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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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INDONESIA: Lecturer Jailed for WhatsApp Message

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 76/21, UPDATE 1 BELOW Saiful Mahdi, a university lecturer at the Syiah Kuala University in...

POLAND: Protect Afghans Stranded at Border

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 95/21 HERE 32 Afghans are stuck at the Polish-Belarus border following pushbacks by Polish authorities...

Iran: Ill-Treated for Seeking Truth and Justice

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 94/21 Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been held in cruel and inhumane conditions...

Indonesia: Grave Health Concerns for Detained Papuan Activist

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 58/21, UPDATE 1 HERE Download the original urgent action here Victor Yeimo, a pro-independence political...

Cambodia: Environmental Activists Face Additional Charges

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 73/21, UPDATE 1 HERE Download the original urgent action here Six youth activists from Mother...

Belarus: Human Rights Defenders Held in Pretrial Detention

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 85/21, UPDATE 1 HERE Belarusian human rights defenders Ales Bialiatski, Valyantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimir Labkovich...

Democratic Republic of Congo: Peaceful Activists Jailed for Call to Strike

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 74/21, UPDATE 1 HERE View the original UA here On 24 July, human rights defenders...

Myanmar: Human Rights Defender Faces 3 Years in Prison

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 87/21 HERE Prominent human rights defender, Thin Thin Aung is facing three years in prison over materials...

Speak Up for Women Water Defenders at Risk in Chile

Environmental defenders with the Women’s Movement for the Defense of Access to Water, Land and Environmental Protection in Chile are under...

USA: Free Trans Woman from Indefinite Detention

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 67/21 HERE Maura, a 41-year-old transgender woman, has spent half her life living in the...

Iran: Tortured Protestors Jailed Unjustly

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 66/21 HERE Iranian brothers Vahid Afkari and Habib Afkari are being subjected to renewed torture...

Saudi Arabia: Halt the Imminent Execution of Young Saudi

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 65/21 HERE Mustafa al-Darwish, a young Saudi Arabian man, is at high risk of being...

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