Edinburgh Festivals

The Edinburgh Festival is the biggest arts event in the world. Each year, Amnesty is right at the heart of it with a non-stop programme of comedy, exhibitions, discussions and campaign actions. We make sure that your freedom of expression can be used to speak out for others.

Amnesty's At the Festival programme provides Festival-goers with simple ways to stand side by side to fight for justice - from buying tickets for our comedy events to taking action for our nominated Festival prisoner of conscience, it makes standing up for human rights easy, enjoyable and effective.

In 2009 we have expanded our activities again.

Festival campaign

Binayak Sen © Private This year we will highlight the case of Binayak Sen at the Edinburgh Festivals and other festivals across Scotland.

To help our team promote the campaign at an event, please contact the office

Other festivals

A couple at a summer festival We plan to attend a range of festivals and events from afternoon stalls to weekend festivals.

Find out which events Amnesty will be attending in Scotland this year

Events

Stand Up For Freedom 2009 The legendary Amnesty benefit is back at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009, bigger than ever! Buy your ticket

Festival Blog This year we will utilise Amnesty's smashing blog platform to present daily news, views and gossip from the front line of our Edinburgh Festival activity.

Imprisoned Writers Readings Each day of the Edinburgh Book Festival, authors appearing at the Festival read out from the work of persecuted writers around the world, in a show of solidarity. Full details will be produced once the Book Festival programme is launched in June.

Amnesty Lecture Each year the Amnesty Lecture brings an internationally known author to the Edinburgh Book Festival to profile and discuss human rights issues arising from their work. The identity of this year's Lecture will be announced once the Book Festival programme is launched.

Freedom of expression award winners 2008 The Freedom of Expression Award This award honours festival productions of excellent artistic merit, which build understanding and engagement of human rights. Entry is free and open to all festival productions. Find out more and submit your entry

More events will soon be listed in the events section of our site

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Contact

For press information including our Festival Press Pack please contact John Watson on scotland@amnesty.org.uk or +44 (0)844 800 9088.

With special thanks to our 2009 Edinburgh Festivals media partner Fest magazine, your complete Edinburgh festival guide.

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