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 » ]

Further information on UA: 23/10 Index: EUR 49/002/2010 Issue Date: 2 February 2010

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 15 MARCH 2010 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Belarusian conscientious objector, Ivan Mikhailau, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on 1 February 2010. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience and is calling for his immediate and unconditional release. [ Lire la suite » ]

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

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 3 FEBRUARY 2010. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

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

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 29 JANUARY 2010.
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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

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 28 JANUARY 2010 . Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

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

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 14 JANUARY 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 » ]

Further Information on UA: 145/09, Index: MDE 23/022/2009, Issue Date: 10 June 2009

'Abdullah Saleh al-Muhanna, who had been detained for over a month for holding Friday prayers for members of the Shi’a community at his home in al-Khober in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, was released without charge on 30 June. According to sources in Saudi Arabia, he was released after he signed an undertaking not to hold prayers at his home.
No further action is requested from the UA network. Many thanks to all who sent appeals.

This is the first update of UA 145/09 (MDE 23/018/2009). [ Lire la suite » ]

ASA 20/026/2008 - Further information on UA 236/08 (ASA 20/018/2008, 27 August 2008)

Violence against the Christian minority in Kandhamal district, Orissa, subsided during October etc, and the district is now relatively calm. Amnesty International is continuing to monitor the situation, and will take further action as necessary. [ Lire la suite » ]

MDE 13/156/2008 - Further Information on UA 151/08 (MDE 13/076/2008, 30 May 2008) and follow-ups (MDE 13/079/2008, 11 June 2008; MDE 13/138/2008, 17 September 2008)

Mahmoud Matin and Arash Basirat have been acquitted of the charge of apostasy by Branch 5 of the Fars Criminal Court in Shiraz, south west Iran, on 25 Sep 2008. They have since been released. [ Lire la suite » ]