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Urgent Action: Fomer prisoner of conscience detained again in China

Activist and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is said to be currently in police custody in Beijing.

UA 212/17 issued 14/09/2017

Urgent Action update: Second Ohio execution of the year goes ahead

Gary Otte was executed in Ohio on the morning of 13 September.

1st update on UA 207/17 issued 13/09/2017

Student Fundraising Guide - Bake Sale

Guide to organising a bake sale at your university

Student Fundraising Guide - Bake Sale

Urgent Action: LGBT activist charged with homosexual propoganda in Russia

Evdokia Romanova, an LBGT activist from Russia was charged with “homosexual propaganda” on 26 July.

UA 209/17 issued 12/09/2017

Urgent Action update: Saudi Arabian man's execution date set

The family of a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death has learned that he will be executed on 13 September.

1st update on UA 144/17 issued 11/09/2017

Youth Advisory Group - Apply now!

Applications are now open for our Youth Advisory Group. Deadline: 22nd October 2017

Amnesty Youth Advisory Group - Apply Now!

Urgent Action: US national sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia

US national Robert Slaten was sentenced to death on 13 July in Saudi Arabia on appeal.

UA 188/17 issued 08/09/2017

Urgent Action: Activists in Vietnam held incommunicado may face life in prison

Three Vietnamese activists are being held incommunicado at B14 prison in Hà Nội after their arrests on 30 July 2017.

UA 204/17 issued 08/09/2017

Urgent Action: Chechen man's whereabouts in Russia unknown

Imran Salamov is a 39-year old Chechen man who was forcibly returned from Belarus to Russia on 5 September.

UA 208/17 issued 08/09/2017

Urgent Action: Religious minority leader arrested in Algeria

Mohamed Fali, the president of the Ahmadiyya religious community, was arrested in Algeria on 28 August.

UA 205/17 issued 08/09/2017