Urgent Action update: Activist in Zambia released on bail, set to stand trial
Fumba Chama affectionately known as Pilato was released on a 3000 USD bail on 21 May. His trial will begin on 25 June.
Urgent Action good news: Texas court issues stay of execution
On 5 June, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Clifton Williams.
Urgent Action update: Russia must release Ukranian film director
Ukrainian film director, Oleg Sentsov started a hunger strike on 14 May.
Youth Fundraising Update: June 2018
A youth fundraising update for June 2018 featuring news of a sponsored silence that raised £2,000 and other fundraisers.
Urgent Action good news: Cartoonist and activist able to leave Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinean cartoonist and activist Ramón Esono Ebalé was finally able to leave Equatorial Guinea on 28 May.
Urgent Action update: Indigenous leader health and life back at risk in Chile
Mapuche Indigenous spiritual leader Machi Celestino Córdova, imprisoned since 2014, renewed a hunger strike.
Urgent Action update: Ahmed Mansoor sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the UAE
In the UAE, Ahmed Mansoor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1,000,000 Emirati Dirham.
Urgent Action update: Land defenders threatened and attacked in Guatemala
Human rights defender Ramon Choc died following a violent assault, and other defenders have been threatened.
Urgent Action update: Far-right protesters attack festival organisers in Ukraine
The Festival of Equality was disrupted by violent far-right protesters and conservative religious protestors.
Urgent Action good news: Prisoner of conscience released in Uzbekistan
On 7 May, a court issued Uzbekistani journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev with a non-custodial sentence.