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USA: President Biden must drop politically-motivated charges against Assange

Amnesty spokespeople at High Court in London available for interview Ahead of a preliminary appeal hearing in the High Court in London tomorrow (11 August) on the decision not to extradite the...

Hong Kong: Closure of teachers' union reveals disturbing extent of fear and hostility in city

Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union forced to close after accusations of ‘spreading political propaganda’ ‘This assault [on the union] highlights the rapidly shrinking space for freedom of...

Pakistan: 'Ludicrous' blasphemy charges against eight-year-old must be dropped immediately

Responding to the news that an eight-year-old Hindu boy in Bhong village in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, has been charged with blasphemy – which can carry a mandatory death penalty – after he was alleged...

Belarus: 'No end in sight' to horrific 'human rights crisis' in the country

Government continues overwhelming human rights violations following one-year anniversary of presidential election Tens of thousands of people subjected to arbitrary arrests and detention ‘The...

Nepal: Indigenous people victims of conservation 'success story' - new report

Indigenous people being forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands Policies have led to arbitrary arrest, torture, death and forced evictions Nepal’s Indigenous peoples have suffered five decades of...

UK: London Pride cancelled but we must continue to 'stand up for LGBTI+ rights'

In response to news that Pride in London has been cancelled for the second year due to the coronavirus restrictions, Patrick Corrigan at Amnesty International UK, said: "It’s disappointing that Pride...

Egypt: 'deeply disturbing' propaganda video shows military killings

Celebratory footage of Egyptian military’s North Sinai operations shows ‘cold-blooded killings’, with one man shot at close range while sleeping in a tent Call for Egypt’s Public Prosecutor to...

UK: Renewed call for safe asylum routes as perilous Channel crossings reaches new high

In response to reports that English Channel crossings have reached a new high, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “The reason people are...

Nigeria: At least 115 killed by security forces within four months in country's southeast - Investigation

More than 500 arrested after police and military raids Catalogue of human rights violations and crimes committed under international law in Imo, Anambra and Abia states Allegations of torture and ill...

Iran: man originally arrested aged 15 secretly executed

Sajad Sanjari, 26, was hanged at dawn on Monday with his family only informed afterwards and told to collect his body During his trial in 2012, the court said he had reached ‘maturity’ at 15 on the...