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Amnesty International has received reports indicating that the President was due to consider signing execution Mehr

Amnesty International has received reports indicating that the President was due to consider signing execution warrants as early as the week of 24 June. Should this be confirmed, up to 13 prisoners would be put at imminent risk of execution. There is completely secrecy around the dates of any scheduled executions, as well as identities of the death row prisoners most at risk. Amnesty International has not been able to confirm whether the individuals had fair trials, access to lawyers or whether they were able to engage in a meaningful clemency process. Sri Lanka has not implemented this ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment for more than four decades. It should continue to honour a tradition that chooses life instead of vengeance. Mehr

On 22 May 2019, Thai authorities renewed their crackdown on peaceful protesters by pursuing the Mehr

On 22 May 2019, Thai authorities renewed their crackdown on peaceful protesters by pursuing the prosecution of a group of 17 individuals, including an opposition party politician, for their participation in a peaceful protest outside a Bangkok police station on 24 June 2015. Their gatherings took place during the military government’s ban on «political» gatherings of five or more persons. Filing charges against these individuals nearly four years after their peaceful demonstration appears to be a politically motivated decision to silence perceived opponents and has a chilling effect on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Thailand. Mehr

News editor Aung Marm Oo is in hiding after being accused of violating Myanmar’s Unlawful Mehr

News editor Aung Marm Oo is in hiding after being accused of violating Myanmar’s Unlawful Associations Act, a notorious repressive law which has often been used to target ethnic minorities in Myanmar. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Development Media Group (DMG), a Rakhine State-based news agency which has been reporting on violations during the conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army. The charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence. Mehr

Am 20. Mai sprach das Hohe Gericht in Zinder den Aktivisten Sadat Illiya Dan Malam Mehr

Am 20. Mai sprach das Hohe Gericht in Zinder den Aktivisten Sadat Illiya Dan Malam von den Anklagen der «Teilnahme an einer aufrührerischen Bewegung» und «Verschwörung gegen die Staatssicherheit» frei und ordnete seine umgehende Freilassung an. Dennoch befindet er sich nach wie vor in Haft. Die Staatsanwaltschaft hat Rechtsmittel gegen das Gerichtsurteil eingelegt. Mehr

We are extending the appeals deadline for this UA until 30 July . Mehr

We are extending the appeals deadline for this UA until 30 July . Mehr

Dem 18-jährigen Danial Zeinolabedini, der gegenwärtig im Gefängnis Mahabad in der Provinz West-Aserbaidschan einsitzt, droht Mehr

Dem 18-jährigen Danial Zeinolabedini, der gegenwärtig im Gefängnis Mahabad in der Provinz West-Aserbaidschan einsitzt, droht die Hinrichtung. Er wurde im Juni 2018 nach einem unfairen Verfahren für einen Mord verurteilt, den er im Alter von 17 Jahren begangen haben soll. Seine Hinrichtung wäre ein schwerer Verstoss gegen das Völkerrecht. Mehr

Am 14. Juni verbot die Provinzverwaltung von İzmir sämtliche Veranstaltungen zum diesjährigen Christopher Street Day. Mehr

Am 14. Juni verbot die Provinzverwaltung von İzmir sämtliche Veranstaltungen zum diesjährigen Christopher Street Day. Einen Tag später folgte Antalya diesem Beispiel. Auch in anderen Städten wurden Veranstaltungen für die Rechte von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuellen, Trans- und Intergeschlechtlichen (LGBTI) verhindert oder sollen noch verboten werden – auch in Istanbul, wo die Pride-Parade das fünfte Jahr in Folge gefährdet ist. Mehr

We are extending the appeal deadline for Bahraini detainees Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab and Ahmed Mehr

We are extending the appeal deadline for Bahraini detainees Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab and Ahmed Issa Ahmed al-Malali until 29 July 2019 . Mehr