UAE: Prisoner of conscience held in dire conditions
Human rights defender has remained in in solitary confinement without a mattress of access to fresh air since March 2017.
Iran: Kurdish activist needs medical care
A Kurdish labour rights activist with a heart condition remains in detention without access to a lawyer or his family.
Myanmar: New convictions for "Peacock Generation" members
Four members of satirical poetry group, Peacock Generation, have been given further jail terms for posting on Facebook.
Egypt: Three journalists arbitrarily detained
Three journalists are in detention under terrorism related charges and for "spreading false news", for their writings.
Iran: Activist sentenced to 24 years in prison
An Iranian women's rights defender has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for campaigning against forced veiling laws.
Myanmar: Release jailed filmmaker second update
A prominent filmmaker has been convicted to a year in prison for Facebook posts critical of the Myanmar military.
First update: lengthy jail terms for prisoners of conscience
Crimean Tatar human rights defenders were given lengthy prison sentences, after an unfair trial based on false charges.
Outcome: Torture of Rashitjon Kadirov stopped
The former Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being tortured to give confessions.
Outcome: Family seeking asylum returns home voluntarily
Family of asylum seekers returned to Pakistan after being detained in deplorable conditions for a long period of time.
Outcome: Representative's trial started
The trial against Venezuelan National Assembly member, Juan Requesens, has begun, after arbitrary detention and delays.