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Russia: activist reportedly beaten and raped for reciting anti-war poem27 Sep 2022 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty International urges answers in Martin O’Hagan investigation, 21 years after murder of journalist
Call for publication of Police Ombudsman investigation, 21 years after brutal murder
27 Sep 2022 Press release -
Russia: peaceful anti-draft protesters must be released22 Sep 2022 Press release
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Egypt: country in throes of 'human rights crisis' ahead of COP27 - new report21 Sep 2022 Press release -
China: UN Human Rights Council risks being 'complicit in cover-up' of Xinjiang atrocitiesChina: UN Human Rights Council risks being 'complicit in cover-up' of Xinjiang atrocities
20 Sep 2022 Press release -
Russia: 22-year jail sentence for former journalist is 'absurdly harsh'05 Sep 2022 Press release
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India: Government must end ‘vicious crackdown’ on human rights in Jammu and KashmirCivil society, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders continue to face a barrage of human rights violations
02 Sep 2022 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Leeds student's 'outrageous' 34-year sentence for Twitter use must be quashedAmnesty International has denounced an “outrageous” 34-year prison sentence against a Leeds student jailed solely for her peaceful Twitter activity, calling for her to be immediately and unconditionally released.
18 Aug 2022 Press release -
UK: Salman Rushdie attack 'a reminder of the importance of freedom of expression'
UK: Salman Rushdie attack 'a reminder of the importance of freedom of expression'
15 Aug 2022 Press release -
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 -
Sri Lanka: 'Chilling' emergency regulations must not lead to further human rights violationsAmnesty is very concerned such regulations will serve as a springboard for a further crackdown on people's fundamental freedoms.
20 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 -
Belarus: Journalist sentenced to eight years in prison on 'absurd and baseless treason charges'
Katsyaryna Andreeva accused of state treason
13 Jul 2022 Press release -
India: Arrest of journalist Mohammed Zubair a 'clear abuse of power' by authorities28 Jun 2022 Press release
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Egypt: fresh appeal for UK to intervene as Alaa Abdel Fattah reaches 1,000 days in jailAmnesty International has renewed its call on the UK government to press for the release of the arbitrarily-jailed UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah, who will have been behind bars in Egypt for 1,000 days tomorrow (25 June).
24 Jun 2022 Press release -
China: prominent legal scholar and human rights lawyer face 'rigged' trialsTwo Chinese human rights activists are facing face grossly unfair trials behind closed doors after being targeted and tortured due to their peaceful work.
22 Jun 2022 Press release -
UK/US: Home Secretary’s certification of Assange extradition puts him at risk17 Jun 2022 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty condemns threat against journalist at Sunday World newspaper
Amnesty International has today condemned a threat of violence made against a Belfast-based journalist at the Northern Ireland edition of the Sunday World newspaper.
10 Jun 2022 Press release -
