Launch of the new BBC Series, Prisoner 951 – Take Action & Join Team Amnesty

Amnesty International UK works to protect all of humanity, wherever and whenever basic rights come under threat.

The new BBC documentary, Prisoner 951, showcases Richard and Nazanin’s fight for justice, and the UK authorities huge delays in working for their release. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are two individuals who were unjustly imprisoned in Iran, and who Amnesty UK campaigned for until their eventual release in 2022.

The root problem still exists - the UK government’s failure to act with urgency and consistency. There is still no coherent strategy to protect British nationals or respond effectively when they are unjustly detained abroad.

Ahmed al-Doush is a British father who was arrested while on holiday in Saudi Arabia on 31st August 2024 and imprisoned for eight years for social media posts. But we don’t even know which ones, because the Saudi authorities haven’t released that information. Nazanin and Richard’s story is not just a drama. It is a warning of the reality still lived by many British nationals like Ahmed.

Please take action and call on the UK government to do more.

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Run for Rights like Richard – Join Team Amnesty

Richard ran the London Marathon for us – and he wants you to run for rights too – watch his reasons why you should join Team Amnesty.  If you’re inspired, we’d love it if you sign up to be part of Team Amnesty at one of our challenge events:

THE BIG HALF – Sunday 6th September 2026

We have 50 places in the Big Half Marathon, a vibrant sell out event organised by the London Marathon, and would love you to join Team Amnesty:

Sign Up To The Big Half

You can have a look at our full challenge event portfolio and we also have Volunteer Opportunities with Team Amnesty.

If you have any questions drop us a message on team@amnesty.org.uk.

Fundraise for Amnesty Your Way

Be part of Team Amnesty in 3 simple steps:

1. Choose your Fundraising Event – Sign up to one of our challenges such as runs, cycles or walks/treks or organise anything from a bake sale to a quiz night to a clothes swap.
    
2. Set up your JustGiving fundraising page – personalise it with details of your event and share it far and wide to collect donations.
    
3. Order your materials – we have collection buckets, t-shirts, placards, badges, stickers and much more. Just let us know what you need by emailing fundraise@amnesty.org.uk

AmnesTEA for Freedom

Host a tea party, coffee morning or bake sale, and raise vital funds for Amnesty International UK’s human rights work. We have lots of ideas on our AmnesTEA webpage or you can also email us on fundraise@amnesty.org.uk if you’d like to discuss plans.

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