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Urgent Action update: Death sentences quashed, retrial ordered

On 22 October 2018, Bahrain’s Cassation Court overturned the death sentences it had confirmed in 2015 against two men.

5th update on UA: 1/15 issued 02/11/2018

Urgent Action: Human rights defender brutally attacked

Alfredo Okenve, an Equatorial Guinea human rights defender was brutally attacked on 27 October by unknown armed men.

UA 189/18 issued on 31/10/2018

Urgent Action: Indigenous environmental rights defender killed

Julián Carrillo was shot death on 24 October after death threats for defending the territory of his indigenous community.

UA 187/18 issued 25/10/2018

Urgent Action: NGOs in India at risk of shut down

On 25 October 2018, Amnesty India endured a ten-hour-long raid as a group of officers locked them in.

UA 194/18 issued 15/11/2018

Day of the Imprisoned Writer Briefing for Scottish Parliament debate

Urgent Action: 80-year-old egyptian’s death sentence upheld

Egypt's Court of Cassation upheld death sentence of Sheikh Abdel Rehim Abdel Halim Gabreel – an 80-year-old Quran tutor.

UA 193/18 issued 12/11/2018

Urgent Action Update: Two missing prisoners found; torture fears remain

On 31 October the two men were confirmed to being held at pre-trial detention centres in St. Petersburg, Russia.

1st update on UA 145/18 issued 02/11/2018

Urgent Action Update: Lawmaker’s administrative detention renewed

Ofer Military Court in OPT approved the renewal of Khalida Jarrar’s administrative detention for another four months.

4th update on UA 187/17 issued on 02/11/2018