Urgent Action update: One sibling acquitted, three are still missing, in UAE.
On 30 May the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquitted Moza ‘Abdouli of insulting the UAE, its leaders, and its institutions in tweets she posted in March 2013. Her three siblings remain detained in an undisclosed location.
Urgen Action update: Iran: 16-Year prison sentence for Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment after her trial on 20 April. She suffers from serious illnesses and needs ongoing specialized medical care, which she cannot receive in prison.
Urgent action update: Egypt: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 28 June
A Cairo court adjourned to 28 June the trial of photojournalist Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.
Urgent Action update: Egypt: Shawkan's trial adjourned until 28 June
A Cairo court adjourned to 28 June the trial of photojournalist Shawkan. He is a prisoner of conscience facing nine trumped-up charges and is at risk of the death penalty, if convicted.
Urgent Action update:Release youth activists & investigate torture in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani youth activists Bayram Mammadov and Giyas Ibrahimov have been in detention since 10 May, accused of drug possession, after painting political graffiti on the former President’s statue.
Urgent Action update: Returned Chinese activists at risk of unfair trial
Two Chinese activists, Jiang Yefei and Dong Guangping, are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and unfair trial.
Urgent Action update: South Korean woman denied medical help on hunger strike
On 26 May 2016, the High Court of Seoul upheld the two-year prison sentence of Kim Hye-young, a woman in South Korea with thyroid cancer, who was earlier arrested for taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
Urgent Action update: Court denies Belén's release in Argentina
Belén continues to be detained in Tucuman Province, northern Argentina, after suffering a miscarriage in a public hospital.
Urgent Action: Eight Sudanese human rights activists detained
Six staff members and a volunteer from TRACKS for Training and Human Development and the visiting director of Al Zarqa for Rural Development organisation have been detained since 22 May at the office of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Prosecutor of crimes against the state in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Urgent Action: María Teresa’s release at risk in El Salvador
María Teresa Rivera, a Salvadoran woman recently released after four years in prison for pregnancy-related charges, risks being sent back to trial if the Attorney General decides to appeal the judge’s ruling that just set her free.