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Easing the suffering of millions of civilians affected by Syrias armed conflict must be a top priority for world leaders meeting at the G20 Summit in St Petersburg, Amnesty International said today Posted: 5 Sep 2013

Amnesty International experts are available to comment on the Syria refugee situation after the United Nations refugee agency said that the number of Syrian refugees has now surpassed two million since the crisis in Syria began. Posted: 3 Sep 2013

Amnesty International is urging the Iraqi authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into violence at Camp Ashraf that reportedly left at least 47 dead yesterday. Posted: 2 Sep 2013

An Iranian prisoner of conscience and blogger on hunger strike to protest against his unfair detention must be released immediately and unconditionally to receive treatment as his health deteriorates, Amnesty International said. Posted: 30 Aug 2013

Ahead of planned country-wide protests across Iraq tomorrow over Iraqi MPs pension payments, Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi authorities to respect and protect protesters rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. Posted: 30 Aug 2013

Response to the publication of a series of videos apparently showing that chemical weapons have killed scores of civilians - including many children - on the outskirts of Syrias capital Damascus. Posted: 21 Aug 2013

The Bahraini authorities must not crack down on mass anti-government protests scheduled for tomorrow, said Amnesty International, amid fears that new legislation introduced in Bahrain last week will be used to legitimise the use of force against peaceful protests. Posted: 13 Aug 2013

The Hamas authorities in Gaza must halt several executions they say they plan to carry out after this weeks Muslim religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 8 Aug 2013

Two new emergency decrees issued by the King of Bahrain last night - which include the banning of all protests - are a further shameful attempt to completely ban any form of dissent and freedom of expression in the country, said Amnesty International. Posted: 7 Aug 2013

New satellite images of Aleppo provide the most recent evidence of how the protracted conflict in Syria is resulting in massive human rights violations against the civilian population, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 7 Aug 2013

As the UK Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet Bahrains King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at Downing Street today, Allan Hogarth, Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International UK, said reform in Bahrain was a 'faade'. Posted: 6 Aug 2013

The US authorities have failed to deliver justice for serious human rights violations committed during counter-terror operations dating back more than a decade, Amnesty International said as the sentencing phase opened today in the military trial of the US Army Private Bradley Manning. Posted: 31 Jul 2013

The Israeli authorities must avoid using excessive force on demonstrators planning to protest against a plan to forcibly evict tens of thousands of Arab Bedouins from their homes in southern Israel, said Amnesty International. Posted: 31 Jul 2013

Eyewitnesses described seeing bodies piled up in the streets and civilians rounded up by pro-government forces. Posted: 26 Jul 2013

Amnesty is urging the Yemeni authorities to investigate allegations of serious irregularities in the case of the investigative journalist Abdul Ilah Haydar Shayi. Posted: 24 Jul 2013

The Egyptian authorities should not be recklessly denying entry to Syrians and must provide anyone fleeing the conflict in Syria the opportunity to seek asylum, Amnesty International has said after reports that some 259 people were turned back at Cairo Airport on Monday. Posted: 11 Jul 2013

Amnesty International has issued a strong warning about the dangers of arming opposition groups in Syria ahead of a debate in parliament on the issue tomorrow. Posted: 10 Jul 2013

The conviction earlier today of 68 government critics in the United Arab Emirates shows the authorities determination to crush any form dissent, said Amnesty International. Posted: 2 Jul 2013

Amnesty International has urged the EU to speak out about prisoners of conscience being held in Bahrain as it hold its annual EU-Gulf states meeting in Bahrain. Posted: 1 Jul 2013

The Syrian authorities must drop charges against five human rights activists whose "patently unfair" terror trial was today put on hold for another two months, Amnesty International said. Posted: 26 Jun 2013