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Urgent Action: Assailants burn human rights defender's car in Mexico
Unidentified intruders entered the residence of Mario Luna Romero, leader of the Indigenous Yaqui community in Sonora state, northern Mexico, and set fire to his partner’s car.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Defenders and their trainers must be released in Turkey
Eight human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, and two international trainers, were detained by police on 5 July as they were participating in a workshop in Istanbul.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Arrested defender at risk of torture in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam al-Saegh was arrested on 3 July after her home was raided by masked security officers. Amnesty understands that she is being held at Issa Town detention centre for women, on the outskirts of Manama.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Smear campaign against environmental defenders in Guatemala
Members of the Centre for Environmental, Social and Legal Action (CALAS) have been the target of a smear campaign after they challenged the license of the San Rafael mining company in court.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
UK: Theresa May must call for release of Amnesty Turkey director from detentionIdil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey, has been detained along with 10 others in Istanbul. They must be released.
Press release 06 Jul 2017 -
Turkey: investigation of Amnesty director for supposed terrorism labelled 'absurd'Press release 06 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action: Human rights defender and journalist charged in Angola
Human rights defender Rafael Marques de Morais and journalist Mariano Brás Lourenço have formally been charged with ‘defa
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Imprisoned Iranian activist must be released
Iranian human rights defender Omid Alishenas has been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison in poor conditions for more than six months.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender charged with obstruction in Malaysia
Human rights defender and lawyer Siti Kasim has been charged with “obstruction” in connection with a raid on a transgender event held in April 2016. She could face up to two years in prison or a maximum fine of RM10,000 (USD 2,331) or both, if convicted.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Defender at risk of continued detention in Egypt
The South Banha prosecutor renewed on 18 June the detention for human rights defender Hanan Badr el-Din for 15 more days.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous defenders attacked and at risk in Guatemala
Aura Lolita Chávez, a renowned Guatemalan human rights defender and Indigenous leader, and members of her organization the K’iche People’s Council (CPK) were threatened and attacked by unidentified armed men.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Peanut from Kaiser Chiefs: Why activism is importantPeanut from Kaiser Chiefs sits down with us to discuss how he got into activism and why it's more important than ever for young people to use their voice.
Blog post 16 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: NGO leader charged under 'foreign agents’ law in Russian Federation
On 2 June, prominent Russian human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko was officially charged with “malicious evasion from performance of duties” under the “foreign agents” law.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Release Amnesty International Chair Taner Kılıç detained in TurkeyChair of Amnesty International Turkey Taner Kılıç was detained on 6 June, wrongly accused of membership of the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization”. On 9 June he has been remanded in pre-trial detention. The charges against him must be dropped and he…
Urgent action outcomes 13 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Saudi Arabian activist detained after deportation
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained in Saudi Arabia since 25 May after he was deported from Qatar. He was travelling to Norway where he had been granted asylum. He is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender threatened with violence in Bangladesh
Prominent human rights defender Sultana Kamal has received threats of violence from the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, following comments she made on a TV talk show.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Sick elderly Iranian activist on travel ban
Elderly human rights defender Dr Mohammad Maleki, 84, is being prevented from leaving Iran to visit his children in the Netherlands and Canada.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Saudi Arabian activist held incommunicado
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 28 May, after he was deported from Qatar. He is a prisoner of conscience and at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
What human rights activists look likeThe media often say young people aren’t bothered about serious issues like human rights or politics. At Amnesty International we know that’s not true. These are the stories of our young activists.
Blog post 08 Jun 2017 -
5 ways to make a difference right nowFeel powerless after GE 2017? You're not. Here are five things you can do right now, some which only take 30 seconds, to get involved and start making a difference.
Blog post 08 Jun 2017
