Urgent Action: University lecturer must be released
A university lecturer was arrested and charged under an extreme and outdated law used to silence any form of dissent.
Urgent Action: Stop harassment of human rights activist
Police raided the home of prominent human a prominent LGBTI activist, arresting her for "offending religious beliefs".
Urgent Action Outcome: Ahmed H. allowed to return home
Ahmed H. was permitted to return home to his family in Cyprus after spending almost four years separated from his family.
Urgent Action Update: Abuse of jailed activist must stop
Imprisoned labour rights activist Sepideh Gholian and her family are suffering abuse and harassment from authorities.
Urgent Action: Human rights defender and blogger detained
Uzbekistani blogger and human rights defender Nafosat Olloshkurova was violently detained while monitoring the police.
Urgent Action: Another journalist arrested to silence dissent
A respected journalist who has been critical of the Tanzania's human rights record was taken without explanation.
Urgent Actions Update: Medical doctor found alive but tortured
It is feared Dr Peter Magombeyi may be falsely charged for “faking an abduction” upon his return to Zimbabwe.
Local Group Fundraising Update: October 2019
A local group fundraising update for October 2019 featuring news of fundraising events in Oxford and Cardiff.
Urgent Action: Missing human rights defender believed killed
Marie-Claudette Kwizera, a human rights defender, is believed to have been killed after she was abducted by authorities.
Urgent Action Outcome: Tunisian activist acquitted of all charges
A Tunis court acquitted 18-year-old activist, Maissa al-Oueslati of all charges. She faced up to four years in prison.