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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 -
Turkey: Ban on METU Pride march 'deeply disturbing'Pride event due to be held tomorrow at METU banned by the university because it would ‘threaten the university’s reputation’
09 Jun 2022 Press release -
Hong Kong: Tiananmen anniversary arrests 'an insult to the memory' of victimsVigils held this week in 20 cities around the world including London, Edinburgh, San Francisco and Seoul
04 Jun 2022 Press release -
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Covid-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified discrimination against marginalised groups - new reportReport reveals ‘a grossly disproportionate effect on those who already faced systematic discrimination’
31 May 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Westminster steps in to deliver abortion servicesAmnesty International UK and Informing Choices NI have today welcomed news that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today (19 May) taken further legislative steps to ensure abortion services are commissioned for women and girls in Northern…
19 May 2022 Press release -
Russia: Schools and universities latest victims of Putin's war propaganda machine12 May 2022 Press release
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Queen's Speech: 'Systematic gutting' of key legal protections condemnedDuring the Queen’s Speech (10 May 2022), the UK Government announced it's Public Order Bill. This is a renewed attempt to push through highly authoritarian anti-protest measures.
10 May 2022 Press release -
USA: Supreme Court abortion ruling would be 'massive blow' to gender rightsResponse to a leaked draft ruling showing that the US Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights.
03 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 -
UK: New policing and asylum laws mark 'deeply sad day' for human rightsHighly controversial new laws given royal assent today
28 Apr 2022 Press release -
UK: Dark day for civil liberties as 'deeply-authoritarian' Policing Bill passed by Lords27 Apr 2022 Press release -
Tech: Twitter 'must not willfully turn a blind eye to violent and abusive speech'Twitter 'must not turn a blind eye to violent and abusive speech'
26 Apr 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 -
Russia: opposition politician faces possible 15-year jail term for 'fake news' about Ukraine22 Apr 2022 Press release
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UK: Home Secretary agreeing to Assange extradition would threaten media freedomIf the Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today, following the…
20 Apr 2022 Press release -
India: Court ruling preventing Amnesty board chair from travelling abroad is 'outrageous'Delhi court reverses ruling and bars Aakar Patel from leaving the country without permission
08 Apr 2022 Press release
