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Azerbaijan: Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year prison term is ‘nothing short of a travesty’A prominent businessman, Ruben Vardanyan moved from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and was detained by the Azerbaijani authorities on 27 September 2023 amid the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians following Azerbaijan’s military takeover of the region. He faced multiple charges, including “financing terrorism,” “creating an illegal armed group” and “violent seizure of power.”
17 Feb 2026 Press release -
Cambodia: Videos show escape and mass release of victims held in scam compounds across the countryConcern for thousands of people stranded in Cambodia without support
16 Jan 2026 Press release -
Venezuela: Government’s ‘policy of repression remains intact’ as release of arbitrarily detained does not go far enoughHundreds of people continue to be arbitrarily detained for political reasons
09 Jan 2026 Press release -
UK: BBC's Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama underscores Government's 'clear betrayal' of British nationalsThe programme underscores how the UK government did - and continues to do - nowhere near enough to help secure the release of Britons arbitrarily detained abroad.
24 Nov 2025 Press release -
Malaysia: Death penalty review must be first step towards abolition once and for all‘Malaysia must stay on an irrevocable path towards the total abolition of this cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment’ - Nicole Fong
13 Nov 2025 Press release -
Global: The fossil fuel industry is endangering a quarter of humanity - new reportFirst-of-its-kind mapping with multi-country research reveals depth and scale of fossil fuel industry’s potential harm
13 Nov 2025 Press release -
Egypt/UK: Statement on the release of Alaa Abdel FattahAmnesty calls on the Prime Minister to urgently push for Alaa’s complete freedom and safe travel to the UK.
23 Sep 2025 Press release -
UK/Egypt: Alaa Abdel Fattah’s hunger strike a ‘devastating development’The British national has been held in arbitrary detention since 2019. His mother ended an eight-month-long hunger strike earlier this year after the UK government assured her that they would do everything they could to secure his release.
09 Sep 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrest
Saudi Arabia: UK government must do more to secure release of British father Ahmed al-Doush, one year since his arrest
31 Aug 2025 Press release -
China: Government’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang continue as international community fails to act28 Aug 2025 Press release -
Hong Kong: Prison rule changes mark ‘dangerous erosion’ of prisoners’ rights
Amendment allows Government to impose punitive conditions on people who have not been convicted of any crime
18 Jul 2025 Press release -
Japan: Execution is latest ‘callous attack on the right to life’'The execution of Takahiro Shiraishi is the latest callous attack on the right to life in Japan and a major setback for the country’s human rights record' - Chiara Sangiorgio
27 Jun 2025 Press release -
Iran: Growing fears of 'rush to execute people' accused of 'espionage' for IsraelFears of arbitrary executions are rising after officials announced mass arrests for alleged collaboration with Israel and called for swift trials and executions
20 Jun 2025 Press release -
Iran: Woman Life Freedom protester executed after sham trial and tortureMojahed Kourkouri has been executed three years after he was arrested
11 Jun 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: British citizen Ahmed al-Doush receives a 10 year sentenceIt is unknown to Ahmed’s family and UK legal team what the charges were for
13 May 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Families fear imminent execution of loved ones amid surge in drug-related executions24 Apr 2025 Press release
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Global: Executions highest on record since 2015 - new death penalty reportIran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia responsible for 91% of executions
07 Apr 2025 Press release -
UK: Family and campaigners call on David Lammy to visit Alaa Abdel Fattah in jail while in Egypt - LetterForeign Secretary David Lammy is due to attend a meeting in Egypt this week.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
Russia: jailing of Navalny's lawyers condemned as 'shameful'17 Jan 2025 Press release
