Front Line Defenders

📍 #THAILAND Front Line Defenders together with FORUM-ASIA strongly condemn the Thai Government’s intensified judicial harassment against WHRD Anchana Heemmina– solely for expressing political opinion. We urge Thai authorities to drop all charges against WHRD Heemmina, and call…

I am profoundly concerned about Iryna Danylovych’s condition. I care deeply about her and will always stand by her side. Those responsible for her unjust imprisonment, as well as those who suppress journalists and violate press freedom, must be held accountable. Together with EU…

With great sadness, we mourn the passing of HRD Emine Ocak, a prominent representative of the #SaturdayMothers. Emine spent thirty years of her life fighting for truth and justice for victims of enforced disappearances in #Türkiye as part of the Saturday Mothers after her beloved…

#Iran On 21 July 2025, Esmail Gerami was released from the Great Tehran Prison. The human rights defender had served a one-year prison sentence on the charge of “propaganda against state” issued in July 2024. Esmail Gerami is human rights defender and retired worker from the…

🛎️ Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Middle East Protection Coordinator to support the Protection Team’s response to human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk in the Middle East. The PC will lead timely and appropriate response to human rights defenders at risk in Middle East,…

#Cameroon Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the systematic harassment of HRDs, and suspension of organisations supporting HRDs in Cameroon. We call on Cameroonian authorities to drop the charges against WHRDs Maximilienne Ngo Mbe and Alice Nkom, as they are being…

#Morocco Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest, prosecution, and detention of WHRD Saida El Alami, believing it to be direct reprisal for her legitimate and peaceful work as a human rights defender and blogger. We urge Moroccan authorities to release her.…

As we approach the upcoming EU-China Summit in Beijing on 24 July, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations; a coalition of 17 civil society organisations including Front Line Defenders has urged the EU to make human rights a central issue in its talks with Chinese officials.…

#Iran Front Line Defenders welcomes the release (on bail) of student WHRD Gounei, yet remain highly concerned about the charges being brought against her. We call on Iranian authorities to drop all charges against her. Read more: zurl.co/ncz26

#Benin On 14 July; Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe, a Beninese HRD journalist, was brought before the judge in Cotonou, Benin and placed in provisional detention. He has been unjustly charged with incitement to rebellion, incitement to hatred and violence, and more- according to the…

📍 #USA We call on US authorities to reverse the decision to impose sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Special Rapporteurs must be able to work on their mandates freely, without sanctions and reprisals. Read more: zurl.co/whrz8

🚨 #Kenya Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the violent attacks and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders in Kenya in recent weeks, occurring in the aftermath of the 25 June nationwide protests against police brutality and government policies. Read more:…

🚨 #Benin On 11 July; Beninese HRD journalist and whistleblower Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe was abducted in Côte d'Ivoire and handed over to the Beninese authorities, currently being held in provisional detention at a civil prison in Ouidah, Benin. The HRD has been a refugee in Togo…

🚨 #Malawi Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the recent violent attack against HRD Sylvester Namiwa- leaving him with more than fifteen serious injuries across his body. The Government of Malawi must take immediate and meaningful steps to end the escalating threats against…

Front Line Defenders expresses its full solidarity with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, in response to the sanctions imposed on her by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on 9 July…