Skip to main content
Amnesty International UK
Log in

Urgent Action good news: Peace activist released in Burma after serving sentence

Kachin peace activist Patrick Kum Jaa Lee has been released on 1 April 2016 after serving his six months sentence.

3rd update on UA 227/15 issued 04/04/2016

Urgent Action good news: Activist released in Burma after serving sentence

Activist Chaw Sandi Tun has been released on 30 March 2016 after serving her six month sentence.

2nd update on UA 228/15 issued 04/04/2016

Urgent Action update: Hossein Ronaghi Maleki on hunger strike in Iran

Prisoner of conscience, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has been on hunger strike in prison since 26 March 2016.

6th update on UA 236/13 issued 01/04/2016

Urgent Action update: Serious concerns over trial in United Arab Emirates

The mass trial of 41 men ended in United Arab Emirates in March with serious concerns over the fairness of the trial.

1st update UA 218/15 issued 01/04/2016

Urgent Action update: 17 youth activists sentenced in Angola

Seventeen Angolan youth activists have been sentenced to jail terms of between two years and eight-and-a-half years.

5th update on UA 143/15 issued 01/04/2016

Urgent Action update: Body of missing lawyer found in Ukraine

The body of missing lawyer, Yuri Grabovski, was discovered on 25 March 2016 in a shallow grave in woods 100km outside Kyiv.

1st update on UA 67/16 issued 31/03/2016

Urgent Action update: Five years in prison for Twitter posts in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian journalist Alaa Brinji has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted for posts on Twitter.

1st update on UA 63/16 issued 31/03/2016

Urgent Action good news: Johan Teterissa granted medical care in Indonesia

Malukan prisoner of conscience, Johan Teterissa, was granted the urgent medical treatment he needs by prison authorities.

1st update on UA 289/15 issued 31/03/2016

Youth Groups April 2016 Monthly Action: Free Phyoe Phyoe Aung

This month we are asking you to write to the new President of Burma calling on him to immediately and unconditionally release Phyoe Phyoe Aung and all other political prisoners in the country.

Student Group Handover Pack

The student group handover pack is designed for all new incoming committee members