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Urgent Action: Peaceful protester in pre-trial detention in Russia
On 7 May, Dzerzhinsky District Court in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, remanded Mikhail Tsakunov in pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 15 May 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Ankara pride march no longer at risk
The student-organized Pride march gathering hundreds of university students went ahead peacefully on 11 May.
Urgent action outcomes 15 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Forcibly married, raped girl sentenced to death in Sudan
Nineteen year old, Noura Hussein Hamad Daoud, was sentenced to death on 10 May for killing her husband in self-defence.
Urgent action outcomes 15 May 2018 -
Turkey: UK must continue to push on human rightsPress release 15 May 2018
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Pakistan: Investigation uncovers 'sinister' hacking campaign targeting activistsPress release 15 May 2018
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Gaza shootings: 'another horrific example' of Israeli military using excessive forceThe use of excessive force in Gaza by Israel is an abhorrent violation of international law. Read more.
Press release 14 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Human rights activist unable to leave Equatorial Guinea
Ramón Esono Ebalé remains unable to leave Equatorial Guinea due to authorities failing to provide him with a passport.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Up to 20 years in Maldives prison on trumped-up charges
Ahmed Mahloof faces charges including “terrorism” and “obstruction of police duty” for taking part in peaceful protests.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Activist's not guilty verdict upheld on appeal in South Korea
Lee Jin-young, operator of the online library ‘Labour Books’, was found not guilty.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
Tep Vanny: Jailed for defending her homeTep Vanny is a Cambodian land rights activist known most prominently for her work surrounding the housing community in what used to be the Boeung Kak Lake area in central Phnom Penh. For over ten years, Tep Vanny has struggled to keep intact this…
Blog post 14 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Civil activist released from psychiatric facility in Kazakhstan
Ardak Ashym has been released from the psychiatric facility. The criminal investigation against her is still ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
Brazil: International solidarity is crucial to solving Marielle Franco's murder'Who killed Marielle and Anderson and who ordered the killing?' - Jurema Werneck
Press release 13 May 2018 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty gives cautious welcome to consultation on legacyAmnesty International has today given a cautious welcome to the Northern Ireland Office’s publication of a consultation on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past.
Press release 11 May 2018 -
Egypt: activist arrested for Facebook video condemning sexual harassment'The backlash against Amal Fathy is exactly why Egypt needs brave activists like her to speak up for women’s rights'
Press release 11 May 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Israeli government stops forced deportations
The Israeli government has declared that it will not pursue forcible deportations of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum-seekers
Urgent action outcomes 11 May 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: Yet another environmental defender killed in Colombia
In less than a week, two members of the Ríos Vivos (Living Rivers) Movement have been killed in Antioquia, Colombia
Urgent action outcomes 11 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Poet under illegal house arrest in China ‘prepared to die’
Liu Xia, widow of late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, said that she is prepared to die in recent conversation
Urgent action outcomes 11 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Environmental defender killed in Colombia, others at risk
A member of the Ríos Vivos (Living Rivers) Movement was killed on the same day the group carried out an all-day march
Urgent action outcomes 11 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Two Afro-descendant defenders criminalized in Colombia
Community leaders and human rights defenders have been unjustly detained and accused of charges they did not commit.
Urgent action outcomes 10 May 2018 -
Amnesty calls on UK to keep human rights in Turkey a priority ahead of presidential visitPress release 10 May 2018
