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Bangladesh: Wave of anti-Hindu attacks must be fully investigated by authoritiesPress release 18 Oct 2021 -
Sri Lanka: Alarming rise in state-sanctioned violence and discrimination against Muslims - new reportPress release 17 Oct 2021
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Iran: ‘More torment’ for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and family after losing court appealNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost her latest appeal against a second jail sentence in Iran and now faces a possible return to prison
Press release 16 Oct 2021 -
UK: sportswashing issues unresolved as Newcastle prepare for first game after Saudi takeoverAmnesty comments ahead of Newcastle United Football Club’s first Premier League game since the club’s controversial takeover by a Saudi-led consortium.
Press release 15 Oct 2021 -
Afghanistan: Aspirations of entire generation of girls being crushed by Taliban school banGirls in Afghanistan must be allowed to return to secondary school and continue their education, Amnesty International said.
Press release 14 Oct 2021 -
UK: Warning over 'unprecedented programme of rights reduction'Press release 12 Oct 2021
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UK: letter to Premier League calls for urgent human rights meeting after Saudi-Newcastle dealPress release 12 Oct 2021
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Iran: authorities set to execute man deemed 'mature' at 17Press release 11 Oct 2021
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China: UN inaction over atrocities against Muslims in Xinjiang condemnedPress release 11 Oct 2021
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Turkey: Pride participants acquitted in 'victory for justice'Ankara Criminal Court acquitted 18 students and an academic who were prosecuted for taking part in a campus-based Pride parade in May 2019
Press release 08 Oct 2021 -
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov's Nobel Peace prize win is a victory for press freedomThe Russian and Philippines authorities must take note of Dmitry Muratov’s and Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize win and end their relentless attack on press freedom.
Press release 08 Oct 2021 -
UK: Saudi-backed bid for Newcastle United must prompt football ownership rule changesTakeover deal has long been regarded as attempt to sportswash Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
Press release 07 Oct 2021 -
Poland: Top court ruling against primacy of EU law 'another dark for justice' in the countryEU Court has played an important role in safeguarding Polish judges against a mounting attack on judicial independence
Press release 07 Oct 2021 -
Tech: Togo activist targeted by Indian-made spyware linked to cyber-mercenariesTogo activist targeted by Indian-made spyware linked to cyber-mercenaries
Press release 06 Oct 2021 -
Actor Sunetra Sarker joins Amnesty's book club to inspire activism in children in LiverpoolLiverpool-born actor, Sunetra Sarker has joined Amnesty International UK’s book club for children – Reading Rebels – to educate children on social justice issues.
Press release 06 Oct 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Mother and Baby Home inquiry needed as truth recovery panel report to be published
Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Executive ministers urging them to establish an independent public inquiry into Mother and Baby and Magdalene Laundry institutions in the region.
Press release 05 Oct 2021 -
Afghanistan: 13 Hazara killed by Taliban fighters in Daykundi province – new investigationPress release 05 Oct 2021
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Northern Ireland: ‘Landmark day’ for victims as panel recommends inquiry into mother and baby institutions
Amnesty International has welcomed recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive urging the establishment of an independent public inquiry into Mother and Baby, Magdalene Laundry and workhouse institutions in the region.
Press release 05 Oct 2021 -
'Amnesty Media Awards 2022' open for entriesAmnesty International UK is inviting entries for its 30th annual Media Awards, a prestigious set of awards recognising the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world.
Press release 04 Oct 2021 -
Covid-19: One year since call for vaccine tech to be sharedPress release 01 Oct 2021