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Iran: Woman faces stoning for adultery

Man already reportedly stoned to death last week Amnesty International has issued an ‘urgent action’ appeal on behalf of a woman in Iran who is facing imminent death by stoning for adultery. This...

Saudi Arabia: Sri Lankan teenager faces beheading within days

A Sri Lankan teenager in Saudi Arabia faces beheading within days after being convicted of murder, despite having had no legal representation at her trial and reportedly being only 17 at the time of...

UK: ‘Prosecute don't persecute’ says Amnesty as law lords hear appeal on control orders cases

As the Law Lords begin hearing a case today (5 July) concerning the UK counter-terrorism control order regime, Amnesty International calls on the UK authorities to commit themselves to prosecuting...

Colombia: One of world’s most dangerous places for Trade Unionists

A sham paramilitary demobilisation process, combined with thousands of cases of threats and killings, and a chronic lack of investigations and prosecutions makes Colombia one of the most dangerous...

USA: GoodStorm's MixTape Widget Spreads Word About ‘Instant Karma', the Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur’

Former political prisoner ‘pays back’ Amnesty GoodStorm, a US-based e-commerce and digital music company, has joined forces with Amnesty International to launch a viral music campaign in support of a...

Turkey: Justice for Hrant Dink

Amnesty International today (2 July) called for all the evidence and circumstances to be considered as the trial of 18 people accused of involvement in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant...