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Japan hangs three in first executions under 'merciless' Abe government

The sudden execution of three death row inmates is an ominous move from Japan’s new Liberal Democratic government, Amnesty International said today. The executions are the first since the...

South Sudan: Tensions spiral after security forces clampdown on Wau protests

Tensions are spiralling in South Sudan’s western Bahr El Ghazal state following a series of arrests by the state authorities and a security clampdown that has left 24 dead and more than 60 injured...

Russia: year on from Pussy Riot cathedral protest, free speech under attack

‘New laws introduced since the Pussy Riot protest have given the authorities sweeping powers to clamp down on NGOs’ - John Dalhuisen A year after the punk band Pussy Riot performed a protest song in...

Arms fair in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Treaty talks

China, the USA, EU states and other arms-exporting countries must ensure that any deals brokered at an international arms fair in Abu Dhabi this week do not result in weapons reaching countries where...

Morocco: crackdown on '20 February' protest movement intensifying

Rap singer Mouad Belghouat one of dozens currently detained Two years after thousands of people took to the streets of Rabat, Casablanca and other cities in Morocco calling for reform, repression of...

Palestine demolitions under spotlight at Amnesty event in Belfast

Illegal demolitions of Palestinian homes by Israel will come under the spotlight in Belfast next week at an Amnesty International public meeting. Thousands of Palestinian families have been displaced...

AUSTRIA: Amnesty calls for reform to back up landmark adoption victory for Lesbian couple

Amnesty International demanded the Austrian government ditch its homophobic adoption laws, following a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights earlier today. The Court ruled that the Austrian...

Amnesty raises Northern Ireland Magdalene Laundry cases with ministers

Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers to raise allegations of abuse suffered in Magdalene Laundry institutions within the jurisdiction. Later today...

Bahamas: Deaths in custody must lead to greater police accountabilty

The deaths of two men in police custody in the Bahamas last weekend highlight the urgent need for greater accountability for police abuses, Amnesty International said today. Jamie Smith, 33, and Aaron...

Zimbabwe: Eight women arrested after handing out teddy bears and roses in peaceful protest

Take action for WOZA Read our blog: Ten years of the power of love for WOZA and Zimbabwe /li> Eight members of Zimbabwean women’s social justice movement, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), were arrested...