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Azerbaijan: Academics face up to 20 years in prison for speaking out

Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samadov, both academics, were arrested on false charges, including “high treason.” Their arrest is seen as...

Iran: Women’s rights defender at risk of execution

Sharifeh Mohammadi, a human rights defender, is at risk of execution. A Revolutionary Court in Rasht, Gilan province, sentenced her...

Belarus: End the torturous isolation of Maryia Kalesnikava

Maryia Kalesnikava has been unfairly imprisoned for four years because of her role in the 2020 Belarus election and peaceful...

Saudi Arabia: Manahel Al-Otaibi subjected to torture in prison

Manahel al-Otaibi, a 30-year-old fitness instructor and women’s rights activist, contacted her family on September 1, 2024, after a month...

Libya: Release activist detained over social media post

On January 13, 2024, the Internal Security Agency (ISA) arrested activist and blogger Maryam Mansour al-Warfalli. also known as “Nakhla...

Angola: Release unjustly detained activists

On September 16, 2023, four activists—Adolfo Campos, Abraão Pedro Santos, Gilson Morreira, and Hermenegildo Victor José—were arrested. Just three days...

Tunisia: Urgent call for the release of detained human rights defender

On August 1, 2024, Tunisian authorities detained Sihem Bensedrine, a leading human rights defender. She is accused of “fraud,” “forgery,”...

Egypt: : Free Mahmoud Hussein, the “T-Shirt Detainee”

On June 26, 2024, Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court sentenced Mahmoud Hussein to three years in prison. He was arrested...

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