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Good News! – Brazil: 12 Military Police Officers Held Accountable in the Enforced Disappearance of Amarildo de Souza (UA: 202/13)
Twelve military police officers were found guilty and sentenced for the crimes of torture followed by death, procedural fraud and occultation of a corpse in the case of the enforced…
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Good News! – Bahrain: Ahmad Mshaima’ Released (UA 5/14)
Ahmad Mshaima’ has been released, after completing a one-year sentence for “publicly insulting the King of Bahrain”.
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Good News! – Saudi Arabia: Three Lawyers’ Sentences Overturned (UA 285/14)
Three Saudi Arabian lawyers convicted over messages posted on Twitter deemed offensive to the Ministry of Justice have had their prison sentences quashed by an appeal court.
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Good News! – Sudan: Eight Students Released (UA 243/15)
Eight students from the Holy Quran University in Omdurman arrested and detained on 14 November 2015 by the National Intelligence Security (NISS) have been released.
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Good News! – China: Peter Dahlin and Pan Jinling Released (UA 8/16)
A Swedish national who had been held in secret detention since 3 January on suspicion of “endangering state security” has been released and deported to Sweden. His girlfriend has also…
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Good News! – Ecuador: Community Leaders Acquitted of Charges (UA 10/16)
Manuel Trujillo and Manuela Pacheco, community leaders in San Pablo de Amalí, central Ecuador, have been acquitted of the unsubstantiated charges of organized terrorism.
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Good News! – Egypt: Israa al-Taweel Freed (UA 191/15)
Disabled student Israa al-Taweel has been freed from house arrest, as security measures against her have been reduced.
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Good News! – China: Seven Activists Released (UA 293/15)
Seven activists who had been criminally detained after gathering outside a court in Beijing during the trial of prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang have been released.
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Good News! – Morocco: Hicham Mansouri Released (UA 90/15)
Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri was released on 17 January after serving a 10-month prison term on trumped-up charges. He now faces up to five years in prison on separate charges.
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Good News! – Tunisia: Marwan Released (UA 216/15)
Tunisian student jailed for engaging in homosexual relations free after his sentence was reduced on appeal on 17 December.
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Russia: Release of Sochi campaigner jailed on absurd charges long overdue
The long overdue release of a campaigner jailed after he protested against the devastating environmental impact of the Sochi Olympic Games is no doubt a great relief for him and…
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Good News! – Bahrain: Hussain Jawad Released (UA 34/15)
Bahraini human rights activist Hussain Jawad has been sentenced in absentia to two years in prison. The investigation into his torture allegations has been closed. He is living outside Bahrain.