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Iran: Deaths and injuries increase during renewed protest repression – Amnesty and Human Rights Watch findingsHundreds of protesters arbitrarily arrested, including children as young as 14, during protest dispersals and nightly raids on homes
09 Jan 2026 Press release -
USA: International withdrawals are a ‘vindictive and reckless’ effort to tear apart a global systemWith this latest in a series of damaging attacks, President Trump is shamefully doubling down on his efforts to destroy the multilateral system that the United States helped to build from the ashes of World War Two to guarantee the universal human rights…
08 Jan 2026 Press release -
UK: Arrest of Greta Thunberg is 'wrongful and disturbing'Amnesty International UK response to the arrest of Greta Thunberg for holding a sign in support of Palestine Action
23 Dec 2025 Press release -
EU: Changes to asylum protection mark ‘unprecedented attack’ on system of safetyChanges make it easier for EU states to apply ‘safe third country’ concept to reject asylum applications as inadmissible without examination
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Governments must refuse docking permission to ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of deadly explosives to IsraelGerman-owned ship is carrying 440 tonnes of mortar bomb parts, projectiles and military-grade steel to Israeli defence contractors
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
UK: Palestine Action hunger strikers' dire situation 'a shameful moment for the UK government'Prosecutors must immediately drop the allegations of a ‘terrorism connection’ in these cases and end this excessively lengthy pre-trial imprisonment.
17 Dec 2025 Press release -
Supreme Court Thompson ruling could enable Government to conceal state agent involvement in killingsCase related to a legacy inquest into the sectarian murder of Paul Thompson in Belfast in 1994 by the loyalist paramilitary group the UDA, with suspected state collusion. The case engages the rights of victims’ families to truth about state involvement in Troubles killings.
17 Dec 2025 Press release -
Gaza flood tragedy ‘utterly preventable’ – the world must act to stop Israel’s GenocideAmnesty visited three sites where storm-damaged buildings collapsed in Bir al-Naaja, Jabalia refugee camp, and Al-Rimal, Gaza City
17 Dec 2025 Press release -
Belarus: Long overdue release of political prisoners 'must not mask scale of ongoing repression'The Belarusian authorities have released 123 prisoners, including opposition politician Maryia Kalesnikava and Ales Bialiatski, a leading human rights advocate and founder of the Viasna Human Rights Centre
13 Dec 2025 Press release -
UK: Amnesty warns of 'crisis point' as Palestine Action activists on hunger strike hospitalised11 Dec 2025 Press release -
Sustainable peace requires international justice for victims of all crimes in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory - new reportReport details war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Hamas and other armed groups during and after the 7 October attacks
11 Dec 2025 Press release -
Myanmar: Deadly military air strike on hospital shows vicious disregard for right to life'Nowhere and no one is safe from the violence of the Myanmar military, which is widening its repression ahead of an election later this month that has been marked by human rights abuses'
11 Dec 2025 Press release -
UK: 'Dreadful irony' in Lammy seeking dilution of rights on Human Rights DayUK Government reportedly pushing other states to weaken protections at Council of Europe summit
09 Dec 2025 Press release -
EU: Ramping up surveillance, raids, detentions and deportations will cause 'deep harm'
The authorities would be allowed to raid a person’s home or ‘other relevant premises’, paving the way for vast surveillance, discriminatory policing and racial profiling.
08 Dec 2025 Press release -
Syria marks one year since Assad’s fall - survivors demand truth and justiceAs people in Syria mark one year since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Amnesty International reiterates the urgent need for Syria’s new authorities to break with the past and commit to delivering justice, truth and reparations…
08 Dec 2025 Press release -
Nepal: Widespread failings responsible for excessive use of force and unlawful killings in ‘Gen-Z’ protests – new briefingAt least 19 people killed and more than 300 injured on first day of protests
08 Dec 2025 Press release -
Tanzania: Authorities must protect right to protest ahead of nationwide demonstrations08 Dec 2025 Press release -
UK: Amnesty ‘seriously concerned’ about the misuse of terrorism powers against Filton 24 members on hunger strike
Amnesty International UK response to reports of the worsening condition of members of the Filton 24 who are on hunger strike
05 Dec 2025 Press release -
USA: New findings reveal human rights violations at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Krome detention centresFlorida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ found to operate in inhuman, unsanitary, and unregulated conditions
04 Dec 2025 Press release -
Sudan: RSF’s ruthless attack on Zamzam camp should be investigated for war crimes03 Dec 2025 Press release
