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Palestine: arrest of prominent activist for Facebook post part of free speech crackdownPress release 05 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender remain in detention in Bahrain
Bahraini woman human rights defender Ebtisam al-Saegh was removed from solitary confinement following a two-day hunger strike in protest at her conditions of detention. She is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action: Independent news director detained in Azerbaijan
Mehman Aliyev, the director of independent news agency Turan, has been arbitrarily detained since 24 August on what appears to be trumped up charges of tax evasion and other offenses in retaliation for his work as a critical journalist.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in Iran
On 27 August a Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri to death for “spreading corruption on earth” for establishing the spiritual group Erfan-e Halgheh. He has been held in solitary confinement for over six years.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Sep 2017 -
Cambodia: Closure of English-language newspaper a 'disturbing' developmentPress release 04 Sep 2017
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Burma: Stopping aid entering Rakhine State shows 'a callous disregard for human life'Press release 04 Sep 2017
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The cost of courting LibyaIt's two years since images of little Alan Kurdi's body washed up on a beach in Turkey reverberated throughout the world. But did it prove to be the wake-up call for world leaders to take action that it promised to be?
Blog post 02 Sep 2017 -
Kenya: election ruling 'sets an example for the rest of the world'Press release 01 Sep 2017
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Review: Syria’s Disappeared – chilling but crucial viewingAmong the tens of thousands of men, women and children who have gone missing in Syria, this powerful film tracks some of the stories of those most horrifically affected by Assad's regime.
Blog post 01 Sep 2017 -
Northern Ireland Executive must be a ‘government for all the people’ – call at Pride in NewryPress release 01 Sep 2017
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Branson siblings get behind Give a Home and secure Ed Sheeran and Emeli Sandé for the line upPress release 01 Sep 2017
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DRC: government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by 2025Press release 01 Sep 2017
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Giant birthday card to be delivered to Iranian Embassy for British grandfather jailed in IranPress release 01 Sep 2017
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Urgent Action update: Prison term upheld for Saudi Arabian defender
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Abdulaziz al-Shubaily was informed on 31 July that his eight-year prison sentence has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in Riyadh. He is now at risk of being imprisoned at any time to start serving his sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Aug 2017 -
Syria: Tens of thousands of disappearances tearing families apartThis Day of the Disappeared, we're highlighting the devastating plight of tens of thousands of people in Syria who have gone missing or been detained since the onset of the bloody crisis in 2011.
30 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Severely-ill Iranian Kurdish woman denied care
Iranian Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian, serving a life sentence, is severely ill and requires specialized medical care outside prison. However, the authorities have persistently refused to transfer her to a hospital, apparently to punish her and extract…
Urgent action outcomes 30 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action: Papuan prisoner of conscience denied parole in Indonesia
Political activist, Oktovianus Warnares was convicted of “rebellion” (makar) in 2013 after peacefully commemorating the 50th anniversary of the handover of Papua to the Indonesian government.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Zambia opposition leader released
Leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Hakainde Hichilema and five others accused with him have been released.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Aug 2017 -
Sudan: Dr Mudawi released after eight months of wrongful imprisonmentPress release 30 Aug 2017
