Urgent Action: Head of dissolved main opposition party jailed
On 3 September, Kem Sokha, president of the dissolved main opposition party, was arrested at his house in Tuol Kork
Urgent Action: Egypt continues to arrest government critics
On 16 November, security agents in plain clothes arrested Egyptian social media figure Islam al-Refaei
Urgent Action: Venezuela to run out of antiretrovirals in 2018
The government has reportedly not yet signed an urgently needed order for the purchase of vital antiretroviral medication
Urgent Action Update: Violence against protestors escalates
At least 20 people have reportedly been killed, hundreds detained and others injured following the repression of protests
Urgent Action: 14 dead as a result of the Syrian government siege
14 individuals have died since July in Eastern Ghouta, as the Syrian government blocks their medical evacuation
Urgent Action Update: Palestinian Human Rights Defender released
Hasan Safadi, Palestinian human rights defender and media coordinator for prisoners’ rights group Addameer, was released
Urgent Action: Women's Rights Defender threatened with death
Sanièce Petit Phat, a Haitian women and girls’ rights defender, has reported receiving death threats because of her work.
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience needs medical care in Venezuela
Prisoner of conscience Villca Fernández is being denied access to specialized medical treatment. His health deteriorates.
Urgent Action Update: Cartoonist held in pre-trial detention in Equatorial Guinea
Ramón Esono Ebalé, a cartoonist and activist, is charged with counterfeiting money and held in pre-trial detention.
Urgent Action: Health fears for poet under illegal house arrest in China
Liu Xia wrote a letter expressing her deep depression and loneliness under house arrest.