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Urgent Action update: Chinese veteran activist executed

Xu Youchen, 58, was executed on 15 November 2018 after the China Supreme People’s Court approved his death sentence.

3rd update on UA 3/17 issued 19/12/2018

Urgent Action good news: 200 families no longer at risk of forced eviction

Families from the Guahory Community, Eastern Paraguay, are no longer at imminent threat of forced eviction.

1st update on UA 137/18 issued 18/12/2018

Urgent Action update: Hunger-striking detainee admitted to hospital

The Palestinian authorities have transferred social justice activist Suha Jbara to a hospital in Jericho.

2nd update on UA 203/18 issued 13/12/2018

Urgent Action: Bill to give armed forces control of security in Mexico

Mexican legislators could pass a bill for a constitutional reform that would broaden the powers of the armed forces.

UA 212/18 issued 19/12/2018

Urgent Action: Attacks on defenders and journalists increase

Nicaraguan authorities continue to target journalists, human rights defenders and organizations.

UA 160/18 issued 10/12/2018

Urgent Action: Sudanese activist deported, at risk of torture

Sudanese political activist Mohamed Hassan Alim Shareef was deported from Egypt to Sudan on 9 October.

UA 205/18 issued 10/12/2018

Urgent Action: Land claimant leader at risk

Enrique Cabezas has received several threats in response to his work defending the ancestral territory.

UA 207/18 issued 06/12/2018

Urgent Action: Risk of imminent execution for Hong Kong citizen

The death sentence of Hong Kong citizen Wu Zongxi is currently under review by the Supreme People’s Court.

UA 208/18 issued 10/12/2018

Urgent Action update: Activist cleared of charges, another awaiting trial

Activist Yahaya Badamassi has been released while activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam is still in detention awaiting trial.

2nd update on UA 93/18 issued 07/12/2018

Urgent Action update: Two prisoners at risk of imminent execution

There is grave concern that the only two known prisoners on death row in Belarus are at risk of imminent execution.

1st update on UA 17/18 issued 14/12/2018