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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activist warns of 'bloody 2021' ahead of Amnesty Northern Ireland event live from Hong KongOriginal planned speaker Joshua Wong has now been jailed by pro-Beijing authorities
Press release 03 Dec 2020 -
Hong Kong: Opposition activists must be released immediately and unconditionallyPress release 02 Dec 2020
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Vietnam: Facebook and YouTube 'complicit' in State censorshipPress release 02 Dec 2020
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Egypt: 'horrifying execution spree', with at least 57 killed in past two monthsThe Egyptian authorities have executed at least 57 people in the past two months in a “horrifying execution spree”, nearly double the number recorded for the whole of 2019.
Press release 01 Dec 2020 -
UK: New immigration rules targeting rough sleepers 'cruel and inhumane''The Home Office has talked of becoming a more ‘fair, humane and compassionate’ department - immediately scrapping this cruel rule on rough sleeping would be a good place to start' - Kate Allen
Press release 01 Dec 2020 -
Jordan: Yemeni teenager “not guilty” over speech chargesOn 28 July 2020, the Jordanian criminal court deemed Tujan al-Bukhaiti, “not guilty” over charges of “blasphemy”.
30 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty condemns threats against journalists at Sunday World newspaperPress release 28 Nov 2020
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UK: Doubling officers on French beaches to discourage migrant Channel crossings a 'reckless and blinkered' approachHome secretary Proto Patel announced the number of officers patrolling beaches will double from next week
Press release 28 Nov 2020 -
Black Friday: Amazon putting workers' lives at risk during shopping rush - new report‘Black Friday rush could turn Amazon warehouses into hotspots for infection’ - Kate Allen
Press release 27 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty hails 'victory for press freedom' in case of arrested journalistsPolice agree to delete data wrongly seized from journalists and pay substantial damages
Press release 27 Nov 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Bill restricting safe access to abortion rejected
On 20 October, the Slovak Parliament rejected a bill that would have further obstructed access to safe abortion care.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Nov 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: PIKPA refugee shelter closed down
The eviction of the PIKPA refugee shelter in Lesvos was carried out in the morning of 30 October.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Nov 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Legal abortion closer than ever
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez publicly committed to present a bill to Congress to legalise abortion.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Nov 2020 -
UK: Aid cut 'bad omen for direction of travel on Foreign Affairs'
'The decision to slash aid at a time of such great need is hugely disappointing' - Kate Allen
Press release 25 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Threat against journalist at Belfast newspaper condemned
Amnesty International has condemned a threat made against a journalist at a Belfast newspaper, reportedly made by the South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association.
Press release 25 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty joins call for inquiry into Pat Finucane murder as deadline approachesPress release 25 Nov 2020
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Saudi Arabia: transfer of Loujain al-Hathloul's case to 'notorious' court condemnedResponse to a decision to transfer an ongoing case against the prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul to the unfair Specialised Criminal Court following a trial session today.
Press release 25 Nov 2020 -
The Secret Policeman's TourPress release, Past work 24 Nov 2020 -
Iran: imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic must be stopped immediatelyAhmadreza Djalali has been transferred to solitary confinement in Evin prison and told by authorities that he will be killed imminently
Press release 24 Nov 2020
