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UK: Chinese and Hong Kong students in UK live in fear from long-arm of Chinese government

Chinese students in UK, other parts of Europe and North America face intimidation and surveillance from Chinese and Hong Kong authorities Families back in China and Hong Kong warned about students’...

UK: Immigration powers ‘must not be weaponised’ to suppress Gaza protests

‘ Immigration powers must not be weaponised to suppress freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly’ - Ilyas Nagdee Recent reports of student and other visas being revoked due to...

Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2024 winners announced

Awards hosted by comedian Nish Kumar BBC Africa Eye and Panorama took home award for best Broadcast Feature, while Sky News won Broadcast News Outstanding Impact Award dedicated to the journalists...

Israel/OPT: Forced evictions of over 300 Palestinians in the Naqab is 'clear illustration of apartheid'

Israeli authorities pushing for displacement and segregation of the Bedouin community in the Naqab ‘We cannot stop this plan; Highway number 6 would pass over our bodies regardless of how hard we...

Qatar: FIFA must publish compensation plans for abused 2022 World Cup workers

FIFA still sitting on an independent human rights review into providing remedy for hundreds of thousands of abused migrant workers Call comes ahead of FIFA’s annual congress meeting next week ‘FIFA...

UK: Rishi Sunak should correct record on arms sales to Israel

During PMQs in the House of Commons today, Rishi Sunak said that “the UK Government doesn’t, itself, directly provide or ship arms to Israel”, a factually incorrect statement which the Government’s...

Northern Ireland: 'Chilling' evidence of police routinely spying on 'trouble-making' journalists

Responding to explosive revelations about the routine targeting of journalists by the police in Northern Ireland made today at the Royal Courts of Justice , Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s...

Scotland: New First Minister must take a stand on human rights

Responding to the announcement that MSPs have voted for new SNP leader John Swinney to be Scotland’s next first minister , Neil Cowan Amnesty International’s Scotland Director, said: “The Scottish...

Gaza: Rafah evacuation order must be rescinded

‘Palestinian civilians in Gaza are human beings, not pawns to be moved around a chessboard’ - Erika Guevara-Rosas Responding to the Israeli military’s orders for more than 100,000 residents - most of...

Northern Ireland: ‘Sinister’ threat against Belfast Telegraph journalist condemned

Newspaper reveals threat is sixth against its journalists in past six months ‘There is a concerted attempt in Northern Ireland to intimidate journalists to prevent them from doing their jobs ’ -...