Amnesty research documents the Zimbabwean authorities’ brutal crackdown against recent protests over fuel prices Killings, reports of rape by military personnel and widespread arbitrary arrests of...

Reports that prisoners needed hospital treatment as a result of tear gas Responding to reports that Iranian prison guards in riot gear beat prisoners and used tear gas, firearms and pepper spray...

Hadj Ghermoul arrested for Facebook photo showing him holding ‘No to a fifth term in office’ sign opposing fifth presidential term for veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika ‘It is completely absurd that...

‘They remain convicted of an offence which simply doesn’t fit their actions and this trial could have a dangerous chilling effect on peaceful protest in this country’ - Kate Allen Amnesty...

Responding to the announcement by Radio Free Asia that one of their contributors, Truong Duy Nhat, was reportedly abducted in the city of Bangkok in Thailand, Amnesty’s Senior Director for Global...

Responding to the Thai government’s statement asking Bahrain and Australia to find a “mutually agreeable solution” in the case of Hakeem al-Araibi, Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator for Amnesty...

Militias with atrocious human rights records seen wielding weaponry from Western countries including US, UK and Belgium Since outbreak of Yemeni conflict, Western countries have supplied UAE with at...

Verdict in trial of Danish national Dennis Christensen expected tomorrow Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that all Jehovah’s Witnesses groups in Russia should be closed down 175,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses at...

Workers still cannot change jobs without their employers’ permission ‘Holes in the reforms to date mean many workers are still stuck in harsh conditions’ - Stephen Cockburn With less than four years...

As refugee footballer Hakeem Ali al-Araibi’s appeared in a Bangkok court today (4 Feb) as part of extradition proceedings, Katherine Gerson, Amnesty International’s Thailand campaigner, said: “The...