Azerbaijan is seeking to transfer #wrongfullyimprisoned Talysh activist Igbal Abilov to a maximum-security prison for three years. SAR calls on Azerbaijani authorities to #FreeIgbalAbilov now: https://oc-media.org/azerbaijan-to-transfer-talysh-activist-igbal-abilov-to-maximum-security-prison/
September 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Azerbaijan is seeking to transfer #wrongfullyimprisoned Talysh activist Igbal Abilov to a maximum-security prison for three years. SAR calls on Azerbaijani authorities to #FreeIgbalAbilov now: https://oc-media.org/azerbaijan-to-transfer-talysh-activist-igbal-abilov-to-maximum-security-prison/
No food, no water, no medicine, and the greater risk of extrajudicial torture & executions. This is the reality for #wrongfullyimprisoned Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali in #Iran’s Evin Prison. @ruchikumar.com reports on the increasingly dire conditions for Dr. Djalali in @foreignpolicy.com:
Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian scientist, was arrested in 2016 during a visit to Iran. On Mar3, he spoke to his wife from inside Evin Prison as bombs fell on Tehran. “He told me they hear explosions closeby but gates to their wards are locked shut,”she said
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/16/i...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/16/i...
Iran’s Political Prisoners Are in the Firing Line
Thousands of detainees are in danger from U.S. and Israeli strikes and Tehran’s vengeance.
foreignpolicy.com
March 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
No food, no water, no medicine, and the greater risk of extrajudicial torture & executions. This is the reality for #wrongfullyimprisoned Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali in #Iran’s Evin Prison. @ruchikumar.com reports on the increasingly dire conditions for Dr. Djalali in @foreignpolicy.com:
Dr. Al-Singace, who was #wrongfullyimprisoned during pro-democracy protests in #Bahrain in 2011, deserves freedom. Instead, he faces a life sentence and endures routine mistreatment while imprisoned. Demand Bahrain #FreeAlSingace here:
www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/abdu...
www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/abdu...
Abduljalil Al-Singace, Bahrain | Scholars at Risk
Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace is a Bahraini scholar of mechanical engineering sentenced to life in prison and has been denied access to appropriate medical care.
www.scholarsatrisk.org
March 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Dr. Al-Singace, who was #wrongfullyimprisoned during pro-democracy protests in #Bahrain in 2011, deserves freedom. Instead, he faces a life sentence and endures routine mistreatment while imprisoned. Demand Bahrain #FreeAlSingace here:
www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/abdu...
www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/abdu...
In the following letter, PhD student Bahruz Samadov expresses fear for his life while #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Azerbaijan and writes powerfully on the need for international solidarity to help secure his freedom. Read his words now: oc-media.org/the-state-pl...
‘The state plans to end my life’ — Bahruz Samadov calls for solidarity in prison letter
In an appeal shared from prison, Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov warned that Baku may try to end his life.
oc-media.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
In the following letter, PhD student Bahruz Samadov expresses fear for his life while #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Azerbaijan and writes powerfully on the need for international solidarity to help secure his freedom. Read his words now: oc-media.org/the-state-pl...
We celebrate every moment like this. The Tampa Bay Lightning of the #NHL honored James Bain, a #Florida man who spent 32 years #wrongfullyimprisoned, as their Community Hero at their game Thursday night. #TBLightning
https://ow.ly/gvyq50YE3mv
https://ow.ly/gvyq50YE3mv
Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero: James Bain
James Bain spent 32 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Thanks to the Innocence Project, which uses DNA technology to test and present evidence of actual innocence, James was exonerated.
ow.ly
April 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We celebrate every moment like this. The Tampa Bay Lightning of the #NHL honored James Bain, a #Florida man who spent 32 years #wrongfullyimprisoned, as their Community Hero at their game Thursday night. #TBLightning
https://ow.ly/gvyq50YE3mv
https://ow.ly/gvyq50YE3mv
Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is wrongfully imprisoned in El Salvador. He deserves justice, not silence.
President Bukele, the world is watching. Do the right thing — release Kilmar now.
#FreeKilmarAbrego #JusticeForKilmar
#BukeleDoTheRightThing #WrongfullyImprisoned #KilmarDeservesFreedom
President Bukele, the world is watching. Do the right thing — release Kilmar now.
#FreeKilmarAbrego #JusticeForKilmar
#BukeleDoTheRightThing #WrongfullyImprisoned #KilmarDeservesFreedom
April 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is wrongfully imprisoned in El Salvador. He deserves justice, not silence.
President Bukele, the world is watching. Do the right thing — release Kilmar now.
#FreeKilmarAbrego #JusticeForKilmar
#BukeleDoTheRightThing #WrongfullyImprisoned #KilmarDeservesFreedom
President Bukele, the world is watching. Do the right thing — release Kilmar now.
#FreeKilmarAbrego #JusticeForKilmar
#BukeleDoTheRightThing #WrongfullyImprisoned #KilmarDeservesFreedom
SAR is delighted to share that Marfa Rabkova, a #wrongfullyimprisoned student in hashtag#Belarus since 2020, was today freed! Thank you to the international community and to the #StudentAdvocacySeminars who raised their voices for Rabkova and campaigned for her freedom!
⚡️ Marfa Rabkova is free! ⚡️
The coordinator of Viasna’s volunteer service was sentenced to almost 15 years in prison for her peaceful work. In the end, she spent 5.5 years in prison.
Immediately after release, she was taken to Lithuania.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
The coordinator of Viasna’s volunteer service was sentenced to almost 15 years in prison for her peaceful work. In the end, she spent 5.5 years in prison.
Immediately after release, she was taken to Lithuania.
#FreeViasna #FreeThemAll
March 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
SAR is delighted to share that Marfa Rabkova, a #wrongfullyimprisoned student in hashtag#Belarus since 2020, was today freed! Thank you to the international community and to the #StudentAdvocacySeminars who raised their voices for Rabkova and campaigned for her freedom!
Igbal Abilov, a #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar of history and ethnography in #Azerbaijan, recently published a poetry collection from prison. On the anniversary of his detention, SAR invites you to read the poems below and learn more: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/igbal-abilov-azerbaijan/
June 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Igbal Abilov, a #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar of history and ethnography in #Azerbaijan, recently published a poetry collection from prison. On the anniversary of his detention, SAR invites you to read the poems below and learn more: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/igbal-abilov-azerbaijan/
US #SARAdvocacyDays in Washington, DC concluded last week! SAR is deeply grateful to @aaas.org, the 40+ students and faculty from our member universities, and to Vida Mehrannia, activist and wife of #wrongfullyimprisoned Ahmadreza Djalali, for joining us.
April 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
US #SARAdvocacyDays in Washington, DC concluded last week! SAR is deeply grateful to @aaas.org, the 40+ students and faculty from our member universities, and to Vida Mehrannia, activist and wife of #wrongfullyimprisoned Ahmadreza Djalali, for joining us.
Dell Crawford, a #Michigan man #wrongfullyimprisoned for nearly 20 years, was exonerated Tuesday. No physical evidence tied him to the crime to begin with, but new analysis turned up #DNA under the victim's fingernails from two other men.
https://ow.ly/Spr850Yyov9
https://ow.ly/Spr850Yyov9
Cooley Law School Innocence Project exonerates man wrongfully convicted of 2007 murder
Dell Crawford was convicted of second degree murder out of Wayne County in 2007.
ow.ly
March 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Dell Crawford, a #Michigan man #wrongfullyimprisoned for nearly 20 years, was exonerated Tuesday. No physical evidence tied him to the crime to begin with, but new analysis turned up #DNA under the victim's fingernails from two other men.
https://ow.ly/Spr850Yyov9
https://ow.ly/Spr850Yyov9
🚨 Today, shortly after a court in #Azerbaijan rejected his attempt to appeal a transfer to a maximum security prison, #wrongfullyimprisoned PhD student Bahruz Samadov announced he would go on an indefinite hunger strike.
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Samadov loses appeal in prison determination, starts hunger strike
Imprisoned researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov announced an indefinite hunger strike in protest of the court’s decision.
oc-media.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
🚨 Today, shortly after a court in #Azerbaijan rejected his attempt to appeal a transfer to a maximum security prison, #wrongfullyimprisoned PhD student Bahruz Samadov announced he would go on an indefinite hunger strike.
oc-media.org/samadov-lose...
oc-media.org/samadov-lose...
News that #wrongfullyimprisoned researcher Igbal Abilov was handcuffed to a metal bed and beaten for hours is deeply disturbing. Torture is a grave human rights violation—Azerbaijani authorities must immediately halt this abuse and #FreeIgbalAbilov now:
https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424907
https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424907
Родные Игбала Абилова заявили о его пытках в СИЗО
Родственники и адвокат осужденного исследователя талышской культуры Игбала Абилова заявили о применении к нему пыток в бакинском СИЗО. Поводом для давления могло стать появление Абилова в суде в футболке с надписью на талышском языке, считают близкие.
www.kavkaz-uzel.eu
July 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
News that #wrongfullyimprisoned researcher Igbal Abilov was handcuffed to a metal bed and beaten for hours is deeply disturbing. Torture is a grave human rights violation—Azerbaijani authorities must immediately halt this abuse and #FreeIgbalAbilov now:
https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424907
https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424907
For the #SAR25 anniversary year, @ki.se inst held a seminar on Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a KI researcher #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Iran for 10 years, and called for his immediate release. SAR is deeply grateful for KI’s continued advocacy to #FreeDjalali:
news.ki.se/open-seminar...
news.ki.se/open-seminar...
Open seminar on academic freedom: “We must continue to fight for Ahmadreza Djalali”
Ahmadreza Djalali has been imprisoned in Iran for ten years, facing the threat of execution. The case of this KI researcher highlights a growing threat to academic freedom – even in Western countries ...
news.ki.se
April 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
For the #SAR25 anniversary year, @ki.se inst held a seminar on Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a KI researcher #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Iran for 10 years, and called for his immediate release. SAR is deeply grateful for KI’s continued advocacy to #FreeDjalali:
news.ki.se/open-seminar...
news.ki.se/open-seminar...
PhD student Bahruz Samadov deserves to celebrate his 31st birthday with his loved ones, not #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Azerbaijan. Today, SAR demands justice for Bahruz and calls on Azerbaijan to immediately #FreeBahruz. Read SAR’s letter of action here: www.scholarsatrisk.org/2026/04/rele...
Release student Bahruz Samadov, wrongfully imprisoned for over a year and a half | Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Mr. Bahruz Samadov on his 31st birthday. Take action by signing a letter here.
www.scholarsatrisk.org
April 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
PhD student Bahruz Samadov deserves to celebrate his 31st birthday with his loved ones, not #wrongfullyimprisoned in #Azerbaijan. Today, SAR demands justice for Bahruz and calls on Azerbaijan to immediately #FreeBahruz. Read SAR’s letter of action here: www.scholarsatrisk.org/2026/04/rele...
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of #Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal of #wrongfullyimprisoned Talysh culture researcher Igbal Abilov. Abilov has exhausted domestic appeal mechanisms and intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights: https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/76053
In court, Abilov called his persecution part of systemic discrimination against the Talysh people.
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upheld the conviction of Talysh cultural researcher Igbal Abilov. Abilov called the court's refusal to provide a Talysh interpreter, as well as the persecution itself, discrimination against the Talysh people. His defense intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.
www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu
June 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of #Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal of #wrongfullyimprisoned Talysh culture researcher Igbal Abilov. Abilov has exhausted domestic appeal mechanisms and intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights: https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/76053
It has been 16 years since Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, a #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar in #Bahrain, was arrested. Reports of his deteriorating health and new medical concerns from the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy reinforce the need to #FreeAlSingace now:
Release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after sixteen years in prison | Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Bahraini authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable…
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August 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It has been 16 years since Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, a #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar in #Bahrain, was arrested. Reports of his deteriorating health and new medical concerns from the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy reinforce the need to #FreeAlSingace now:
The longest-serving #wrongfullyimprisoned individual in U.S. history, Glynn Simmons, will be able to sue a detective who worked to convict him in 1975. Claude Shobert had sought qualified immunity, but a judge denied that protection in a hearing this week.
https://ow.ly/G21650ZC640
https://ow.ly/G21650ZC640
August 20, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The longest-serving #wrongfullyimprisoned individual in U.S. history, Glynn Simmons, will be able to sue a detective who worked to convict him in 1975. Claude Shobert had sought qualified immunity, but a judge denied that protection in a hearing this week.
https://ow.ly/G21650ZC640
https://ow.ly/G21650ZC640
A #KansasCity man #wrongfullyimprisoned for 16 years is mounting an aggressive legal fight against the prosecutor who helped send him away, and now the higher court system is affirming his right to seek action.
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article316861583.html
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article316861583.html
Wrongfully convicted, Keith Carnes can now sue former prosecutor in rare ruling | Porter
The former Kansas City man can sue Amy McGowan for fabrication of evidence in his murder case. From Toriano Porter:
www.kansascity.com
August 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
A #KansasCity man #wrongfullyimprisoned for 16 years is mounting an aggressive legal fight against the prosecutor who helped send him away, and now the higher court system is affirming his right to seek action.
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article316861583.html
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article316861583.html
Illinois is the leading state in the nation when it comes to number of #wrongfulconvictions. So it is more than an insignificant matter that they just passed reform legislation on how they compensate those #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/exonoree-restitution-law-expanded/
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/exonoree-restitution-law-expanded/
Exoneree restitution law expanded - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
Advocates for increasing the compensation for people wrongfully convicted celebrated a major victory on July 14, the day Gov. JB Pritzker signed HB 3663. The new law removes the cap on compensation by the state and allows the Court of Claims to award exonerees up to $50,000 for each year wrongfully imprisoned. The bill passed […]
www.illinoistimes.com
July 21, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Illinois is the leading state in the nation when it comes to number of #wrongfulconvictions. So it is more than an insignificant matter that they just passed reform legislation on how they compensate those #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/exonoree-restitution-law-expanded/
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/exonoree-restitution-law-expanded/
Calvin Duncan is a battler. What the State of #Louisiana did to the #exoneree in erasing a county clerk position he was democratically elected into was stunning. But in this latest update, he continues to fight -- including for those still #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://ow.ly/ZKrf50ZpqTx
https://ow.ly/ZKrf50ZpqTx
His political future uncertain, Calvin Duncan returns to hunt for court records
Two months ago, Calvin Duncan stood defiantly on the courthouse steps in New Orleans. Facing cameras and surrounded by an ebullient crowd, the former life prisoner was a central figure
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July 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Calvin Duncan is a battler. What the State of #Louisiana did to the #exoneree in erasing a county clerk position he was democratically elected into was stunning. But in this latest update, he continues to fight -- including for those still #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://ow.ly/ZKrf50ZpqTx
https://ow.ly/ZKrf50ZpqTx
Cincinnati radio station WVXU ran this story today updating the case of OIP client Marcus Sapp. Three-and-a-half years after his conviction was thrown out, he is now on the verge of being compensated for 13 years lost #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://ow.ly/PVCM50Zn6Ou
https://ow.ly/PVCM50Zn6Ou
Ohio to pay Marcus Sapp for wrongful imprisonment
Sapp spent 13 years in prison for murder. An investigation by the Ohio Innocence Project uncovered evidence implicating another person instead. A judge dismissed the charges against Sapp in 2024.
ow.ly
July 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Cincinnati radio station WVXU ran this story today updating the case of OIP client Marcus Sapp. Three-and-a-half years after his conviction was thrown out, he is now on the verge of being compensated for 13 years lost #wrongfullyimprisoned.
https://ow.ly/PVCM50Zn6Ou
https://ow.ly/PVCM50Zn6Ou
Beyond honing their campaign skills in workshops, students met with dozens of Congressional representatives to advocate for #wrongfullyimprisoned scholars worldwide. SAR is thankful to students’ advocacy and looks forward to continuing such conversations with US leaders!
April 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Beyond honing their campaign skills in workshops, students met with dozens of Congressional representatives to advocate for #wrongfullyimprisoned scholars worldwide. SAR is thankful to students’ advocacy and looks forward to continuing such conversations with US leaders!
Congratulations to the Student Advocacy Seminar at @monashuniversity.bsky.social, #Australia for being a Future Builder Award Finalist, which honors the students’ real-world advocacy campaigns for #wrongfullyimprisoned scholars and human rights! Learn more:
www.theaustralian.com.au/special-repo...
www.theaustralian.com.au/special-repo...
March 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Congratulations to the Student Advocacy Seminar at @monashuniversity.bsky.social, #Australia for being a Future Builder Award Finalist, which honors the students’ real-world advocacy campaigns for #wrongfullyimprisoned scholars and human rights! Learn more:
www.theaustralian.com.au/special-repo...
www.theaustralian.com.au/special-repo...
Staff from Evin Prison—where #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar Dr. Ahmadreza Djalai has been held—have reportedly fled following military conflict in #Iran. Food distribution, basic services, and all contact with his wife have ceased.
www.tv4.se/artikel/44AB...
www.tv4.se/artikel/44AB...
Rapporter om kaos i Evinfängelset – Djalalis situation oklar
Evinfängelset uppges ha kollapsat. Vida Djalali saknar besked om hennes man Ahmadreza Djalali. Det finns oro för matbrist och kaos, enligt TT.
www.tv4.se
March 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Staff from Evin Prison—where #wrongfullyimprisoned scholar Dr. Ahmadreza Djalai has been held—have reportedly fled following military conflict in #Iran. Food distribution, basic services, and all contact with his wife have ceased.
www.tv4.se/artikel/44AB...
www.tv4.se/artikel/44AB...