
Urgent Action: Thai Activist face 5 years for reporting torture
Three human rights activists face up to five years’ imprisonment and fines of up to 300,000 baht (US $8,400) for documenting torture in Thailand.

Urgent Action good news: Zainab Al-Khawaja released, left Bahrain
Zainab al-Khawaja and her son were released from prison in Bahrain on humanitarian grounds on 31 May. She left Bahrain for Denmark on 7 June after receiving information that she could face new charges if she remained in Bahrain.

Urgent Action: Critically ill lawyer returned to evin prison in Iran
Prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani was returned to Tehran’s Evin Prison on 7 June after he went on prison leave following his mother’s death.

Urgent Action: Egyptian human rights defenders still targeted
A Cairo court has confirmed a request to freeze the assets of Al-Andalus Institute for Tolerance and anti-Violence Studies and its director Ahmed Samih.

Urgent Action: Another ACPRA member sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia
Human rights defender Abdulaziz al-Shubaily has been convicted and sentenced on 29 May to eight years in prison by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh for his peaceful human rights activism.

Urgent Action: Falun Gong practitioner at risk of torture in China
Qin Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner, was taken into police custody after he distributed commentary criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.

Urgent Action good news: Syrian refugee reunited with family in Australia
Syrian refugee Fadi Mansour finally reunited with his family in Melbourne, Australia, on 11 June.

Urgent Action update: Judge rules in favour of Indigenous Defender
A federal judge in Mexico has ruled in favour of Indigenous rights defender Ildefonso Zamora who has been in prison since November 2015. The Attorney General should now accept that the case is baseless and refrain from appealing the ruling. This will be a key step towards securing Zamora’s release.

Urgent Action update: Bahraini Human Rights Defender charged and detained
Bahraini human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Nabeel Rajab, was arrested on 13 June. He has been charged with “spreading false information and rumours in the aim of discrediting the State”.

Urgent Action update: Conviction upheld, prison sentence extended in Bahrain