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When an individual is in immediate danger of a human rights violation, Amnesty International mobilizes a dedicated group of letter-writers to take action quickly to protect them. Please take action as soon as possible on the cases listed on this page.

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Mohammed Bulbul

Good news: Somalian journalist released with all charges dropped

On August 17, plain-clothed security officers arrested Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul, a journalist with Kaab TV and staff member of...

Aleksandra Skochilenko is wearing an Amnesty T-shirt during a court session

Russia: Release artist sentenced to seven years in prison

On November 16, 2023, Aleksandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for “disseminating knowingly false information about the...

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Pakistan: Stop deporting Afghan refugees

On October 3, 2023, the Pakistani government announced its decision to deport unregistered Afghan refugees back to danger in Afghanistan...

Mexico: Climate displaced community needs urgent relocation

Eighty-four people from the “El Bosque” community, in southern Mexico, were evacuated to Frontera village (12 km far from El...

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Peru: Refugees at risk of mass expulsions

Venezuelan nationals in Peru can no longer apply for temporary protection, which allowed refugees to have a regular migratory status....

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Thailand: Rights lawyer imprisoned for peaceful protest

Human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa has received two prison sentences for peacefully exercising his rights. He also...

Sajjad al Iraqi wearing a dark blue suit over a white shirt

Iraq: Demand truth and justice for disappeared activist

On September 19, 2020, a group of armed men abducted Sajjad al-Iraqi from a vehicle he was travelling in with...

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Argentina: Human rights lawyer convicted for protesting

Alberto Nallar is a human rights lawyer who played an active role in the protests in Jujuy Province that began...

Abdullah al-Darazi

Saudi Arabia: Two young men face imminent

Abdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad are at risk of imminent execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court secretly upheld their death...

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Turkey: End protest ban on Galatasaray square

Saturday Mothers/People, a group of relatives of victims of enforced disappearances and other human rights defenders are prevented from exercising...

A woman, two boys, and a man carrying a baby walking on a road in front of a bombed-out apartment building.

Israel/OPT: Rescind evacuation order against Gaza hospitals

On October 13, 23 hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip and Gaza City received forced evacuation orders from...

Canada: Drop charges against land defenders

The Indigenous Wet’suwet’en Nation is protecting its ancestral lands and waterways against the construction of a gas pipeline. Wet’suwet’en land...

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