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UK: Government’s curbs on aviation fuel to Myanmar welcomed but more action neededMove sends important message ahead of tomorrow’s two-year anniversary of military coup
31 Jan 2023 Press release -
Myanmar: Urgent global action needed to stop military’s ‘nationwide assault on human rights’Nearly 3,000 people killed, 1.5 million internally displaced, more than 13,000 detained in inhumane conditions, and at least 100 sentenced to death
30 Jan 2023 Press release -
Indonesia: at least 180 starving Rohingya refugees reach Aceh after weeks at sea27 Dec 2022 Press release
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Malaysia: Government must stop forcible return of people to MyanmarDecision to overturn stay on deportation of 114 people to Myanmar risks their safety
13 Dec 2022 Press release -
Southeast Asia: 'Swift action' needed to rescue Rohingya refugees stranded at seaSix-fold increase of mostly Rohingya people making risky journeys by sea from Myanmar and Bangladesh this year
09 Dec 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Thousands 'languishing' in prison released including former British ambassadorFormer British ambassador Vicky Bowman, Htein Lin and political prisoners including U Mya Aye are among the thousands being released from prison
17 Nov 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Investigation reveals aviation fuel supply chain linked to war crimes
Amnesty calls for states and companies to suspend exports of aviation fuel to Myanmar
03 Nov 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Government air strikes kill dozens of people in pattern of ‘escalating repression’
Singers, artists and other civilians are among those reported to be killed in last night’s air strikes
24 Oct 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Japanese filmmaker given seven-year jail sentence must be released immediatelyToru Kubota was detained after covering a protest in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon in July this year
06 Oct 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Facebook’s business model profits from ‘echo chamber of hatred’ which fuelled Rohingya atrocities– new report
Facebook’s algorithms ‘set to spread hate and violence’
28 Sep 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Jail sentence of former UK ambassador is ‘extremely concerning’Vicky Bowman and husband Htein Lin each sentenced to one year in prison
02 Sep 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: no high-ranking military officials held to account for attacks on Rohingya24 Aug 2022 Press release
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Myanmar: ‘Vile and brutal’ tactics used by military to crush opposition - new reportDetainees allege they were psychologically tortured with death and rape threats
01 Aug 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: First executions in decades mark atrocious escalation in state repressionThe four men were convicted in highly secretive and unfair trials
25 Jul 2022 Press release -
Protect the Protest: Amnesty warns against allowing those in power to make protest a crimeFind out why we have launched a new global campaign to confront governments’ widening and intensifying efforts to erode the fundamental human right. Download our briefing here.
18 Jul 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: 150,000 displaced and hundreds killed during military attacks in Eastern States - new reportMilitary onslaught in Kayin and Kayah States includes war crimes and likely crimes against humanity
31 May 2022 Press release -
Myanmar: Activists continue peaceful protests in face of the regime's brutality - new researchThousands have been killed and imprisoned since the military took power in Myanmar
22 Apr 2022 Press release
