Urgent Action update: Woman with cancer faces two-year sentence in South Korea
Kim Hye-young, a woman with thyroid cancer, has been sentenced to two years in prison term in South Korea.
Annual report 2015
This Annual Report provides an overview of our work from 1 January to 31 December 2015.
Update Action update: Narges Mohammadi's trial date set
The trial of Iranian prisoner of conscience, Narges Mohammadi, has been set for 20 April 2016. She remains critically ill.
Urgent Action good news: Peace activist released in Burma after serving sentence
Kachin peace activist Patrick Kum Jaa Lee has been released on 1 April 2016 after serving his six months sentence.
Urgent Action good news: Activist released in Burma after serving sentence
Activist Chaw Sandi Tun has been released on 30 March 2016 after serving her six month sentence.
Urgent Action update: Hossein Ronaghi Maleki on hunger strike in Iran
Prisoner of conscience, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has been on hunger strike in prison since 26 March 2016.
Urgent Action update: Serious concerns over trial in United Arab Emirates
The mass trial of 41 men ended in United Arab Emirates in March with serious concerns over the fairness of the trial.
Urgent Action update: 17 youth activists sentenced in Angola
Seventeen Angolan youth activists have been sentenced to jail terms of between two years and eight-and-a-half years.
Urgent Action update: Body of missing lawyer found in Ukraine
The body of missing lawyer, Yuri Grabovski, was discovered on 25 March 2016 in a shallow grave in woods 100km outside Kyiv.
Urgent Action update: Five years in prison for Twitter posts in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian journalist Alaa Brinji has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted for posts on Twitter.