http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2039/2058/2020 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/001/2010/en Akmal Shaikh was put to death by lethal injection on 29 December, in a prison in Urumqi. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA17/074/2009/en British national Akmal Shaikh has exhausted all his appeals against his drug-smuggling conviction. According to the UK Foreign Office, he is scheduled to be executed on 29 December 2009. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR53/009/2009/en Richard Blanco, a male local government official from Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is being detained in a prison in Caracas without any evidence of him having committed a crime. His detention appears to be politically motivated. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA41/012/2009/en Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh has been charged with attempting to overthrow the state. For this, he could face the death penalty. Two others are facing the same charge. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE30/022/2009/en Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, in jail on politically motivated charges, is in urgent need of specialist medical care, without which his life may be in danger. A prominent critic of the Tunisian government, he was sentenced on 26 November 2009 to six months' imprisonment, after an unfair trial. Amnest Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/130/2009/en Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, two Iranian female converts to Christianity, were released from Evin Prison on 18 November 2009. Both have been acquitted of “acting against state security” but continue to face other charges relating to their conversion. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/iran-executes-alleged-juvenile-offender-20091217 Mosleh Zamani was hanged on Thursday morning, along with four other unidentified prisoners. He was sentenced to death in 2006 for allegedly raping his girlfriend when he was 17. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/iran-stop-execution-alleged-juvenile-offender-mosleh-zamani-20091216 The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of alleged juvenile offender, Amnesty International said today. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/save-two-men-execution-belarus Andrei Zhuk and Vasily Yuzepchuk are currently awaiting execution in Minsk after having their appeals turned down. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/010/2009/es Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International