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Urgent Action Update: Two jailed artists serving 3-year prison terms in Iran

Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian and his filmmaker brother Hossein Rajabian began serving their three-year prison terms on 4 June.

3rd update on UA 41/16 issued 16/08/2016

Urgent Action good news: Jailed indigenous rights defender released

Mexican prisoner of conscience Ildefonso Zamora was released on 12 August after almost nine months in jail

2nd update on UA 106/16 issued 16/08/2016

Urgent Action good news: Man released from psychiatric institution in Russia

Konstantin Zadoya was released on 3 August from a psychiatric hospital in Novosibirsk, western Siberia

1st Update on UA 172/16 issued 16/08/2016

Urgent Action: Man who did not kill set for execution in United States

Jeffery Wood is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August. He was sentenced to death in 1998 for a murder committed during a robbery of a convenience store in 1996. He was sitting in a truck outside the store when the murder took place.

UA 160/16 issued 12/08/2016

Urgent Action: Man who did not kill set for execution in United States

Jeffery Wood is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August. He was sentenced to death in 1998 for a murder committed during a robbery of a convenience store in 1996. He was sitting in a truck outside the store when the murder took place.

UA 160/16 issued 12/08/2016

Urgent Action good news: Disappeared man returned home in Ukraine

Kostyantyn Beskorovaynyi returned home on 25 February, having spent 15 months in secret detention.

1st update on UA17/16 issued on 11/08/2016

Urgent Action: Two activists face up to 10 years' imprisonment in Thailand

Two activists were arrested on 6 August for distributing materials critical of a draft constitution. Both face up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

UA191/16 issued on 11/08/2016

Public liability insurance Certificate 16 – 17

This is Amnesty UK's Public Liability Insurance Certificate for 2016-2017.

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Urgent Action: Accused of defamation for social media posts in Indonesia

Haris Azhar, Executive Coordinator of a leading human rights NGO in Indonesia, is being investigated for defamation for publishing on social media.

UA 189/16 issued 11/08/2016

Urgent Action: Evacuate 10-year-old Syrian girl in need of surgery

Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl, was shot in the leg on 2 August by a sniper at a government checkpoint in Madaya

UA 190/16 issued 11/08/2016