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Belarus: Detained protesters 'beaten and tortured' - new testimonyScores of protesters have been stripped naked and threatened with rape in crackdown.
Press release 13 Aug 2020 -
Egypt: 'Chilling' crackdown on female TikTok users must endWomen have been accused of ‘violating family values’ for posting pictures and videos.
Press release 13 Aug 2020 -
UK: youth activism competition celebrates the power of young voicesChance to win training from top human rights professionals
Press release 12 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: Attacks on journalists mount amid protest crackdownJournalists being arrested, beaten, and targeted with rubber bullets
Press release 12 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: security forces sprayed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas canistersThe Lebanese army and security forces - as well as unidentified men in civilian clothes - shot at unarmed crowds during protests in Beirut following last week’s devastating explosion in the port district of the city.
Press release 11 Aug 2020 -
Hong Kong: 'Disturbing' arrest of newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai threatens press freedomPress release 10 Aug 2020
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Belarus: 'vicious' police violence used against election protestersAmnesty International’s delegates in the Belarusian capital Minsk witnessed appalling violence by riot police against peaceful protesters who had taken to the streets last night after official announcements over presidential election results which…
Press release 10 Aug 2020 -
UK: deploying Navy to prevent people seeking asylum would be 'unlawful, reckless and dangerous'Press release 09 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: authorities must end violence against protesters ahead of presidential electionPress release 07 Aug 2020 -
COVID-19: Jailed activists remain in virus-hit prisons as attempts to silence them continueAt least 131 activists have been harassed, prosecuted, killed or imprisoned on COVID-19-related pretexts
Press release 06 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: Beirut explosion must be independently investigatedAt least 100 killed and 4,000 injured
Press release 05 Aug 2020 -
UK: new human rights Owners' and Directors' test proposed for Premier League footballAmnesty International has called on the English Premier League to update its Owners’ and Directors’ test.
Press release 05 Aug 2020 -
Turkey: convention on combating violence against women must not be abandonedCountry-wide demonstrations expected tomorrow
Press release 04 Aug 2020 -
125 incidents of police violence during Black Lives Matter protests - new reportPolice in the USA committed widespread human rights violations against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers during Black Lives Matter protests
Press release 04 Aug 2020 -
Iran: leaked letters reveal coronavirus prisons crisis despite 'no deaths' claimPress release 31 Jul 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Contact tracing App sets benchmark for data privacySTOPCOVIDNI App uses a privacy-preserving decentralised model
Press release 31 Jul 2020 -
Hong Kong: 'Alarming' national security arrests over social media postsPress release 30 Jul 2020 -
Hong Kong: Disqualification of pro-democracy candidates 'reeks of political repression'At least 12 pro-democracy candidates banned from forthcoming elections.
Press release 30 Jul 2020 -
Newcastle United deal was always 'blatant' Saudi sportswashingResponse to news that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers have withdrawn from the process to buy Newcastle United Football Club.
Press release 30 Jul 2020
