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Urgent Action update: Iranian Kurd at imminent risk of execution
Iranian Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi is scheduled to be executed on 3 May.
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Urgent Action good news: Supreme Court orders journalist's release in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court ordered the release of Aziz Orujov, an independent journalist and CEO of channel Canal 13.
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Urgent Action: Ankara Pride march must be allowed to go ahead
A student-organised Pride march, is due to take place on 12 May is at risk of being blocked by the authorities.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defenders sentenced to 10 years in Burundi
Three human rights defenders from Burundi were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Urgent Action update: Burundi human rights defender held in pre-trial detention
Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention.
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Urgent Action: Civil activist detained in Kazakhstan psychiatric facility
Ardak Ashym, a blogger and civil activist from Shymkent, south Kazakhstan, has been detained in a psychiatric facility.
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Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience's release blocked in Venezuela
Two have been arbitrarily detained in custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.
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Urgent Action update: Formal arrest of lawyer amid fears of torture in China
Beijing human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been formally arrested.
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Urgent Action: Palestinians at risk of losing residency status
Four members of the PLC are at risk of losing their permanent residency status in Jerusalem.
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Urgent Action update: Burundian prisoner conscience on trial
Germain Rukuki remains in prison after appearing before court for the second time on 3 April 2018.