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Manchester Amnesty Fortnightly Action and News 30/05/25

Manchester Amnesty Fortnightly Action and News

 

Please do this action and make a difference

 

Artem Kolomiiets is a prisoner of war combat medic who was captured in May 2022 during the siege of Mariupol. His health condition is critical, and his life is in danger due to torture and other ill-treatment inflicted health issues and denial of adequate medical aid. He is kept incommunicado. Amnesty is demanding that, as a gravely ill POW, Artem Kolomiiets is immediately repatriated to Ukraine or accommodated in a neutral country on health grounds. You can add your voice to an email appeal to the Human Rights Commissioner in Moscow by clicking the link below. This action should be taken within the next two weeks.

 

TAKE ACTION

 

 

 

Our next group meeting will take place in person on

Monday 9th June, 6pm in the Third Floor meeting room, Manchester Central Library.

 The main focus of the meeting will be LGBTQ+ rights, and we will also have updates on all our other campaigns. All are welcome to attend, including new members.

Hope to see you there!

 

***THIS EVENING***

MANCHESTER AMNESTY SILENT VIGIL for the people of Palestine

St Peters Square, Manchester, Friday 30th May, 5-6pm.

Please do not bring placards, banners or flags.

We will provide placards with Amnesty’s messages. Feel free to bring your friends.

 

This Sunday, 1st June, we will have a presence at one of the

Levenshulme and Burnage Open Gardens (51A Burnside Drive, M19 2LT), where we will have materials relating to refugee rights.

Admission by programme, £5, from Bud Garden Centre, or make a donation on the door.

Proceeds to “Growing Together” refugee allotment/garden project.

 

Friday, 6th June, MMU Sustainability festival, with Manchester Amnesty stall.

All are welcome to attend. Please register here or let Alison know if you can help.

 

North West Amnesty Human Rights & Arts Festival, Sefton Park, Liverpool, 7th June

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If you wish to help out in any way, please contact alison.wearden@gmail.com.

 

You can also support by donating. Please advertise this Justgiving page widely!

 

On Friday, 20th June, during Refugee Week, we welcome back

ACOUSTIC AMNESTY

Concert in aid of refugee charities including Rainbow Haven and Refugees at Home.       All are welcome. Please advertise widely to your friends.

7.30 (doors 7.00) at Holy Trinity Church, Salford, M3 5DW

You can reserve your tickets here. Acoustic Amnesty gig for refugee charities on Refugee Day

 

Other events and actions

 

Rethink Rebuild Society is pleased to invite you to

EID AL-ADHA FESTIVAL

As part of Celebrating Syria 2025

Food, music, stalls, traditional folk-dance, children’s activities!

Sunday, 08 June, 1pm - 5:30pm, Aviva Studios, Water St, Manchester, M3 4JQ

Free to attend. No need to book. More information here.

 

Webinar from the Britain Palestine Project (formerly the Balfour Project)

How did Israeli society become radicalised?

Professor Menachem Klein in conversation with Tim Llewellyn.

Tuesday, 10th June 3pm. Sign up here

 

Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine and other organisations

 

Full Arms Embargo on Israel Now!

Demonstration and Rally, Saturday, May 31st 12-2.30pm, St Peter’s Square

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Whalley Range Peace and Justice Stand with Palestine

Each Wednesday 4.30-5.30 at Brooks Bar M16 7RN

 

Didsbury against genocide, rally, every Wednesday, 5.30-6.30pm alternates between outside the Library and outside the Coop. June 4th outside Co-op; June 11th 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

 

 

 

Good news

 

Belgium - On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that the model for acquiring consent to receive online commercial advertisements violates EU rules

 

Taiwan - On May 17, 2025, parliament approved a motion by opposition parties authorizing the calling of a referendum, to be held on August 23, on the abolition of the death penalty.

 

Saudi Arabia - On May 19, 2025, Lina al-Sharif, a health professional, was released from prison after four years of arbitrary detention without charge or trial. She was arrested at the end of May 2021 in the capital Riyadh and then transferred to an unknown location, after she posted content on social media regarding domestic politics and the human rights situation.

 

United States of America - On May 19, 2025, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Douglas Stewart, determining that his original trial and conviction in 1985, which resulted in a death sentence, had been marred by "numerous constitutional violations."

 

The next Fortnightly Action and News will be on 13th June.

 

Manchester Amnesty issue and campaign coordinators

Anti-racism –Hazel Errey hazelerrey@gmail.com

Human Rights in the UK volunteer needed

Individuals at Risk bi-monthly drop in 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] Lucy Downing lucy.dow@outlook.com is looking after this until we can appoint a permanent manager.

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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