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Urgent Action       EUR 50/007/2009

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11 December 2009

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Iran: Election contested, repression compounded
10 December 2009

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Mexico: Further information: Woman living on disputed land shot
10 December 2009

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Urgent Action       AMR 41/065/2009

Saudi Arabia: Sentenced to death for "sorcery"
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Urgent Action       MDE 23/036/2009

Ukraine: Detained Belarusian suffers asthma attack: Igor Koktysh ...
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Urgent Action       EUR 50/006/2009

Singapore: New execution date for condemned Malaysian: Yong Vui ...
4 December 2009

Yong Vui Kong received a stay of execution on 3 December 2009, but is now scheduled for execution on 11 December. His appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeals ...

Urgent Action       ASA 36/005/2009

China: Further information: Lawyer jailed for defending human ...
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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 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/068/2009

Egypt: Further information: Man at risk of torture if extradited ...
3 December 2009

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Urgent Action       MDE 12/034/2009