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Business leaders and employers show their support for equal marriage in Northern Ireland - open letter'Responsibility for marriage equality legislation now sits squarely with the UK Government'
Press release 11 Sep 2018 -
Narges Mohammadi: Iranian human rights defender wins Nobel Peace PrizeIranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison in Iran.
Press release 10 Sep 2018 -
Egypt: 75 death sentences and heavy jail terms handed down in 'disgraceful' mass trial‘The Egyptian authorities should be ashamed’ - Najia Bounaim
Press release 08 Sep 2018 -
Iran: execution of three Kurdish men after grossly unfair trials is 'horrifying'"The trials of all three men were grossly unfair" - Philip Luther
Press release 08 Sep 2018 -
Amnesty International Media Awards 2019 open for entriesPress release 07 Sep 2018
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Iran: Kurdish cousins face imminent execution despite torture allegations
Their trial lasted only 20 minutes
Press release 07 Sep 2018 -
South Sudan: sentencing of soldiers for Juba hotel attack welcomedPress release 06 Sep 2018
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India: Supreme Court's decriminalising of gay sex represents 'new era of equality'The Supreme Court made the landmark decision on Thursday 6 September. Click for more.
Press release 06 Sep 2018 -
Israel: Supreme Court's ruling on Khan al-Ahmar village demolition is 'shameful'‘The court has … validated the discriminatory policies of the Israeli authorities’ - Saleh Higazi
Press release 05 Sep 2018 -
Syria: warning over 'dire' situation for civilians in Idlib‘The lives of millions of people in Idlib are now in the hands of Russia, Turkey and Iran’
Press release 05 Sep 2018 -
Qatar's lifting of travel restrictions for many migrant workers welcomedCountry urged to make wider labour reform a key ‘legacy’ of the 2022 World Cup
Press release 05 Sep 2018 -
UK: Six-year old British boy denied entry to UK 'deeply disturbing and shameful'“Children are suffering from the harmful effects of the UK’s hostile immigration system" - Allan Hogarth
Press release 05 Sep 2018 -
Iran: husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrestedThe arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown in the country
Press release 04 Sep 2018 -
Malaysia: Caning of two women "atrocious"
“People should not live in fear because of who they are who they love" - Rachel Chhoa-Howard
Press release 03 Sep 2018 -
Myanmar: Guilty verdict against Reuters journalists sends stark warning on press freedomPress release 03 Sep 2018
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Iran: lawyers arrested over weekend as crackdown on civil society intensifies‘The human rights situation in Iran has reached crisis point’ - Philip Luther
Press release 03 Sep 2018 -
Taiwan: first execution under new presidency condemnedPress release 31 Aug 2018
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Northern Ireland: deep concern at arrest of investigative journalists
Amnesty International has said it is deeply concerned at the reported arrest of two investigative journalists in Northern Ireland. Journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who worked on the documentary film ‘No Stone Unturned’ about the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, have been arrested and are being questioned by police in Belfast.
Press release 31 Aug 2018 -
Iran: Nazanin-Zaghari-Ratcliffe's panic attacks highlight 'exceptionally cruel' treatment‘What the Iranian authorities are doing to Nazanin is exceptionally cruel’ - Kate Allen
Press release 29 Aug 2018 -
Hong Kong: Detention of pro-democracy activists during China visit must be investigated“This is a chilling attempt by state security officials in mainland China to silence Hong Kong activists" - Joyce Chiang
Press release 27 Aug 2018
