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Saudi Arabia: dramatic escalation in jailings for online dissent in past year14 Feb 2023 Press release
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UK: vigil for jailed UK national Alaa Abd el-Fattah and murdered Cambridge student Giulio Regeni22 Jan 2023 Press release
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Iran: UN resolution to investigate protest crackdown welcomed24 Nov 2022 Press release
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Iran: sham capital trials being held against at least 21 people - new researchAt least 21 are at risk of the death penalty in Iran. The Iranian authorities must immediately quash all death sentences, refrain from seeking the imposition of the death penalty and drop all charges against those arrested in connection with their…
16 Nov 2022 Press release -
Egypt: world leaders at COP27 must call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release09 Nov 2022 Press release
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Iran/UK: return of Morad Tahbaz to Evin Prison is 'terrible news'26 Oct 2022 Press release
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Russia: court upholds lengthy prison sentences for LGBTI siblings25 Oct 2022 Press release
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UK: sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to stage sit-in at Foreign Office17 Oct 2022 Press release
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UK: Anoosheh Ashoori running London Marathon to help free Britons jailed in Iran29 Sep 2022 Press release
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Russia: peaceful anti-draft protesters must be released22 Sep 2022 Press release
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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 -
Iran: more than 250 people executed in first six months of 2022The Iranian authorities have embarked on a “staggering” wave of executions in the first six months of this year, with at least 251 put to death often in groups of ten or more at a time, according to new research by Amnesty International and the…
27 Jul 2022 Press release -
Egypt: ten sentenced to death after 'flagrantly' unfair mass trial28 Jun 2022 Press release
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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 -
Roxanne Tahbaz to deliver Father's Day card to Foreign OfficeRoxanne Tahbaz will deliver a Father’s Day card and accompanying gift to the Foreign Office on Thursday 16 June (10:30am), with a request that UK officials arrange for them to be taken to her imprisoned father Morad Tahbaz in Iran.
14 Jun 2022 Press release -
UK must investigate Iranian officials who held Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hostageThe UK government must investigate the Iranian officials who are suspected of responsibility for the crime of hostage-taking against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, said Amnesty International today, and if sufficient evidence exists the UK should request…
01 Jun 2022 Press release -
Global use of death penalty up by 20% - major new report23 May 2022 Press release
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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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Russia: Navalny facing possible 15-year jail term in 'sham' trial set to take place in prison14 Feb 2022 Press release
