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Egypt: authorities must release activists detained in 'unprecedented' crackdownPress release 20 Nov 2020 -
USA: State Department's attack on BDS movement violates free speechResponse to the US State Department designating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement antisemitic earlier today
Press release 19 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia/UK: letter to PM calls for action on jailed women activists ahead of G20Ahead of the G20 meeting being hosted by Saudi Arabia later this week (21-22 November), Amnesty International has written to Boris Johnson calling on him to use the “platform” of the international summit to call for the release of a group of jailed Saudi…
Press release 17 Nov 2020 -
Qatar: 'much more' needed on migrant workers rights ahead of World Cup - new reportQatar still needs to significantly strengthen enforcement of its labour reforms if it is to deliver on promises to protect workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Press release 17 Nov 2020 -
Iran 'deliberately blocked' internet to cover up protest killings - new investigationThe Iranian authorities shut down the internet during nationwide protests a year ago to hide the true scale of unlawful killings by the security forces
Press release 15 Nov 2020 -
Belarus: protester beaten to deathPress release 13 Nov 2020
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes call for halt to use of spithoods & review of BLM prosecutionsPress release 12 Nov 2020
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Amnesty urges councils in England not to transfer COVID-19 patients into care homesAmnesty writes to over 300 councils in England urging them to not to transfer COVID-19 patients into care homes without a guarantee that it is safe to do so
Press release 12 Nov 2020 -
Ethiopia: Investigation confirms scores of civilians killed in Tigray state massacrePhoto and video evidence show scores killed and wounded in knife and machete attacks on night of 9 November
Press release 12 Nov 2020 -
Hong Kong: 'Politically-motivated' disqualification of lawmakers condemnedPress release 11 Nov 2020
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Belarus: 1,000 protesters arrested in single day as crackdown reaches new levelPeaceful protesters beaten by riot police and elderly people shoved into police vans
Press release 09 Nov 2020 -
Amnesty Media Awards 2021 open for entriesRecognising excellent human rights journalism from the past year
Press release 09 Nov 2020 -
COVID-19 vaccine: wealthy countries must not hoard suppliesPfizer-BioNTech deals suggest people in low-income countries will be excluded from vaccine
Press release 09 Nov 2020 -
USA: $2.9bn drones sale to UAE should be haltedResponse to plans by the United States to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9bn to the United Arab Emirates.
Press release 09 Nov 2020 -
USA: President-elect Joe Biden must make human rights a priority"Biden and Congress must prioritise a bold human rights agenda"
Press release 07 Nov 2020 -
Kosovo: War crimes indictment of president 'shows senior officials are not above the law'President Hashim Thaci and nine other former KLA commanders indicted for crimes that include organ trafficking, abductions and sexual violence
Press release 05 Nov 2020 -
Poland: three women on trial for posters of Virgin Mary with LGBTI rainbow haloThe women face two years in jail for ‘offending religious beliefs’
Press release 03 Nov 2020 -
Ethiopia: over 50 killed in 'horrendous' attack on village by armed groupPress release 02 Nov 2020
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Millions of letters, texts and tweets sent to free ten individuals from human rights abusesPeople across the UK join the world’s largest letter writing action to support individuals who have been attacked, jailed, harassed or disappeared
Press release 02 Nov 2020
