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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 260/10) Great News! Execution Halted in Yemen
An alleged juvenile offender in Yemen has had his execution halted, and his case will now be re-examined by the…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 43/10) Great News! Sentence Reduced for Civil Society Activist
In November 2010, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reduced on appeal the conditional prison sentence given to…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 221/10) Tennessee Supreme Court Stayed Execution
On 29 November, the Tennessee Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Stephen West, who was…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 184/10) Female Garment Workers Released on Bail
Six female garment workers and Montu Ghose, a lawyer advising the Garment Workers Trade Union Centre, have been released on…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 120/10) Tibetan Scholar and Writer Released on Bail
Tagyal, Tibetan scholar and writer, was released on bail on 14 October 2010. According to his lawyer, he has returned…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 227/10) Dutch Authorities Defer Forcible Return of Iraqis
Authorities in the Netherlands have deferred the forcible return of a number of Iraqis on a flight scheduled to leave…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 214/10) No Evictions for Thousands in Zimbabwe
Following our urgent action on 28 September, thousands of people in Harare, Zimbabwe, who were facing the threat of forced…
April 14, 2011
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Qusay ‘Abdel-Razaq Zabib released!
Qusay ‘Abdel-Razaq Zabib, who was detained without charge or trial in Iraq for over two years, was released on 30…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 43/10) Great News! Sentenced Reduced for Russian Civil Society Activist
In November 2010, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reduced on appeal the conditional prison sentence given to…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 253/10) Former Iraqi Police Officer Released
Qusay ‘Abdel-Razaq Zabib, who was detained without charge or trial in Iraq for over two years, was released on 30…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 311/09) Chinese Prisoner of Conscience Released from Prison
Zhao Lianhai, a man who tried to seek justice for families affected by a tainted milk powder scandal in 2008,…
April 14, 2011
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(UA 258/10) Activist Released in Yemen
Zahra Salih was released on 11 January. She had been held incommunicado for over two months. She is an activist…
April 14, 2011