Urgent Action update: Burundi human rights defender held in pre-trial detention
Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention.
Urgent Action: Civil activist detained in Kazakhstan psychiatric facility
Ardak Ashym, a blogger and civil activist from Shymkent, south Kazakhstan, has been detained in a psychiatric facility.
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience's release blocked in Venezuela
Two have been arbitrarily detained in custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.
Urgent Action update: Formal arrest of lawyer amid fears of torture in China
Beijing human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been formally arrested.
Urgent Action: Palestinians at risk of losing residency status
Four members of the PLC are at risk of losing their permanent residency status in Jerusalem.
Urgent Action update: Burundian prisoner conscience on trial
Germain Rukuki remains in prison after appearing before court for the second time on 3 April 2018.
Urgent Action update: Iranian trade unionist on hunger strike
Iranian trade unionist Esmail Abdi started a hunger strike to protest against the treatment of teachers and workers.
Local Group Fundraising Update: April 2018
A fundraising update for the local group network featuring news of a group member's Land's End to John O' Groats cycle.
Urgent Action: The state is repressing demonstrators in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan authorities have responded violently to demonstrations taking place throughout the country.
Urgent Action: Over 2,000 Afghans at risk of deportation in Turkey
Turkey has deported 7,100 Afghan citizens, and at least 2,000 more are detained and at risk of deportation.