January 2013

A Russian courts decision to uphold a ban on videos of Pussy Riots protest performance in a Moscow cathedral last year highlights the escalating clampdown on freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International has said in response Posted: 31 Jan 2013

Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores of children are on hunger strike to protest at their conditions and about a fellow inmates recent death sentence. Posted: 31 Jan 2013

Gael Garca Bernal, the star of the Oscar-nominated film NO, will take part in a Q and A with Amnesty International to be broadcast live on YouTube at 3.45pm today (31 January 2013), ahead of the films UK launch on 8 February. Posted: 31 Jan 2013

Amnesty Internationals researcher in Egypt has collected testimony that points to the use of excessive force by the security forces in Port Said Posted: 30 Jan 2013

Amnesty International is warning that the government is set to roll back even minimal amendments in the current Justice and Security Bill, which is set to be considered by the House of Commons tomorrow. Posted: 30 Jan 2013

Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are properly prepared ahead of polls this March, Amnesty International said in a new report, Police Reform in Kenya: A Drop in the Ocean. Posted: 30 Jan 2013

Iran must release all journalists being held solely for carrying out their legitimate work, Amnesty International urged after at least 14 reporters were arrested in the past three days amid police raids on newspaper offices. Posted: 29 Jan 2013

Scores of activists were detained and five sentenced to prison following a peaceful protest in Azerbaijan on Saturday, prompting Amnesty International to urge the Council of Europe to make clear it will intervene. Posted: 29 Jan 2013

Eyewitness accounts collected by Amnesty International in Egypt point to the unnecessary use of lethal force by the security forces during a weekend of clashes with demonstrators, the organisation said this evening. Posted: 28 Jan 2013

The Guardians acclaimed music journalist Dorian Lynskey today called on the nations young people to take up Amnesty Internationals challenge to become the countrys next top protest song writer. Posted: 28 Jan 2013

The forthcoming posthumous trial of a whistle-blowing Russian lawyer is a travesty and a sinister attempt to deflect attention from those who committed the crimes he exposed, said Amnesty International today, ahead of a preliminary trial hearing in Moscow on Monday 28 January. Posted: 24 Jan 2013

A series of recommendations to curb violence against women in India in the wake of the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman, will require strong political action and judicial will if they are to be turned into reality, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 24 Jan 2013

No senior official or security officer has been convicted or properly punished for killing or injuring protesters during Egypts revolution two years ago, said Amnesty International today, as it published a new report to coincide with the second anniversary of the start of Egypts 25 January Revolution. Posted: 24 Jan 2013

People in Cameroon are being subjected to a raft of abuses including unlawful killings and torture, as the authorities seek to use the criminal justice system to clamp down on political opponents, human rights defenders and journalists and as a weapon to attack lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. Posted: 24 Jan 2013

The sentencing of a magazine editor to ten years in prison for publishing two articles which allegedly insulted the monarchy is a serious setback to freedom of expression in Thailand, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 23 Jan 2013

A Chinese woman who stabbed her husband to death after suffering months of sustained domestic violence should not be executed, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 23 Jan 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron should call on Viet Nams government to halt its crackdown on freedom of expression and release all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said on the first day of an official visit to the UK by Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Viet Nam. Posted: 23 Jan 2013

A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic has filed charges against five policemen and a naval officer for the murder of two men in 2009, in what Amnesty International called a key case that points to the pressing need for radical police reform in the Caribbean country. Posted: 22 Jan 2013

Responding to news that a 56-year-old British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking offences, Amnesty International said the sentence was cruel. Posted: 22 Jan 2013

The use of lethal force by the US government must be in accordance with international law, Amnesty International said this evening, amid reports the USA is finalising a manual for targeted killings including drone strikes. Posted: 21 Jan 2013