Welcome to the new Amnesty UK blogs

Welcome to our new blogs space. Have a look round, we hope you like it!

Our original blogs platform has done us proud for a lttle over 5 years - but 5 years is a long, long time in internet years and we were overdue a virtual lick of paint. Not only is it now easier to read, it's now easier for our bloggers to add videos, and add better images to their posts, and we've made it easier for you to share them on Twitter, Facebook and many other places - probably the most requested feature in our redvelopment!

In redveloping, we weren't able to bring of all your comments across from the old site, and we've changed our log-in systems as well. You can find out more details on everything that's been updated in our blogs FAQ

We're also launching a new blog today - say hello to our Urgent Action Network blog. Since our very first 'appeals for Amnesty' in 1961 we've been writing letters for the wrongly arrested, accused and disappeared. The Urgent Action Network is the backbone of that, helping release 1000 prisoners in our first 5 years alone. I hope you'll join us writing, petitioning or texting for their highlighted cases, and in return we'll share good news on those cases as we get it.

Rebuilding our blogs platform is just the first part of a wider redevelopment of our websites. Later this year we're redeveloping our donation and membership systems, and we're also making our sister site Protect the Human easier to navigate and take action on.

Most importantly, please let us know what you think of the new blogs site, we'd love to hear your thoughts.