
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Good News! – Iran: Journalist Jason Rezaian Released (UA 307/14)
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian was released from Tehran’s Evin Prison on 16 January, after being detained for 18 months on national security-related charges. He was a prisoner of conscience.
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Good News! – Greece: Refugees Allowed Access to Transit Camp (UA 16/16)
A large transit camp with facilities appropriate for cold weather at the Greek border with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (Macedonia) is now working at its full capacity providing…