
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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.