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Russia: opposition politician faces possible 15-year jail term for 'fake news' about Ukraine22 Apr 2022 Press release
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UK: Home Secretary agreeing to Assange extradition would threaten media freedomIf the Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today, following the…
20 Apr 2022 Press release -
Afghanistan: school bombings in ethnic Hazara area of Kabul 'inexcusable'19 Apr 2022 Press release
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Spain: prominent Catalans targeted with Pegasus - EU must act to end spyware abuse18 Apr 2022 Press release
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England: Letter to the Government calls for police to be removed from schools
Average of five children strip-searched by police every day between 2016-2021
14 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK: Banishing people seeking asylum to Rwanda is 'appalling'The UK government is flaunting a fundamental absence of humanity with no regard for people fleeing danger, violence or war.
14 Apr 2022 Press release -
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
13 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK/Iran: daughter of Morad Tahbaz says she hopes Liz Truss has heard family's 'pleas'Roxanne Tahbaz has taken part in an action outside the FCDO building in Whitehall holding a placard saying “Bring My Dad Home” in an attempt to spur the UK government into taking greater action on behalf of her jailed father.
13 Apr 2022 Press release -
Daughter of British man jailed in Iran to stage 'Bring My Dad Home' protest12 Apr 2022 Press release
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Iran: seriously ill prisoners denied medical care and left to die - new report12 Apr 2022 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Arson attack on Belfast Multi-Cultural Association was second in three weeks‘Repeated attacks, including the apparent use of a petrol bomb, are hallmarks of a deeply sinister campaign of racist violence’ – Patrick Corrigan
12 Apr 2022 Press release -
Poland: Racist pushbacks at Belarus border are 'in stark contrast' to welcome for Ukrainian refugees - new evidenceHuman rights violations have included racist abuse, strip searches, the use of Tasers, and being placed in deeply unsanitary overcrowded cells
11 Apr 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Revulsion at repeat racist arson attack on Belfast multi-cultural centreA trustee from the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association has said he is “devastated” after another arson attack on their building on Donegall Pass in the city last night.
08 Apr 2022 Press release -
India: Court ruling preventing Amnesty board chair from travelling abroad is 'outrageous'Delhi court reverses ruling and bars Aakar Patel from leaving the country without permission
08 Apr 2022 Press release -
Russia: authorities close down Amnesty's Moscow office - reaction08 Apr 2022 Press release -
Ukraine: Russian forces extrajudicially executed civilians in apparent war crimes - new testimonies07 Apr 2022 Press release
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Poland: Charges against activist accused of aiding an abortion must be droppedFirst case in Europe of an activist being prosecuted for aiding an abortion by providing pills
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Qatar: security guards being subjected to forced labour - major new report06 Apr 2022 Press release
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Hong Kong: Sedition arrests for clapping in court 'another new low for human rights'Six people arrested on suspicion of “causing nuisance” during court hearings
06 Apr 2022 Press release
