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....and then two come at once! We've had some fantastic news on two of our long-term cases in the recent weeks. Shi Tao - China Great news! Journalist and poet Shi Tao was released on 23 August 2013. Shi Tao served eight years and nine...
On 18 September 2013, the Papua New Guinean Government passed the Family Protection Bill 2013 with a landslide 65-0 vote. What's the good news? The unanimous support for the bill signified strong political will to reduce the high rates...
15-year-old ‘Ali Muslim Ebrahim, a Bahraini boy who suffers from diabetes, was arrested at his home in al-Hidd in northern Bahrain on 8 September 2013 and was reportedly hit on the head during interrogation. The Public Prosecutor has...
13-year-old Salman Mahdi Salman, a Bahraini child, was released on 10 September 2013 following a month long detention where he was allegedly beaten and threats made against his parents. Following his release from a juvenile detention...
(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – September 24, 2013) – The Chinese government must halt the imminent execution of Mr. Xia Junfeng (夏俊峰), a street vendor who was convicted of “intentional homicide” and sentenced to death for killing...