Many journalists continue to be in a critical situation

Combatting the constant persecution that is designed to silence Narges Mohammadi and the other journalists in Iran is vital. The many actions we take to end the arbitrary detention of Mortaza Behboudi in Afghanistan, Maryna Zolatava and Liudmila Chekina in Belarus, Ihsane El Kadi in Algeria and José Ruben Zamora in Guatemala must not stop. Our efforts to save Julian Assange from imminent extradition to the United States, where he could be sentenced to life imprisonment, must not falter. The fight against the Moroccan government’s relentless political persecution of Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni and Taoufik Bouachrine must be stepped up.