Urgent action network blog

'In those six months, the Iranian authorities have never been willing to discuss why they have detained my family.' Richard Ratcliffe blogs on the imprisonment of his wife, Nazanin, and the enforced separation from their two-year-old daughter.

Another promised release date has just passed for the UK-Iranian grandfather. Send him a message of support for his birthday.

'He has often been told he has a good chance of release 'next week' or 'next month' and yet that day never comes. I’m sure this constant oscillation between hope and despair is damaging his health. It’s certainly painful for the rest of his family.' The…

Saman Naseem awaits execution any day. Just 17 when he was arrested in Iran for being a member of an opposition group, he was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and torture in detention. Ask the Iranian authorities not to execute Saman, and instead…

Saudi Arabia just flogged Raif Badawi in public - the first 50 lashes of his sentence of 1,000 lashes. All because he advocated free speech on a blog.

Yorm Bopha, a Cambodian activist, who was imprisoned on false charges to keep her quiet, has been released after more than 85,000 people signed our global petition including nearly 18,000 from the UK. Thank you for helping get Bopha home to her son and…