Good News
Taner Kılıç freed after 14 months behind bars
On 15 August, Taner Kılıç — the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey — was released from priso after over 432 days in prison.
Millions of people worldwide have taken action on this case, which has no doubt pressured the authorities, helping to secure Taner’s release.
Erkin Musaev released after 11 years of wrongful imprisonment
Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbekistani government official and UN employee, who was tortured and then wrongly imprisoned by the authorities, has written a letter of thanks to Amnesty International following his early release from prison last week
Irish national Ibrahim Halawa released after four years unlawfully detained in an Egypt
The release of Ibrahimn Halawa is a resounding victory. Over the last four years, thousands of people stood in solidarity to free Ibrahim. Almost 30,000 people took action calling for his immediate and unconditional release.