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Urgent Action Outcome: Activist And Filmmaker Released From Detention
On 23 December 2021, Egyptian human rights activist and filmmaker Sanaa Seif was released.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Feb 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Human Rights Lawyer Released
After 22 months of detention, Mahienour el-Masry was provisionally released on 18 July.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Dec 2021 -
Turkey: Council of Europe's infringement proceedings sends 'crystal clear' message to release Osman KavalaCouncil of Europe Committee of Ministers to begin the formal process of infringement against Turkey for failing to release Osman Kavala, a prominent human rights activist in the country
Press release 03 Dec 2021 -
Saudi Arabia: Grand Prix must not deflect attention from dismal human rights recordPress release 02 Dec 2021
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Iran: Prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi at risk of flogging after arrestOutspoken activist is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison
Press release 19 Nov 2021 -
Greece: Aid workers set to stand trial under 'farcical' chargesSarah Mardini and Seán Binder - search and rescue volunteers risk 25 years in prison for helping refugees
Press release 15 Nov 2021 -
Russia: Authorities move to 'muzzle' the country's most respected human rights groupsPress release 12 Nov 2021
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Russia: LGBT-Network and human rights lawyers branded 'foreign agents' is 'beyond shameful'Reprisals against human rights defenders and civil society organisations must stop
Press release 09 Nov 2021 -
Nicaragua: Ortega's re-election threatens human rights 'horror thriller'Elections were marked by arbitrary arrests of activists and journalists
Press release 08 Nov 2021 -
USA: blacklisting of NSO Group recognises spyware abusesResponse to today’s decision by the US Department of Commerce to place Israeli cyber-surveillance company NSO Group on its “entity list” for malicious cyber activity.
Press release 03 Nov 2021 -
COP26: UK Government must recognise role of environmental human rights defenders in resisting climate changeEnvironmental activists often silenced by governments across the world
Press release 31 Oct 2021 -
UK: NSO Group prevented from promoting notorious spyware at London expoThe organisers of a major security fair to be held in London this week have said the controversial Israeli company NSO Group will not be allowed to exhibit its intrusive “Pegasus” spyware equipment at the event - a pledge made after Amnesty International…
Press release 27 Sep 2021 -
Know your freedoms: 11 human rights defenders you need to follow on Instagram right now
Know your freedoms: 11 human rights defenders you need to follow on Instagram right now
Press release 13 Sep 2021 -
Afghanistan – A Hell on EarthBlog post 09 Sep 2021 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Human rights defender released
On 17 July, the Egyptian authorities provisionally released journalist and human rights defender Esraa Abdelfattah.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Aug 2021 -
Saudi Arabia: fresh persecution following country's presidency of G20 - new reportSaudi Arabian has brazenly intensified its persecution of human rights defenders and dissidents after a lull in prosecutions during the country’s recent year-long G20 presidency, Amnesty International said in a new report.
Press release 02 Aug 2021 -
Russia: human rights and pro-democracy leader detained after being pulled off planeResponse to news that Andrei Pivovarov, executive director of the recently-disbanded Russian pro-democracy and human rights movement Open Russia was taken off a flight in Saint Petersburg last night and arbitrarily detained.
Press release 01 Jun 2021 -
Saudi Arabia: Google must halt plans to establish Cloud region in countryAmnesty International and 38 other human rights groups and individuals have today called on Google to halt plans to establish a Cloud region in Saudi Arabia until the technology giant can publicly demonstrate how it will mitigate risks of serious adverse…
Press release 26 May 2021 -
Russia: proposed new laws will criminalise Navalny supportersPress release 18 May 2021 -
Urgent Action outcome: Ailing professor granted bail, charges remain
Professor Muhammad Ismail was finally granted bail by the Peshawar High Court on 12 April 2021.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Apr 2021
