Urgent Action Outcome: Teenage Girl Jailed Over Facebook Post Freed
Dipti Rani Das was granted bail on 17 February 2022 and released from detention on 15 March 2022.
Urgent Action Outcome: Governor Rejects Clemency, Execution Proceeds
James Coddington, aged 50, was executed in Oklahoma on 25 August 2022 for the murder of a 73-year-old friend in 1997.
Urgent Action Outcome: Activist Relieved From Further Imprisonment
Maldivian activist Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba has been relieved from further imprisonment on charges of blasphemy.
Urgent Action Outcome: Texas Court Blocks Execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution for Ramiro Gonzales 48 hours before it was due to be carried out
Urgent Action Outcome: Activist Is Sentenced To Imprisonment
On 27 May, the Sovetskii District Court sentenced activist Mikhail Iosilevich to 20 months imprisonment.
Urgent Action Outcome: Lawsuit Against Defenders Reaches Settlement
On 22 June 2022, Marino Alvarado and Alfredo Infante reached a settlement with Carabobo state governor, Rafael Lacava.
Urgent Action Outcome: Pride March Dispersed With Excessive Force
Police violently broke up the student-organised Pride march on 10 June at Middle East Technical University (METU) Campus.
Urgent Action Outcome: Journalist Released After 29 Months In Jail
On 24 April 2022, the Egyptian authorities released journalist Mohamed Salah who had been arbitrarily detained.
Human Rights Defender Released
Egyptian human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Ibrahim Ezz el-Din was released on 26 April 2022.