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Sherwani and Zebari

Iraq: Unfairly jailed journalists face prolonged prison time

Journalists Sherwan Sherwani and Guhdar Zebari, imprisoned in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) since October 2020 following a grossly...

Russian playwright Svetlana Petriychuk in the court room

Russian Federation: Release women director & playwright

Theatre director, Evgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk are being arbitrarily detained since May 5, and face prosecution for authoring...

Ibrahim Metwaly pictured in a dark suit.

Egypt: Human rights lawyer must be released

Since his arrest on September 10, 2017, Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained Ibrahim Metwaly, human rights lawyer and co-founder of...

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Viet Nam: Execution imminent in torture-tainted case

On August 4, the family of Nguyen Van Chuong was asked to report within three days to the People’s Court...

Walid Daqqah

Israel/OPT: Release terminally ill Palestinian prisoner

Walid Daqqah is a terminally ill Palestinian prisoner who was diagnosed with a rare case of bone marrow cancer. His...

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Venezuela: Detained unionist, Guillermo Zarraga’s life is at grave risk

Guillermo Zárraga, a 59-year-old Venezuelan former unionist, was arbitrarily detained in Venezuela in November 2020. Since being taken from his...

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Egypt: Unjustly jailed Egyptian-British yet to be released

Egyptian-British prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah remains arbitrarily detained in Wadi al-Natrun prison and denied access to consular visits. On...

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Yemen: 11 forcibly disappeared Baha’is at great risk

On May 25, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They detained and forcibly disappeared...

Gubad Ibadoghlu is a well-known Azerbaijani economist and politician

Azerbaijan: Academic & vocal critic of government, detained on made-up charges

Gubad Ibadoghlu, a renowned political economist and civil activist, was detained on July 23, 2023 on fabricated charges of the...

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Egypt: Jailed son of politician denied family visits

Anas al-Beltagy, who has been denied any contact with his family for six years, continues to be barred from prison...

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Venezuela: Arbitrarily detained woman, Emirlendris Benitez, finally receives medical care

In late July 2023, Emirlendris Benítez was finally transferred to a medical facility where she was diagnosed and received treatment...

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Cuba: Prisoner of conscience, Maykel Osorbo in danger

Maykel Castillo Pérez, also known as “Maykel Osorbo,” is a Cuban musician and prisoner of conscience who has faced constant...

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