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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 -
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 -
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: 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 -
The case against the use of spit hoods in response to Covid-19Blog post 05 Nov 2020
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The case against the use of spit hoods in response to Covid-19Blog post 05 Nov 2020
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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 -
UK/Lebanon: Fire Brigades Union joins call for investigation into Beirut explosionThe Fire Brigades Union has joined Amnesty International in calling on the UK government to press for a full international investigation into the devastating explosion in Beirut three months ago.
Press release 01 Nov 2020 -
Poland: authorities must refrain from excessive force during protest against abortion restrictionsPress release 30 Oct 2020 -
UK/USA: letter to US ambassador Woody Johnson warns of election violenceAmnesty International UK has written to the US Ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, warning of the risk of violence during next week’s presidential election.
Press release 30 Oct 2020 -
'Amnesty Academy' app launches to teach human rights to new generation of activistsFree app is available on iOS and Android, and in more than 20 languages
Press release 30 Oct 2020 -
Hong Kong: Charges against student activist Tony Chung 'expose Government's disdain for freedom of expression'Former leader of group Studentlocalism, charged under new national security law with secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious material
Press release 29 Oct 2020 -
India: Counter-terror raids on journalists and human rights organisations signal 'alarming' escalation in crackdown on dissentRaids in Jammu and Kashmir conducted based on accusations that the organisations have been using funding from India and abroad ‘for secessionist and terrorist activities’
Press release 29 Oct 2020 -
Armenia/Azerbaijan: First confirmed use of cluster munitions by Armenia 'cruel and reckless'‘The firing of cluster munitions into civilian areas is cruel and reckless, and causes untold death, injury and misery’ - Marie Struthers
Press release 29 Oct 2020 -
USA: policy to separate migrant families amounted to 'torture'Response to the findings of a 21-month investigation by the US House Judiciary Committee into the Trump administration’s family separation policy - which resulted in more than 2,500 migrant children being separated from their parents.
Press release 29 Oct 2020 -
Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces 'judicial charade' with summons to courtChances of fair trial are ‘basically zero’ - Kate Allen
Press release 28 Oct 2020
