Urgent Action update: Journalist arrested twice in 6 weeks
Maria Ressa, human rights defender and executive editor of online news outlet Rappler, was arrested again on 29 March.
Youth Fundraising Update: April 2019
A youth fundraising update featuring a selection of BRAVE themed fundraising ideas.
Urgent Action: Venezuelan refugees persecuted and deported
On 17 March, police and immigration officers arbitrarily detained 14 Venezuelan refugees (three women and 11 men).
Local Group Fundraising Update: March 2019
A local group fundraising update for March featuring Summer fundraising ideas.
Urgent Action: Eight Lebanese men facing an unfair trial
Eight Lebanese men were arbitrarily detained in the United Arab Emirates between December 2017 and February 2018.
Urgent Action: Labour activist detained without lawyer
Wei Zhili, taken away from his home by the police has no access to a lawyer and is at risk of torture.
Urgent Action: Mother deported, children left behind
Vanessa Gómez Cueva, a Peruvian citizen with residence status in Argentina for over 15 years, was deported.
Urgent Action good news: Police protects women’s day rally
The International Women’s Day rally organised by human rights defender Vitalina Koval in Uzhgorod was a success.
Urgent Action outcome: Chechen human rights defender jailed
The Shali City Court sentenced Oyub Titiev to four years in penal colony under fabricated drug-related charges.