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Jun 10 2019 6:21pm
Russia: release on parole for jailed human rights head in Chechnya welcomed
Oyub Titiev, head of Memorial’s Chechnya office, was convicted of drug...
Jun 10 2019 4:09pm
Urgent Action good news: Human rights defender released
On 5 April 2019, human rights defender Zine El Abidine Erradi was rele...
Jun 7 2019 9:43am
Urgent Action: Seven activists arrested and charged with treason
Seven activists arrested on different dates, are facing charges of tre...
Jun 5 2019 3:57pm
Thanks for supporting Trevor and Barry
Thank you! Thousands of you sent messages of support for Trevor...
Jun 5 2019 6:56am
France: Refugee camp volunteers abused, choked and threatened by police - new report
Human rights defenders say abuse, intimidation and threats of arrest b...
Jun 4 2019 1:58pm
What is the BRAVE campaign?
BRAVE is our global campaign calling for the urgent protection of ...
May 29 2019 5:24pm
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience ends hunger strike
Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor ended a month-long hunger strike i...
May 29 2019 5:00pm
I gave water to migrants crossing the Arizona desert. They charged me with a felony.
By Scott Warren AJO, Ariz. — After a dangerous journey across Mexic...
May 24 2019 4:13pm
Urgent Action: Defamation charges for exposing labour abuse
Human rights defenders, activists, journalists and former employees ar...
May 24 2019 12:16pm
Urgent Action: Defamation charges used to silence dissent
Police have charged prominent activists Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, Sira...