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China: Authorities grow bolder in Uighur crackdown

Two years on from riots and mass arrests in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Amnesty International has warned that the Chinese authorities continue to silence those speaking out on abuses...

Tear gas fired and websites blocked as Belarus protestors are targeted

Belarusian authorities must refrain from using excessive force against protestors, Amnesty International said today, after police used teargas and arrested more than 300 protestors on Sunday. Social...

Amnesty leader receives award from Ulster University

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen will today (Monday) receive an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Ulster. The award celebrates her work as leader of over 250,000 members of...

Russia: Fully investigate Estemirova's murder

Little progress on second anniversary of prominent Chechen activist’s killing The Russian authorities have made little attempt to effectively investigate possible involvement by local officials in the...