Further information on UA: 114/10 Index: MDE 23/009/2010 Issue Date: 17 August 2010

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Further information on UA: 23/10 Index: EUR 49/006/2010

Belarusian conscientious objector Ivan Mikhailau has been acquitted of the charge of “evasion of conscription measures”.

On 4 May, Ivan Mikhailau’s case was heard for a second time by Minsk Regional Court and he was found to be not gui [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 221/09 Index: AMR 51/015/2010

Military authorities in the USA have approved a three-month reduction in the prison sentence of conscientious objector Travis Bishop. He was imprisoned for one year for refusing to serve with the army in Afghanistan because of his religious beliefs. It is likely that he will be released next month. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 348/09 Index: ASA 41/013/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009

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A mob with official backing is attempting to evict nearly 200 Buddhist monks and nuns from a monastery in central Viet Nam. The group have been sheltering there since they were evicted from another monastery in September, by a similar mob. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 313/09 Index: ASA 41/011/2009 Issue Date: 21 December 2009

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Prisoner of conscience Father Nguyen Van Ly was returned to prison from hospital on 11 December: he had not fully recovered from a stroke. He is partially paralysed on one side. The prison authorities are not providing him with adequate medical care, and his health is in danger. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further Information on UA: 95/09 Index: MDE 13/130/2009 Issue Date: 17 December 2009

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Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, two Iranian female converts to Christianity, were released from Evin Prison on 18 November. Both have been acquitted of “acting against state security” but continue to face other charges relating to their conversion. [ 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 » ]