Press releases in 2009

Amnesty International UK has reacted to reports that two Britons - Sally Antia and Mark Hawkins - have today been sentenced to a two-month jail term in Dubai for an offence relating to “adultery”...

The Gambian journalist Ebrima B. Manneh, who has not been seen since his arrest in July 2006, received special recognition at the Amnesty International Media Awards ceremony in London tonight [2 June]...

Amnesty International this evening gave its coveted “Special Award For Journalism Under Threat” to Eynulla Fətullayev, an Azerbaijani newspaper editor jailed after criticising the government. The...

The Chinese authorities should hold an open and independent inquiry into the 1989 violent military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square, Amnesty International said today...

The winners of the 18th Amnesty International UK Media Awards were announced this evening. The awards recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s significant...

Amnesty International deplores the execution and crucifixion which took place in Saudi Arabia today. Ahmed bin ‘Adhaib bin ‘Askar al-shamlani al-‘Anzi was beheaded and his body crucified in a public...

Jailed Azerbaijani newspaper editor receives Amnesty media award. Download Russian version (PDF) Amnesty International this evening gave its coveted “Special Award For Journalism Under Threat” to...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “As well as delivering his speech to the Muslim world and trying to kick-start the stalled Middle East peace process, President Obama should use this...

“It’s exactly the right time to start tweeting Amnesty news for journalists who want real-time human rights updates” - Mike Blakemore, Amnesty media director Winners of Amnesty’s annual media awards...

UN Human Rights Council condemned as having double standards The United Nations must immediately publicise its estimate of the number of civilians killed by the two sides in the final weeks of...