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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.Â
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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(UA 346/09) Good News: Venezuelan Man Released
Richard Blanco was released on April 6. He still faces trial, and is obliged to present himself in court every…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 59/10) Good News: Twelve Togolese Political Activists Released
Twelve of the political activists arrested around the Togolese presidential election have been released on bail: they were…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 214/09) Good News: Nine Iranian Political Activists Released
Nine men arrested in Iran in connection with protests against the disputed results of the presidential elections in June…
April 14, 2011
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Richard Smith Granted Clemency in Oklahoma
On the evening of May 19, 2010, Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma approved clemency and commuted the death sentence for…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 23/10) Belarus: Conscientious Objector Acquitted
Belarusian conscientious objector Ivan Mikhailau has been acquitted of the charge of “evasion of conscription measures.”
April 14, 2011
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(UA 275/07): Good News: Prisoner Released from Guantanamo
Abdul Hamid al-Ghizzawi was freed from Guantanamo in March 2010 after seven years of imprisonment.
April 14, 2011
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(UA 69/10): USA: Good News: Death Sentence Commuted to Life Imprisonment
The Governor of Oklahoma commuted the death sentence of Richard Smith to life imprisonment without the possibility of…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 123/10) Good News! Exiled Indigenous Leader Released in Peru
Exiled Indigenous leader, Segundo Alberto Pizango Chota, was released from detention on 27 May. He had been detained on 26…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 04/10) Good News! Prisoner of Conscience Released in Turkey
Conscientious objector Enver Aydemir was freed on June 8th, after a medical report concluded that he had an “antisocial…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 67/10) Good News! Prisoner of Conscience Released from Libyan Prison
Max Goeldi was released from prison in Libya on Thursday, June 10, 2010, and returned to Switzerland the following Sunday.…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 105/10) Great News! Detained Doctor Released in UAE
Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan was released by UAE police on June 8th, 2010, after being detained without charge or trial…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 05/10) Good News! Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Released from Prison
Human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi was released on June 23rd after almost six months’ detention without trial. He is due…
April 14, 2011