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Urgent Action good news: Three journalists released after charges dropped in Myanmar
Journalists Lawi Weng, Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung were released from prison on 1 September 2017.
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Urgent Action: Offices of human rights defenders attacked in Indonesia
Staff of the Indonesian and Jakarta Legal Institutes were threatened by violent ‘anti-communist’ protesters.
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Urgent Action: Juror racism claim as execution draws near in USA
Keith Tharpe is scheduled to be executed in Georgia at 7pm on 26 September.
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Urgent Action update: Juvenile offender at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia
Abdulkareem al-Hawaj sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 11 September.
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Urgent Action update: Iranian trade unionist in need of medical care
After over 40 days on hunger strike Reza Shahabi is in need of urgent specialized medical care.
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender facing two trials in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is set to appear for two trials related to his human rights work, on 19 and 25 September.
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Urgent Action update: Religious minority leader in Algeria released but still at risk
Mohamed Fali was released from pre-trial detention on 13 September but remains at risk of further prosecution.
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Urgent Action: Detained opposition activist denied lawyer visits in Sudan
Nabil El-Niwari, a political activist and member of the opposition party Sudan Congress, was arrested by the NISS.
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Urgent Action: Fomer prisoner of conscience detained again in China
Activist and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is said to be currently in police custody in Beijing.