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Urgent Action good news: Tajikistani prisoner of conscience released

Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov was released in the courtroom, after spending more than eight months behind bars.

1st update on UA 139/18 issued 24/08/2018

Urgent Action: Prisoner at risk of losing eyesight in Kazakhstan

Muratbek Tungishbayev risks losing sight in his left eye due to failure to provide him with necessary medical care.

UA 157/18 issued 24/08/2018

Youth Fundraising Update: September 2018

A youth fundraising update for September featuring news of an exciting fundraiser by Croydon High School Amnesty Group.

Youth Fundraising Update: September 2018

Urgent Action: Christians sentenced for practising their faith in Iran

Four Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined total of 45 years in prison solely for practising their faith.

UA 156/18 issued 23/08/2018

Urgent Action update: Nebraska conducts first execution since 1997

The US state of Nebraska carried out its first execution in 21 years on 14 August, and the first by lethal injection.

1st update on UA 136/18 issued 20/08/2018

Not Just Wilberforce

Essays on Human Rights Defenders in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Real Lives Autumn 2018

A letter from you could help free a prisoner, stop an execution or help a bereaved family receive justice.

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Urgent Action: Fears for prisoner of conscience in Vietnam after death threat

Human rights defender Tran Thi Nga was recently beaten up and has received a death threats from another inmate.

UA 155/18 issued 20/08/2018

Urgent Action: Opposition politician detained in Uganda; signs of torture

Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a Ugandan singer turned politician was arrested and later charged.

UA 154/18 issued 17/08/2018

Urgent Action: Nigerian journalist detained and threatened

Journalist Samuel Ogundipe is being detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) headquarters.

UA 153/18 issued 17/08/2018