Tag: prison
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Azerbaijan: Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year prison term culminates “travesty” of a trial against ethnic Armenian leaders
Responding to the conviction and 20-year sentence of Ruben Vardanyan, the last of 16 ethnic…
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Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for lawful professional and human rights work Joint statement by legal and human rights organizations
The undersigned international 34 legal and human rights organizations strongly condemn the conviction and sentencing…
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Egypt: Prominent activist assaulted in prison: Mohamed Adel
Prominent political activist and former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, Mohamed Adel, has…
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Trade unionist Ali Mammeri faces 10 years in prison
In response to the 1 Feb ruling by the Court of Appeal in Oum El Bouaghi to uphold the conviction of trade…
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Kazakhstan: Drop charges against Atajurt activists facing up to 10 years in prison for peaceful protest
Ahead of the start of the trial of 19 activists from the Kazakhstani human rights…
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Convicted Former Guinean Official Dies in Prison
Col. Claude Pivi, Guinea’s former minister for presidential security and one of the men convicted in…
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El Salvador: Alejandro and José Ángel are released from prison
“We celebrate that Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez are being released today after months of unjust…
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More than 1,000 Belarusians Remain in Prison for Exercising Their Rights
On December 13, Belarusian authorities released 123 prisoners following negotiations led by the US administration,…
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Swe Win: Photojournalist Sai Zaw should be able to report freely. He should not be in prison.
In 2023, celebrated photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike travelled to Rakhine state determined to report on…
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Türkiye: Draft Law Threatens LGBT People with Prison
(Istanbul, October 29, 2025) – A government proposal would pave the way to bring criminal…