Urgent Action good news: Charges against two media workers dropped in Myanmar
The charges against journalists Kyaw Min Swe and Kyaw Zwar Naing were dropped on 1 September.
Urgent Action good news: Three journalists released after charges dropped in Myanmar
Journalists Lawi Weng, Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung were released from prison on 1 September 2017.
Urgent Action: Offices of human rights defenders attacked in Indonesia
Staff of the Indonesian and Jakarta Legal Institutes were threatened by violent ‘anti-communist’ protesters.
Urgent Action: Juror racism claim as execution draws near in USA
Keith Tharpe is scheduled to be executed in Georgia at 7pm on 26 September.
Urgent Action update: Juvenile offender at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia
Abdulkareem al-Hawaj sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 11 September.
Urgent Action update: Iranian trade unionist in need of medical care
After over 40 days on hunger strike Reza Shahabi is in need of urgent specialized medical care.
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender facing two trials in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is set to appear for two trials related to his human rights work, on 19 and 25 September.
Urgent Action update: Religious minority leader in Algeria released but still at risk
Mohamed Fali was released from pre-trial detention on 13 September but remains at risk of further prosecution.
Urgent Action: Detained opposition activist denied lawyer visits in Sudan
Nabil El-Niwari, a political activist and member of the opposition party Sudan Congress, was arrested by the NISS.