Atena Farghadani had published a cartoon satirising members of parliament

Revelation that Aftab Ahmad was tortured while in custody of paramilitary Rangers is ‘chilling’, says Amnesty

‘Nothing can justify deliberate attacks on hospitals carrying out their humanitarian function’ - Magdalena Mughrabi

‘This case speaks volumes about the sincerity of the government’s stated commitment to extend justice to migrant workers’ - James Lynch

‘We don’t understand why he hasn’t been released, nor why he was arrested in the first place’ - Kamal Foroughi’s son Kamran

‘It was a truly shocking sight - hundreds of human beings packed together like sardines in a tin’ - Salil Shetty

On World Press Freedom Day (3 May), Amnesty International is shining a light on nine cases of journalists from across the globe who have been harassed, threatened, locked up and tortured in a bruta

For the 25th year running, Amnesty International invites journalists, editors, film-makers and photographers who have captured a powerful human rights story in the past year to