Fortnightly Action and News 17/10/2025
Manchester Amnesty Fortnightly Action and News
Please do this action and make a difference
Although Israel has recently released 1968 Palestinian political prisoners and detainees, Dr Hassam Abu Safiya, a prominent Gaza medic who was arrested in December 2024 while working in the last functioning Gaza hospital at the time, is not among them. Dr Safiya remains in Ofer prison, where he has reportedly been severely ill-treated. He has not been charged or tried. Sign this Amnesty International petition calling for his immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of other arbitrarily detained Palestinian health care workers.
Our weekly vigil will continue to campaign for the rights of the people of Palestine.
***THIS EVENING***
MANCHESTER AMNESTY SILENT VIGIL for the people of Palestine
St Peters Square, Manchester, Friday 17th October, 5-6pm.
Please do not bring placards, banners or flags.
will provide updated placards with Amnesty’s messages. Please bring your friends.
NWest Amnesty Regional Meet-up
Saturday, 8th November, 11:00- 15:30 (doors open at 10:30).
Brewery Arts Centre, 122a Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE.
All welcome, light lunch will be provided. More information and sign up here
https://wegottickets.com/event/679365
For your children and grandchildren!
Amnesty International UK Youth Festival
Thursday 20 November 2025, 10am - 4pm
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
FREE to attend. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
For current Year 10 - Year 13 students from across the UK. More info and sign up here.
Today, Ceasfire. Tomorrow, Liberation. End the Israeli Occupation!
Demonstration, Saturday 18th October, 12 noon, Piccadilly Gardens
Whalley Range Peace and Justice Stand with Palestine
Each Wednesday 4.30-5.30 at Brooks Bar M16 7RN
Didsbury for Palestine, every Wednesday, 5.30-6.30pm alternates between outside the Library and outside the Coop. 15th October outside Co-op; 22nd October outside Library.
Levenshulme Peace and Justice for Palestine All out for Palestine
Each Thursday, 5-6pm, Levenshulme Village Green, junction of Stockport Rd & Chapel St
plus Levenshulme Consumer Boycott stall
Every first Sunday, (5/10, 2/11, 8/12) 11:00-12:30, Outside Tesco on Stockport Road
Gaza Remains the Story Exhibition
Manchester Amnesty and Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine present this exhibition of words and pictures. Showing at Cheadle Mosque, 18th October - 1st November. .
The Gaza Sunbirds Story: Resilience, Sport and Humanitarian Action with Kamil Ali
Tuesday, 21st October, 18:30-20:30, Cross Street Chapel, M2 1NL
This is a FREE event, but please book your place here
Gaza’s Gravediggers. An evening with Professor Norman Finklestein
Saturday 15th November 2025, 6:30pm-9:30pm (Doors open from 6pm)
The Marquee Manchester, College Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8BP
£21 early bird discount, £30 from 7th November 2025, no children under 7. Book here
Please see GMFoP website for up to date information about rallies, protests, events.
Good news
Uganda - On September 23, 2025, Robert Lugya Kayingo, a Ugandan lawyer involved in the political opposition, who had been arrested 10 weeks earlier at Entebbe airport, was released. His release came after an urgent action by Amnesty International.
Israel/OPT - On September 30, 2025, the U.S. company sports shoes company Reebok, instructed its importer in Israel, MSG, to remove its logo from the uniforms of the Israeli national football team.
Sudan - On October 6, 2025, the International Criminal Court found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as "Ali Kushayb", guilty of 27 war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between August 2003 and April 2004 in Darfur, when he was head of the "janjaweed" military group, then allied with the armed forces.
Tunisia - On October 7, 2023, following national and international protests including that of Amnesty International, Saber Chaouachi received a presidential pardon. Just four days earlier, he had been sentenced to death for attempting a coup, insulting the president and spreading false news solely on the basis of a post published on Facebook.
The next Fortnightly Action and News will be on 31st October
Manchester Amnesty issue and campaign coordinators
Anti-racism –Hazel Errey hazelerrey@gmail.com and Umbareen Siddiqi
Human Rights in the UK Richard Umpleby richump@live.co.uk
Individuals at Risk bi-monthly drop in (next one 22/11/25) Liz Carter lizcarter64@yahoo.co.uk
Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians - Mike Reed mikewreed101@gmail.com
LGBTQ+ and Pride – Fynn Kawe fynnkawe@gmail.com
Press freedom and Julian Assange – Lima Al-iskalachi limazakoor@gmail.com & Danny Jones dannyj644@gmail.comsu
Prevent campaign – Tom Milnes thomashmilnes@gmail.com
Refugees - Caroline Glendinning caroline.glendinning@york.ac.uk and Alison Wearden
UAE - Kathryn Fletcher bussk@btinternet.com
Our website Manchester | Amnesty International UK [amnesty.org.uk] (managed by Alison Wearden)
X/Twitter @amnestymanc [twitter.com] (managed by Steve Lindsay – stevenjameslindsay@gmail.com)
Facebook Manchester Amnesty Group [facebook.com] MANAGER NEEDED!
Instagram @amnestymanchester [instagram.com] managed by Hazel Errey (hazelerrey@gmail.com)
Digital design coordinator Fynn Kawe fynnkawe@gmail.com
Alison Wearden
Communications Secretary
Manchester Group of Amnesty International.
Please contact me on alison.wearden@gmail.com with items for our Fortnightly Action and News, or with ideas for longer articles for the quarterly Manchester Amnesty Group Bulletin (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec).
Group email address: manchestergroup@amnesty.org.uk
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