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Turkey: Decision to re-arrest writer Ahmet Altan a scandalous injustice'It is impossible to see this decision as anything other than further punishment for his determination not be silenced and it compounds an already shocking catalogue of injustice he has been subjected to' - Marie Struthers
Press release 12 Nov 2019 -
Saudi Arabia: labelling of feminism, atheism and homosexuality as extremist is 'outrageous'Loujain al-Hathloul & other women’s rights activists still languishing in jail
Press release 12 Nov 2019 -
Charges against activist must be droppedA Russian human rights defender faces up to six years in prison for her peaceful activism with Open Russia.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Nov 2019 -
Israel: Stateless Palestinian fights deportationA stateless East-Jerusalemite Palestinian still faces deportation after nine months in jail for not having legal status.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Nov 2019 -
Russia: leading Crimean activist and five co-defendants given long jail sentences‘Emir-Usein Kuku is behind bars simply for speaking out for the rights of the Crimean Tatar community’
Press release 12 Nov 2019 -
USA: charges against humanitarian who helped migrants in Arizona should be droppedTrial is ‘cynical misuse of the justice system’ - Kumi Naidoo
Press release 11 Nov 2019 -
Urgent Action: Uyghur academic faces execution in ChinaFears are rising that Chinese authorities will execute Tashpolat Tiyip, a prominent Uyghuy academic, who was disappeared.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Nov 2019 -
UK: Government must not prevent 'truth and justice' for victims of Northern Ireland conflict'It is essential that no-one, including members of the Armed Forces, is above the law' - Grainne Teggart
Press release 11 Nov 2019 -
Urgent Action Update: Refugees and asylum seekers must be released16 refugees and asylum seekers have been arbitrarily detained in Pemba, northeast Mozambique, for more than 10 months.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Nov 2019 -
Urgent Action: Gay man summoned by police and disappearedA doctor came out as gay in an online article and was summoned to the police station. He has not been heard from since.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Nov 2019 -
Hong Kong: 'Pervasive and heavy-handed' police measures must be urgently investigated'Police officers like the one seen shooting an apparently unarmed protester at point-blank range must be suspended immediately'- Man-Kei Tam
Press release 11 Nov 2019 -
Cambodia: Reprieve for Kem Sokha a ‘token gesture’ that should not distract from human rights crisis'This minor reprieve for Kem Sokha cannot mask the ongoing, severe repression of human rights in Cambodia' - Nicholas Bequelin
Press release 10 Nov 2019 -
Iraq: rein in security forces to prevent a bloodbathIraqi authorities must immediately rein in security forces after at least six protesters were killed in central Baghdad today amid a police operation to clear demonstrations from several bridges and streets near Tahrir Square, Amnesty International said…
Press release 10 Nov 2019 -
Hong Kong: Death of student fleeing tear gas must be investigated'There must be an urgent investigation into the events which led up to Chow Tsz-lok’s fall, including into allegations that officers delayed an ambulance crew who were attempting to reach him' - Man-Kei Tam
Press release 08 Nov 2019 -
Detained journalist ends hunger strike due to failing healthDetained journalist ends his 45 day long hunger strike, in protest of his alleged torture, due to declining health.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Nov 2019 -
Drop charges against students and academic18 students and one academic are facing criminal charges for participating in their school's 9th annual Pride Parade.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Nov 2019 -
Philippines: former Iranian beauty queen must not be sent back to Iran'It’s appalling that she has been detained for so long in airport transit'
Press release 07 Nov 2019 -
Leaders of TodayCelebrate our "Leaders of Today" limited edition Amnesty International t-shirts for kids
Blog post 07 Nov 2019 -
Police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests unlawful, court rules'The sweeping, ill-defined and capital-wide ban sent the chilling message that basic freedoms in this country can be set aside when the authorities choose to do so' - Kate Allen
Press release 06 Nov 2019 -
Philippines: vice president's war on drugs role 'empty gesture' without halt to killingsThousands already killed in state-sanctioned violence amounting to crimes against humanity
Press release 06 Nov 2019
