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USA: Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles is 'deeply alarming'National Guard troops deployed to LA in response to protests against recent ICE raids
09 Jun 2025 Press release -
UK: Northern Ireland journalists working in 'climate of fear' amid paramilitary threats - new report
Journalists in Northern Ireland are facing a sustained campaign of threats and violence
03 Jun 2025 Press release -
Clara Cheung: UncensoredArtist, curator, and former district councillor, Clara Cheung, talks to us about navigating exile, creative resistance, and preserving Hong Kong’s cultural identity through art.
22 May 2025 Interview -
Georgia: Women protesters targeted with escalating gender-based violence - new briefingSexist insults, threats of sexual violence and unlawful and degrading strip searches against women protesters
22 May 2025 Press release -
Justin Wong: UncensoredOur interview with Justin Wong, a former professor and political cartoonist who shares his experience of escalating repression of expression in Hong Kong.
21 May 2025 Interview -
Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Al-Jazeera journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh to give speech at ceremonyAmnesty Media Awards 2025: Al-Jazeera journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh to give speech at ceremony
21 May 2025 Press release -
"Chuen": UncensoredOur interview with 'Chuen', a former Hong Kong journalist who faced escalating censorship and legal threats under the National Security Law. Discover how press freedom was stifled and the personal cost of reporting truth in a climate of fear.
20 May 2025 Interview -
Vawongsir: UncensoredOur interview with former teacher-turned-artist, VAWONGSIR, exploring the powerful art and activism of Hong Kong through poignant cartoons and compelling narratives.
20 May 2025 Interview -
Russia: Book publishers arrested in 'ruthless campaign' against LGBT+ peopleThe case is built on allegations of distributing more than 900 copies of ten LGBT+ themed publications within Russia
15 May 2025 Press release -
USA: Trump's first 100 days have 'led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency'As President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, Amnesty International highlights the human rights crisis fuelled by President Trump’s administration’s authoritarian practices, discriminatory and racist policies, and dangerous rhetoric.
30 Apr 2025 Press release -
Slovakia: Proposed amendments to the Constitution would endanger the lives LGBTIQ+ peopleSlovakia: Proposed amendments to the Constitution would endanger the lives LGBTIQ+ people
08 Apr 2025 Press release -
Myanmar: Military must urgently allow full access to humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in all areasEarthquake epicentre in area already ravaged by military air strikes and years of fighting
28 Mar 2025 Press release -
Russia: Anti-war activist Maria Ponomarenko's prison sentence extended 'under spurious charges'An additional one year and 10 months has been added to Maria’s prison sentence
27 Mar 2025 Press release -
Türkiye: Attacks on protesters is a 'blatant assault' on freedom of expressionTurkish authorities must end the use of unnecessary and indiscriminate force against peaceful protesters
24 Mar 2025 Press release -
UK: Campaigners call on Prime Minister to protect activists in UK from long arm of Hong Kong lawFirst anniversary of Hong Kong passing repressive Article 23 law
19 Mar 2025 Press release -
USA: Arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is chilling attack on human rightsThe arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and lawful permanent resident, is the latest attack on human rights by the Trump administration
12 Mar 2025 Press release -
UK: Alarming Crime and Policing Bill yet another assault on the right to peacefully protestThe Bill seeks to criminalise yet more parts of peaceful protest, including banning face coverings and gives police the power to force people who are on limited visas to leave the country.
10 Mar 2025 Press release
