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Children are being monitored and indoctrinated in Russian classrooms – new reportAmnesty International's new report finds that children across Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine are being indoctrinated by propaganda-filled textbooks and lectures set out in a centrally controlled curriculum. At the same time, teachers are being instructed to monitor their students online and report dissenting views to the authorities.
01 Jun 2026 -
Gulf states arrest over 1,000 and strip citizenship for online war posts to 'protect their glossy image'Amnesty International responds to Gulf state authorities having arrested more than 1,000 people in a sweeping crackdown on freedom of expression linked to the US-Israeli war.
01 Jun 2026 -
UK: Council of Europe's political declaration on the ECHR "weakens protections for refugees and migrants"Amnesty International statement on the Council of Europe's political declaration on the ECHR
21 May 2026 Press release -
UK: Unite the Kingdom rally "brings racism, violence and fear to the streets of London"Amnesty International statement on Unite the Kingdom rally
21 May 2026 Press release -
Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis revealsAmnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations
21 May 2026 Press release -
Scotland: Political leaders must reject division and focus on delivering human rightsIn the wake of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, we call on party leaders to champion human rights for all to combat divisive rhetoric in Scotland.
20 May 2026 Press release -
Amnesty Media Awards 2026: Winners AnnouncedAmnesty's annual Media Awards, which are now in their 34th year, highlight excellence in human rights journalism
06 May 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: World Press Freedom Day – release report into Martin O’Hagan’s murderAhead of World Press Freedom Day (3 May), Amnesty International and Fintan and Desmond O’Hagan - the brothers of murdered journalist Martin O’Hagan - are calling on the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland to release its long-delayed report into the investigation of his brutal murder.
01 May 2026 Press release -
UK: Government appeal should be withdrawn on Palestine Action banAmnesty is intervening in this case because the Palestine Action ban was a grave misuse by the government of sweeping counter terror powers
28 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK/USA: State Visit to the White House is a ‘national humiliation’ for BritainThe UK Government and anyone representing it must stop appeasing Trump and recognise that further cowardice will only make matters worse
27 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: Epsom has shown us the same brutal scenes playing out again and againAmnesty International comment on the far right violence targeting migrants and people of colour in Epsom
24 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK accused of complicity as world faces most dangerous moment for human rights - annual reportAmnesty's annual report warns the world is moving towards a dangerous phase of systemic breakdown, driven by states acting with increasing impunity.
21 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: One year on from Supreme Court ruling, confusion and fear persist amongst lack of guidance17 Apr 2026 Press release -
UK: Mass arrests of protesters opposing Palestine Action proscription are 'yet another blow to civil liberties'This is not policing. This is the state criminalising dissent
11 Apr 2026 Press release -
Myanmar: New presidential title must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from being tried for ‘grave violations’Parliamentarians loyal to former Senior General Min Aung Hlaing voted him in as the next president of Myanmar
03 Apr 2026 Press release -
Scotland: Party leaders must pledge to keep Palantir out of Scotland’s NHSVoters need to see that there is no place in Scotland for companies profiting from widespread human rights violations
01 Apr 2026 Press release -
World Cup 2026: As FIFA breaks record revenues, fans and communities must not pay the price – new reportMillions of football fans attending the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA risk coming face to face with troubling attacks on human rights
30 Mar 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Death threat against journalist highlight deepening 'climate of fear'A journalist working for the Mediahuis group has been informed by police of a credible threat to his life
28 Mar 2026 Press release -
Russia: Poets jailed for reading their anti-war poetry in public designated prisoners of conscienceRussian poets jailed for reading their anti-war poems in public designated prisoners of conscience
20 Mar 2026 Press release -
The impact of Israel's genocide in Gaza on Palestinian women - new briefingIsrael’s ongoing genocide has pushed Palestinian women and girls in the occupied Gaza Strip to the brink
10 Mar 2026 Press release
