Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members.

Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other illegal activities. Their executions could be carried out at any moment.

The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran’s Evin Prison since September 2015, has concluded after two brief sessions before Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. His health is deteriorating but the authorities are denying him access to medical care.

Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy’s health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.

I Wayan Suardana, a prominent human rights defender in Bali, is facing a defamation suit for posting mocking statements on his Twitter account against supporters of a large-scale land reclamation project in Benoa Bay, in southern Bali by a commercial developer.

Prisoner of conscience Ahmed Abdullah was released on bail on 10 September after spending over four months in detention without trial.

The health of Canadian-Irish-Iranian citizen Homa Hoodfar, a 65-year-old prominent professor of anthropology, has deteriorated. Held in solitary confinement since 6 June, she has been denied access to specialized medical care for a neurological condition.

Six citizen journalists from the Sichuan-based website “64 Tianwang” (www.64tianwang.com), were detained for covering protests in relation to the G20 Summit. Three have since been released but one is still missing and two remain in detention without any access to lawyers and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.

A woman who survived IS abduction and captivity has been arbitrarily detained for almost two years in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She must be released immediately.

Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals has set 26 October as the date on which it will issue its verdict in the case against political activist and prisoner of conscience Fadhel Abbas.