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Saudi Arabia: 37 killed in 'chilling' execution spree'Today’s mass execution is a chilling demonstration of the Saudi Arabian authorities callous disregard for human life' - Lynn Maalouf
Press release 23 Apr 2019 -
Sri Lanka: 'Horrific attacks' another grim reminder of the need to stand united against hatePress release 22 Apr 2019
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LYRA McKEE: 'Devastating' news of death of Northern Ireland journalist
Northern Ireland
Press release 19 Apr 2019 -
UK rises on World Press Freedom Index - but serious risks to journalists remain"Amnesty International still has serious concerns about journalists being targeted for their work uncovering human rights abuses."
Press release 18 Apr 2019 -
Iran: fresh arrests of women for defying forced veiling laws
‘The Iranian authorities appear to be lashing out in response to the increased defiance displayed by Iranian women’
Press release 18 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action correction: Human rights defender on hunger strike
Ahmed Mansoor has been on hunger strike for over three weeks in protest of his prison conditions and his unfair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Apr 2019 -
Sudan: Amnesty calls for Al-Bashir to be tried by ICC for 'atrocious' war crimesAl-Bashir is being detained in Kober prison in Khartoum
Press release 17 Apr 2019 -
British Born and BredBritish Born and Bred - but at 17 that I discovered that I may not be as British as I’d always believed.
Blog post 17 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action: Bloggers held for condemning corruption
Bloggers Cheikh Jiddou and Abderrahmane Weddady were arbitrarily arrested on 22 March in Nouakchott.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Disappeared activist at risk of torture
Gao Zhisheng, a former prisoner of conscience and human rights lawyer, is subject to enforced disappearance.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Apr 2019 -
Nicaragua: Year of brutal government repression must endAmnesty International is reiterating its call for an immediate end to the Nicaraguan government’s strategy of repression.
Press release 17 Apr 2019 -
Amnesty in Scotland: Our historyLearn when and how Amnesty's Scottish hub for human rights discussion, campaigning and political advocacy was founded
Blog post 17 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action: Falun Gong high school teacher detained
Falun Gong practitioner chemistry teacher Chen Yan is facing a trial for distributing Falun Gong materials on the street.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Apr 2019 -
The Power of ActionAmnesty Scotland volunteer and Dundee local group member reflects on the 2019 Amnesty International UK AGM
Blog post 17 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action good news: Anti-military peaceful protester released early
Activist Tin Maung Kyi was released 13 days early on 29 March 2019 after serving six months and two days in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Apr 2019 -
Bahrain: mass trial revoking citizenship of 138 people a 'mockery of justice'Press release 16 Apr 2019
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France: leaked documents showing weapons use in Yemen should prompt halt to salesUK ministers have been accused of 'signing a death warrant for the people of Yemen” with UK arms sales
Press release 15 Apr 2019 -
Windrush one year on: Scandal 'far from over'Call for ‘fundamental reforms’, including removal of profit element from fee for people registering their rights to British citizenship
Press release 15 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action: 13 prisoners at risk of imminent execution
After 43 years without using the death penalty, the President, is reportedly planning execute prisoners on death row.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Apr 2019 -
Libya: release migrants and refugees trapped in detention centres amid escalating clashes‘The UK Government is one of those partly responsible’ - Steve Valdez-Symonds
Press release 15 Apr 2019
