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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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Protect the Protest in Guatemala

Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the judicial actions initiated against key actors of the recent...

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USA: Execution set despite unreliable testimony

Brent Brewer is scheduled to be executed in Texas on November 9, 2023. His 1991 death sentence was overturned in...

Noureddine Bhiri

Tunisia: Ex-minister in detention for critical remarks

On February 13, Tunisian security forces arrested former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri and leader of Ennahdha opposition party after they...

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Chile: Prosecutor must act against impunity

The period of social unrest in Chile which started on October 18, 2019, left hundreds of victims of police violence,...

On May 26, the Ugandan President assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023

Uganda: Repeal anti-homosexuality act and ensure accountability

On May 26, the Ugandan President assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023. The Act criminalizes same-sex conduct between consenting adults...

Mahmoud Hussein

Egypt: Detained anti-torture T-shirt protester faces health risk

Mahmoud Hussein, a protester who had already spent two years in arbitrary pretrial detention for wearing an anti-torture T-shirt, was...

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DRC: Arbitrarily jailed journalist must be released immediately!

On September 25, the High Court in Kinshasa rejected detained journalist Stanis Bujakera’s bail application. Stanis Bujakera was arbitrarily arrested...

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Iran: Protester sentenced to death in unfair trials

Protester Abbas Deris is at risk of execution in relation to the November 2019 nationwide protests in Iran. On July...

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Saudi Arabia: Retired teacher sentenced to death over Twitter posts

On July 09, the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced 54-year-old retired teacher Mohammad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi to death for his peaceful...

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Bangladesh: Student in one-year detention for hosting webinar

Khadijatul Kubra was a 17-year-old meritorious student at Jagannath University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when she hosted a webinar from an...

Slimane Bouhafs, 56, is an Amazigh activist and Christian convert

Algeria: Activist sentenced following deportation

On July 4, a court of appeal in Algiers confirmed the sentencing of Amazigh activist Slimane Bouhafs to three years...

Yemeni asylum seeker, Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo

Egypt: Unjustly held Yemeni asylum seeker at risk of deportation

Yemeni asylum seeker, Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo, who has been arbitrary detained in Egypt for nearly two years, is at risk...

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