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.
Urgent Action good news: MP Saleh al-Mulla acquitted in Kuwait
Former Kuwaiti opposition MP Saleh al-Mulla was acquitted by the Appeal Court on 9 March 2016 of insulting the Amir of Kuwait.
Urgent Action good news: Activist Nawaf al-Hendal acquitted in Kuwait
Human rights activist Nawaf al-Hendal and 10 other men were acquitted by a misdemeanours court on 1 March 2016.
Urgent Action good news: Poet Mohammed al-Ajami pardoned in Qatar
Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, a prisoner of conscience, was released on 15 March 2016 after being pardoned unconditionally.
Urgent Action update: Muawiya al-Ruwahi released and returned to Oman
Omani blogger Muawiya al-Ruwahi was acquitted by the Federal Supreme court in the United Arab Emirates on 14 March 2016.
Urgent Action: Iranian Kurd sentenced after letter to UN
Farmer Yousef Kakehmami, already serving nine years in prison after two unfair trials, has been sentenced to a further five years.
Urgent Action: USA state of Georgia sets execution despite racism claim
Kenneth Fults, a 47-year-old African American man sentenced to death in 1997, is due to be executed on 12 April 2016.
Urgent Action: Falun Gong practitioners at risk of torture in China
An elderly couple in China’s Henan province have been arrested as a result of their beliefs and are at risk of torture.
Urgent Action: Civilian arrested and charged in a military court in Somaliland
Mrs Saado Jaamac Aadan, a civilian, was arrested by police in Somaliland and has been charged in a closed military court.