A very Happy New Year to our members and I hope you had a happy and healthy holiday period.

Your January newsletter includes some provisional dates for the Group AGM and an update on the actions taken to support the 2022 Write for Rights campaign.

We also have an update from Margaret on Egypt and particularly on Alaa; and on Amnesty's Protect the Protest campaign.

Lastly, there are a number of online actions to be taken in the face of the terrible situation in Iran.