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Featured Victory
Marilin* (31) and Yunior* (11), have been released! Before the family’s release this week, Marilin faced an anniversary no parent would want: one year of lockup with her child simply for seeking safety here in the United States.
Marilin and Yunior were featured in our family detention campaign surge – several weeks of sustained actions, from grassroots activism to billboards, to drive attention to the dozens of families who are invisible behind detention walls in Pennsylvania and Texas. We want them and the government to know they’re not forgotten, and that we are working to free them all.
Thank you all for your continuing support and activism on these case campaigns. Our collective action shines a bright light on these families and the unlawful detention of them and so many more people detained in immigration facilities, and helps push the needle for their release.
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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…
February 3, 2016
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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”.
February 3, 2016
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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…
January 27, 2016
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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…
January 27, 2016
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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…
January 27, 2016
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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…
January 26, 2016
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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.
January 22, 2016
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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…
January 22, 2016
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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…
January 19, 2016
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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.
January 7, 2016
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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…
January 6, 2016
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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…
December 22, 2015