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Urgent Action update: Human rights defender forced to leave Zimbabwe

Evan Mawarire has left Zimbabwe fearing for his life as police continue to look for him even after all charges against him in relation to calling for a national stay-away were dismissed and he was freed. He risks arrest if he returns to Zimbabwe.

1st update on UA 169/16 issued on 09/09/2016

Urgent Action update: Activist released from psychiatric detention

Ilmi Umerov was released on 7 September after spending three weeks in forced psychiatric detention. He remains under criminal investigation for his peaceful activism against the Russian annexation of Crimea and could face a prison sentence, if convicted.

1st update on UA 205/16 issued on 09/09/2016

Urgent Action update: 200 people made homeless in Mongolia face harsh winter

An estimated 200 people from Building #3 in Ulaanbaatar, including a disabled man and families with children, are in desperate need of adequate accommodation.

1st update on UA 077/16 issued on 08/09/2016

Youth Group Monthly Action: September 2016

The September campaign action for youth groups focusses on our new Refugees campaign I Welcome, our anti-hate crime campaign Stand Against Hate and an individuals at risk case, Matsumo Kenji.

Urgent Action Update: Detention of Ahmed Abdullah renewed.

The detention of Ahmed Abdullah has been renewed for a further 45 days, after a Cairo criminal court accepted an appeal against his release on bail.

5th update on UA 9/16 issued 8/09/2016

Urgent Action End Action: Ongoing negotiations on refugees' condition in Jordan

Negotiations continue to find a solution for the circa 80,000 refugees stranded at the ‘berm’, a desert area located along the Jordan-Syria border.

3rd Update on UA 280/15 issued 8/09/2016

Urgent Action Update: Detained Angolan activist beaten by prison officials

Angolan youth activist, Francisco Mapanda, was beaten by prison officials for asking that his family be informed of a prison transfer before he agreed to it.

1st update on UA 167/16 issued on 8/09/2016

Urgent Action Update: Algerian prisoner of conscience remains in detention

A court upheld the conviction of Algerian activist Slimane Bouhafs for insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook

1st Update on UA 193/16 issued 7/09/2016

Urgent Action: Three Omani journalists on trial face jail

The trial of two detained Omani journalists in connection with articles they published alleging corruption in the judiciary, and a third journalist for his tweets, is ongoing.

UA 206/16 issued 07/09/2016

Urgent Action update: Egyptian released after torture and dissappearence

Islam Khalil, a 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture, was released on 31 August by the National Security Agency, 10 days after the prosecution ordered his release on bail.

2nd update on UA 187/16 issued 07/09/2016