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Urgent Action good news: Okinawa activist released on bail after five monthsHiroji Yamashiro, 64 years of age, has been released on bail after five months in detention without being able to see his family. Arrested for his role in protests against new U.S. military construction projects in Okinawa, his next court hearing is…
Urgent action outcomes 21 Mar 2017 -
It's a human right to agitate the 'injustice' systemA year ago I walked out of a Louisiana prison a free man after serving 44 years in solitary confinement.
Blog post 17 Mar 2017 -
Podcast: Albert Woodfox on surviving 44 years in solitaryAlbert Woodfox has endured longer in solitary confinement than anyone else in the US. When he was imprisoned in Louisiana in the 1970s, racism was rife. Albert took a stand - and it cost him. Hear why Albert was punished over the odds and how he survived…
16 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action: Convicted of screening human rights documentary in Malaysia
Malaysian human rights defender Lena Hendry has been convicted by the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Court for the private screening of the documentary “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka”. She faces up to three years imprisonment or a fine of up to…
Urgent action outcomes 13 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Three human rights defenders freed in SudanThree human rights defenders Khalafalla A. Mukhtar, Midhat A. Hamdan and Mustafa Adam have been released after being sentenced to time served by a court in Khartoum, Sudan.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender being tortured in Evin, Iran
Iranian prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Arash Sadeghi is being subjected to torture by Revolutionary Guard officials who are blocking his access to urgent medical care.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender's prison sentence upheld in Saudi Arabia
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh has upheld Saudi Arabian human rights defender Issa al-Hamid’s 11-year prison sentence. It is feared that he could be detained at any time to start serving his sentence. If detained he will be a prisoner of…
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Crackdown on human rights defenders continues in Egypt
The El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence was raided by police and shut down on 9 February.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender signs plea bargain in Israel/OPT
Human rights defender and former prisoner of conscience Anas Barghouti has agreed to a plea bargain to avoid prison.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Activists could be charged for exposing torture in Thailand
A decision by the Public Prosecutor on whether to prosecute three human rights defenders on criminal defamation and compu
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Three human rights defenders held incommunicado in Vietnam
Within 10 days of each other, three unassociated Vietnamese human rights defenders were arrested in January and are currently being held in incommunicado pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Crimean lawyer released but still at risk in Ukraine
Human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was released on 5 February in Simferopol, Crimea, having served 10 days in administrative detention to which he was sentenced as reprisal for his human rights work. Kurbedinov vowed to continue his work.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Increasing smear campaign against defenders in Honduras
International organization Global Witness, along with Honduran organizations MILPAH, COPINH and CEHPRODEC are facing a smear campaign against them for their work defending land, territory and environmental rights in the country.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Zimbabwe human rights defender re-arrested
Pastor Evan Mawarire, a human rights defender and leader of the #ThisFlag movement in Zimbabwe, was arrested again on 1 February on arrival at Harare International Airport.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience's conviction upheld in Kazakhstan
On 20 January, the Atyrau Regional Court in western Kazakhstan upheld the decision to sentence human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience Maks Bokaev and Talgat Ayan to five years in prison for their involvement in the organization of peaceful…
Urgent action outcomes 01 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Demand release of human rights defender in Cuba
Five days after Fidel Castro’s death, human rights defender Eduardo Cardet was detained and has since been held in provisional detention in Holguín, south-east Cuba.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights lawyer incarcerated in Crimea
Prominent human rights lawyer in Crimea Emil Kurbedinov was sentenced to 10 days’ administrative detention on 26 January. He is being targeted for his human rights work and should be immediately released.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender jailed for online activism in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Essam Koshak has been detained since 8 January 2017 for his online activism. He is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately and unconditionally.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Health concern for professor on hunger strike in Sudan
Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, 58, a prominent Sudanese human rights defender has been on hunger strike since 21 January 2017 to protest against his arbitrary detention.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: End harassment of indigenous rights defenders in Malaysia
Five indigenous (Orang Asli) human rights defenders and two journalists were arbitrarily detained by the Department of Forestry on 23 January following peaceful protests against logging licences granted by local authorities. They have all been released,…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2017
