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Egypt: political prisoners kept in indefinite solitary confinement - new report‘Egyptian prison officials are unlawfully applying solitary confinement as a means of stamping out dissent’
Press release 06 May 2018 -
Liu Xia's current situationBlog post 05 May 2018
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Russia: 'outrageous' use of force against protestersTotal police inaction allowed the beating of protesters by unknown people in ‘Cossack’-style uniforms
Press release 05 May 2018 -
Russian authorities must not crack down on Putin inauguration protestsPress release 04 May 2018 -
Malaysia: Next government must prioritise human rights as country prepares to votePress release 04 May 2018
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Urgent Action: Ankara Pride march must be allowed to go ahead
A student-organised Pride march, is due to take place on 12 May is at risk of being blocked by the authorities.
Urgent action outcomes 04 May 2018 -
Giro d'Italia cycle race won't 'sportswash' Israel's human rights record'The Jerusalem launch inevitably means Israel’s dismal human rights record is going to be in the spotlight'
Press release 03 May 2018 -
Russia: court to decide fate of Chechnya's leading human rights activist'Every minute he spends behind bars is an insult to the whole human rights community in Russia'
Press release 02 May 2018 -
Celebration of Palestinian culture to mark 70 years of dispossession (RADA, London, 14-20 May)'Amnesty International UK is honoured to support this important week of cultural resistance'
Press release 02 May 2018 -
Turkey: Country has become 'a dungeon' for journalistsJournalists in Turkey speak out over climate of fear since state of emergency was declared
Press release 02 May 2018 -
USA: plans to send new detainees to Guantánamo strongly opposedhe prison should be shut down, and the current 41 detainees still held there either given fair trials or released
Press release 02 May 2018 -
China: Banning of Peppa Pig a 'ridiculous new example of state crackdown'The Chinese government has removed an estimated 30,000 Peppa Pig videos from the internet.
Press release 02 May 2018 -
Central African Republic: renewed bloodshed must be stopped - new witness testimonyPress release 02 May 2018
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Iran: 22-year-old Kurdish man faces execution after 'breath-taking miscarriage of justice''After appearing at his trial reportedly bearing torture marks on his body he was convicted in less than an hour'
Press release 01 May 2018 -
Amnesty welcomes Belfast Council motion on social mediaPress release 01 May 2018 -
No consent, no fairytaleSex without consent is rape. So why do only nine European countries recognise this?
Blog post 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Burundi human rights defender held in pre-trial detention
Burundian human rights defender Nestor Nibitanga has spent more than five months in pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defenders sentenced to 10 years in Burundi
Three human rights defenders from Burundi were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Civil activist detained in Kazakhstan psychiatric facility
Ardak Ashym, a blogger and civil activist from Shymkent, south Kazakhstan, has been detained in a psychiatric facility.
Urgent action outcomes 01 May 2018 -
Olivia Colman, Deborah Frances-White and Indira Varma join 'Women Making History' festivalFestival to take place on Sunday 20 May
Press release 30 Apr 2018