A/HRC/39/45 information to them. The Working Group encourages Member States to take all measures possible to guard against reprisals. 8. Urgent appeals 32. During the period from 1 January to 31 December 2017, the Working Group sent 98 urgent appeals to 45 Governments, concerning 311 individuals. The list of countries concerned is as follows: Algeria (2 urgent appeals) Australia (1 urgent appeal) Azerbaijan (2 urgent appeals) Bahrain (7 urgent appeals) Bangladesh (1 urgent appeal) Brazil (1 urgent appeal) Burundi (2 urgent appeals) Cambodia (1 urgent appeal) Cameroon (2 urgent appeals) Chile (1 urgent appeal) China (2 urgent appeals) Congo (1 urgent appeal) Egypt (8 urgent appeals) Equatorial Guinea (1 urgent appeal) Eritrea (1 urgent appeal) Guatemala (1 urgent appeal) Hungary (1 urgent appeal) India (2 urgent appeals) Iran (Islamic Republic of) (18 urgent appeals) Iraq (1 urgent appeal) Italy (1 urgent appeal) Japan (1 urgent appeal) Lebanon (2 urgent appeals) Libya (2 urgent appeals) Malawi (1 urgent appeal) Mauritania (1 urgent appeal) Mexico (1 urgent appeal) Myanmar (1 urgent appeal) Nigeria (1 urgent appeal) Norway (1 urgent appeal) Papua New Guinea (1 urgent appeal) Philippines (1 urgent appeal) Qatar (2 urgent appeals) Republic of Korea (1 urgent appeal) 23