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Israel/OPT: Release pediatrician and hospital director

On December 27, 2024, the Israeli military raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Mashrou’ Beit Lahiya. During the raid, they detained...

Good News: Toffiq al-Bihani released from Guantanamo

On January 6, 2025, the United States transferred 11 Yemeni men from the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility to Oman....

USA: Environmental lawyer must be pardoned

Steven Donziger is an environmental lawyer and human rights defender who stood up to the oil giant Chevron. He successfully...

Türkiye: Human rights advocate Nimet Tanrikulu detained on baseless charges

On November 26, police detained Nimet Tanrıkulu, a well-known human rights advocate, from her home in Istanbul. After a brief...

Niger: Human rights defender Moussa Tchangari detained

On December 3, 2024, Moussa Tchangari, a respected human rights defender and secretary general of the civil society group Citizens’...

Egypt: Wrongfully imprisoned father fights for freedom

On December 22, the Court of Cassation will review Badr Mohamed’s appeal against his wrongful conviction and five-year prison sentence....

Algeria: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi freed after presidential pardon

On November 1, Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi was released from El Harrach prison following a presidential pardon for over...

Indonesia: Fishermen freed after activism-related charges

Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik, two fishermen from North Sumatra, Indonesia, were convicted of property damage during a protest linked to...

USA: Indiana’s first execution in 15 years looms

Joseph Corcoran is set to be executed in Indiana on December 18, 2024. Convicted in 1999 for the 1997 murders...

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