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Turkey: Global campaigners mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty ChairCampaigners from more than 40 countries around the world take action
Press release 05 Apr 2018 -
London: Vigil to mark anniversary of LGBTI crackdown in ChechnyaActivists will hold a vigil outside the Russian Embassy in central London on Saturday 7 April
Press release 05 Apr 2018 -
Beirut explosionOn 4 August 2020, a large explosion in the port area of Beirut killed at least 180 people and left an estimated 6,000 more injured based on UN figures. We are calling for an international independent investigation to ensure truth, justice and reparations…
04 Apr 2018 -
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Joint statement with Fire Brigades Union (FBU)Lebanon's Fire Brigades Union and Amnesty International UK call on the UK Government to support and international investigation in the the Beirut explosion
04 Apr 2018 -
Russia: Still no justice for victims one year after 'gay purge' in Chechnya“A year ago, this shocking news from Chechnya was ridiculed and dismissed by the Russian government."
Press release 04 Apr 2018 -
Vietnam: List of nearly 100 prisoners of conscience published as crackdown intensifiesAmnesty is publishing a list of the 97 prisoners on the day before a high-profile trial of six further activists.
Press release 04 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: Egyptian defenders and journalists detained
Ezzat Ghoniem has been detained for almost a month over unfounded charges along with journalists and a lawyer.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Indigenous peoples advocate released on bail in India
Upendra Nayak, a 65-year-old lawyer, was granted bail and released from custody on 23 March 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: 11 women ill-treated and arbitrarily detained in Iran
At least 11 women from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority have been arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: Hunger strike in Iran to protest torture in detention
Eight detainees from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish minority began a hunger strike on in protest against torture.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2018 -
Malaysia: ‘fake news’ bill hastily approved amid outcryPress release 02 Apr 2018
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Northern Ireland: Reported UDA death threat against journalist condemnedPress release 02 Apr 2018
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Why the Trans rights movement is done waitingLaws around the world still dehumanise and humiliate trans people. As more people understand that society’s view of gender is outdated, so should our governments.
Blog post 30 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action Good News: Alabama, USA ends pursuit of 2nd execution attempt
An agreement signed on 27 March means that Alabama will not pursue another death warrant for Doyle Hamm.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Mar 2018 -
Must-watch documentaries for the long weekendFrom Swedish rappers to the refugee crisis – here are some films to keep you entertained and informed this Easter.
Blog post 29 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Woman detained for reading opposition website in Kazakhstan
Police have threatened bloggers, activists and members of the public with prosecution for supporting the opposition party
Urgent action outcomes 29 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Students detained for anti-war protest in Turkey
11 students from Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, who attended a small peaceful campus protest remain in police custody.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Mar 2018 -
Asylum-seekers in the Israel and Palestinian Occupied Territories at risk of deportation or detention
Thousands of asylum-seekers are at risk of either being forced to go to Rwanda or Uganda or being indefinitely detained.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Mar 2018 -
'Jokes for freedom' call ahead of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe comedy event'Laughter is a kind of freedom' - Richard Ratcliffe
Press release 29 Mar 2018
