UA: 323/09 Index: AMR 23/030/2009 Issue Date: 07 December 2009

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Human rights lawyer Jorge Molano is involved in a high-profile prosecution of a former army officer. He is being followed, and he and his family are in grave danger. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 327/09 Index: MDE 24/036/2009 Issue Date: 8 December 2009

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Ahmed Mustafa Ben-Mohammed, usually known by his pen name of Pir Rostom, a male Syrian political activist, is being held incommunicado at an unknown location. He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 328/09 Index: MDE 23/036/2009 Issue Date: 08 December 2009.

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A Lebanese national has been sentenced to death for "sorcery" by a court in Saudi Arabia, and could be executed at any time if his sentence is upheld by the Supreme Court. Another man has been sentenced to death for "apostasy" on grounds relating to "sorcery." [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 164/09 Index: MDE 23/035/2009 Issue Date: 07 December 2009

A 22-year-old man, Muhammad Basheer bin Sa'oud al-Ramaly al-Shammari, was beheaded in the Saudi Arabian city of Hail on 7 December. His body was later crucified.

Crucifixions in Saudi Arabia take place after the beheading; the body along with the separated head are placed on a pole in a public square to act as a deterrent. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 325/09 Index: ASA 33/012/2009 Issue Date: 04 December 2009

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Aakash Mallah, Vice Chairman of the Sindh nationalist party Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), and JSQM activist Noor Mohammad Khaskheli, were abducted on 30 October, in Sindh province, south-eastern Pakistan. Local sources believe the two men were subjected to enforced disappearances by government security officials. They could be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 317/09 Index: AMR 51/123/2009 Issue Date: 04 December 2009

Bobby Wayne Woods was executed in the US state of Texas on the evening of 3 December. He was sentenced to death in 1998 for the murder of an 11-year-old girl in 1997.
Bobby Woods received a lethal injection shortly after the US Supreme Court denied a request from his lawyer to stay his execution. His lawyer had sought a stay on the grounds that Bobby Woods had mental retardation. His last words were: “Bye, I’m ready.” [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 201/09 Index: ASA 17/068/2009 Issue Date: 04 December 2009

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Human rights lawyer Wang Yonghang has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in connection with his work representing Falun Gong practitioners. He has appealed. He is a prisoner of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]