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(UA 158/11) Great News! Activists Released in Iraq
Activists from the Ayna Haqqi NGO that had been detained in Baghdad on 28 May have now all been released. They had participated in peaceful demonstrations in protest against deteriorating…
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(UA 171/11) Great News! Chilean Prisoners End Hunger Strike
Four Chilean prisoners who had been on hunger strike since 15 March have now ended their strike. They decided to stop the strike following the creation of the Commission for…
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(UA 141/11) Great News! No Death Penalty for Shawn Hawkins
Ohio Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of Shawn Hawkins to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Shawn Hawkins was due to be executed on 14 June…
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(UA 140/11) Great News! Aliyu Tasheku Released in Nigeria
Aliyu Tasheku had been held incommunicado detention, prompting fears he may be at risk of extrajudicial execution. His whereabouts are now known. He is in contact with his lawyer and…
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(UA 125/11) Great News! Student Leader Released in Iran
"Shiva Kamalipour Azad, one of the two members of the Confederation of Iranian Students (CIS) arrested on 26 April, was released on bail on 25 May 2011. Mohammad Reza Fakhravar…
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(UA 18/11) Great News! Activist Released in Sudan
Adil Ibrahim Karar, the last of the activists known to have been detained in connection with demonstrations in Sudan in January, was released on 29 May. He had been arrested…
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(UA 130/10) Great News! Trade Unionists Released in Iran
4 trade unionist leaders in Iran were released. Two others still remain in custody. AI believes both men are prisoners of conscience, held solely for their peaceful trade union activities.
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(UA 115/11) Great News! 17 year-old Released in India
Murtaza Manzoor, 17 years old, was released from police custody in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on 23 May. He had been arrested on 21 January 2011 by police in Jammu…
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(UA 148/11) Great News! Execution Warrant Withdrawn in the US
The Supreme Court of Nebraska has issued a stay of execution in the case of Carey Dean Moore, who was scheduled to be put to death on 14 June. He…
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(UA 142/11) Great News! Protesters Released in Oman
Nine people among 15 that were arrested while holding a peaceful protest in Muscat, the capital of Oman, have been released. Six are still believed to be detained. They are…
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(UA 248/11) Great News! Journalist Released in Burundi
Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, the editor of a Burundian online news agency, Netpress, was released from prison on 16 May 2011. He had been detained since July 2010 after suggesting that the…
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(UA 18/11) Great News! Sudanese Protesters Released
Almost all of the protestors arrested at the end of January during demonstrations in Khartoum have now been released. Only one individual, Adil Ibrahim Karar, remains in detention. He is…