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Indonesia: Acquittal of activists brings new hope for right to protestIndonesian court acquits four activists after judges find no link to protest violence, prompting renewed scrutiny of policing and restrictions on civic space.
06 Mar 2026 Press release -
UK: Starmer must confront China’s human rights abuses not trade them away'The Prime Minister must not sacrifice human rights for business and security deals. Human rights cannot be treated as a bargaining chip' - Kerry Moscogiuri
27 Jan 2026 Press release -
Speeches by Tiananmen Mothers at the 34th Anniversary of June 4th19 Apr 2024 Blog post
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Tiananmen Massacre 34Years On19 Apr 2024 Blog post
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Write for Rights: Global letter writing movement stands with victims of human rights abusesAmnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world
01 Nov 2023 Press release -
Iran: Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi 'sends clear message' on human rights to authorities06 Oct 2023 Press release
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Chechnya, Russia: 'vicious' attack on Elena Milashina and Aleksandr Nemov must be investigated04 Jul 2023 Press release
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Turkey: 'Politically motivated' convictions of four human rights defenders quashedAfter six years Amnesty Turkey’s founding members, Taner Kılıç and Idil Eser have convictions overturned
06 Jun 2023 Press release -
Vietnam: Authorities must drop charges against satirist for ‘Salt Bae’ video23 May 2023 Press release -
Tech: Amnesty uncovers new spyware attacks targeting Google Android29 Mar 2023 Press release
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Belarus: Jailing of three human rights defenders is 'blatant retaliation' for their workThree key figures from leading human rights group Viasna jailed for between seven and ten years
03 Mar 2023 Press release -
Russia: jailed human rights activist missing for a month17 Feb 2023 Press release
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Israel/OPT: Deporting human rights defender Salah Hammouri would ‘constitute a war crime’Crime of apartheid needs to be included in ICC investigation into Palestine situation
01 Dec 2022 Press release -
UK: family vigil outside Downing St for Alaa Abd el-Fattah as hunger strike intensifies04 Nov 2022 Press release
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UN: New high commissioner must be ‘loud and clear’ when championing victims of human rights abusesAustria's Volker Turk is proposed to be next UN human rights chief
08 Sep 2022 Press release -
UK: Government attacks on human rights lawyers are putting them in ‘serious’ dangerProminent international human rights lawyer, Caoilfhionn Gallagher has received death threats including one saying she will be murdered like Pat Finucane
22 Jul 2022 Press release -
Russia: 'Unjust and cruel' prison sentence handed to opposition activistAndrei Pivovarov, former head of the UK-based Otkrytaya Rossiya (Open Russia) movement sentenced to four years in prison
15 Jul 2022 Press release -
UK: Fresh call on the Government to help British national on hunger strike in EgyptHuman rights activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah who rose to prominence during 2011 anti-Mubarak protests, believed to be in serious condition
12 May 2022 Press release -
Greece: Acquittal of police officers in LGBTI activist killing 'beggars belief'Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist, was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens
03 May 2022 Press release -
Turkey: Aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala a 'devastating blow' for human rightsTrumped up charges against Osman related to Gezi Park protests and the 2016 coup attempt
25 Apr 2022 Press release
