Urgent Action: Rights defenders at risk of further attacks in Russia
Human Rights Defenders have been repeatedly threatened by the Chechen authorities and targeted with increasing violence.
Urgent Action: Sahrawi prisoners on hunger strike in Morocco
Thirteen Sahrawi prisoners, sentenced by an unfair trial, have been on hunger strike since the beginning of March 2016.
Urgent Action: 200 people face being made homeless in Mongolia
200 people face being made homeless because of stalled redevelopment plans have made their homes uninhabitable.
Human Rights Education in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone: Organising a Fundraiser
Urgent Action good news: Syrian refugee released from Turkey airport detention
A Syrian refugee who had been arbitrarily detained in Istanbul’s airport since November 2015 was released on 29 March 2016.
Urgent Action update: Verdict expected for Ibrahim Karimi in Bahrain
Verdict expected on 31 March 2016 for Ibrahim Karimi on trial for insulting the King on Twitter.
Urgent Action update: Former governor arbitrarily detained in South Sudan
Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro, former governor of Western Equatoria state has held without charge since December 2015.
Urgent Action: Prisoner in need of urgent medical care in Iran
Afshin Sohrabzadeh, serving a 25-year prison term is in urgent need of specialized medical treatment outside prison.
Urgent Action good news: China releases prominent journalist
Prominent journalist Jia Jia who went missing on 15 March 2016 while he was due to fly to Hong Kong was released on 27 March.
Urgent Action update: Zainab al-Khawaja imprisoned with her child in Bahrain
Zainab Al-Khawaja has been arrested and taken into custody, with her 15-month-old son. She is a prisoner of conscience.