SMS Action Network

It’s hard to believe, but our SMS action network is one year old! In that time it’s been given a name – Pocket Protest; grown from nothing to almost 20,000 members; and, most importantly, has given us a new way to mobilise supporters...

‘Mama’s tears are heartbreaking…563 days were hard…5 years a nightmare’ – Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb’s daughter responds to him receiving a five year sentence on appeal In early 2011, as peaceful protests spread across Bahrain, Jalila...

Update 11/10/2013: Ni Yulan was released from prison on 5 October. She has been reunited with her family including her husband, Dong Jiqin. She plans to sue Beijing's Xicheng District Public Security Bureau for holding her and her...

This text action is now closed and we have sent all names received to the Gambian authorities. However, you can email the Gambian authorities directly. Take action: end the execution spree in Gambia ‘These past few days have been...

17 August 2012 - Two-year sentence announced. This action is now closed. Nadezhda, Maria and Ekaterina have been sentenced two years service in a penal colony, after Moscow City Court found them guilty of 'hooliganism on grounds of...

This action is now closed. Thank you to the thousands of you who responded. Last month, eight-year-old Osama Hamada was arrested in Syria. He was taken from his home during a raid by security forces, along with his ten-year-old brother...

On Christmas Day 2010, brothers Antonio Michel and Marcos Máiquel Lima Cruz were arrested during a private party at their home in Cuba. Their crime? Listening to an underground hip hop group whose lyrics criticise the government, and...

Thanks for texting and taking action - this action is now closed . Unfortunately the Serbian authorities didn't heed our calls, and 10 of the families have now been rehoused in completely unsuitable metal containers with no access to...

Thanks for texting and taking action - this action is now closed . We're continuing to monitor Hamza Kashgari's case, and hope we'll be able to share news on his case soon. Hamza Kashgari may be charged with apostasy (giving up one’s...

Thanks for texting and taking action - this action is now closed . We're continuing to monitor Christi's case, and hopefully we'll be able to share news and further actions you can take soon. In June 1994, aged just 16, Christi...