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SULTANATE OF OMAN

Oman: Further information on fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
31 January 2006

Taiba al Mawali was released from the Women's Prison in the capital, Muscat, on 30 January, after serving a six-month prison term.

Urgent Action       MDE 20/001/2006

Oman: Further information on fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
8 August 2005

On 7 August, Taiba al Mawali's prison sentence was reportedly reduced from 18 months to six months by the Court of Appeal.

Urgent Action       MDE 20/007/2005

Oman: Further information on fear of torture/prisoners of ...
8 August 2005

Muhammad Bin Rashid Al-Gharbi (m), Lecturer at Sultan Qaboos University; Dr Ali Bin Hilal al-Arbi (m), Lecturer at Sultan Qaboos University; Dr Jabir al-Sa'di ( ...

Urgent Action       MDE 20/006/2005

Oman: Further information on Fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
19 July 2005

Prisoner of conscience Abdullah Al Riyami was released without charge on 19 July. He had been detained incommunicado for a week.

Urgent Action       MDE 20/005/2005

Oman: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoners of ...
14 July 2005

Writer Abdullah Al Riyami and former member of parliament Taiba al Mawali have both been detained in the capital Muscat. Abdullah Al Riyami may be held incommunicado ...

Urgent Action       MDE 20/004/2005

Oman: Further information on: Fear of torture/prisoners of ...
9 May 2005

Three of the named men were sentenced to prison terms, along with 27 other men, on 2 May. Amnesty International believes that many may be prisoners of conscience ...

Urgent Action       MDE 20/003/2005

Oman: Fear of torture/prisoners of conscience
28 January 2005

Hundreds of people, mainly academics and religious figures, are reported to have been detained in mass arrests since the beginning of this year. At least 100, including ...

Urgent Action       MDE 20/002/2005

Oman: Further Information on: Imminent Execution: Rebecca Thompson
18 January 2005

US national Rebecca Thompson is no longer at risk of execution. The Sultan of Oman has reportedly commuted her death sentence to 15 years' imprisonment.

Urgent Action       MDE 20/001/2005

Oman: Imminent Execution: Rebecca Thompson (f), aged 44, US ...
11 November 2004

On 9 November, the Supreme Court in Oman upheld the death sentence against US national Rebecca Thompson. Her sentence, which is now at the final stage of the appeal ...

Urgent Action       MDE 20/001/2004