Press releases in 2025

In response to Russia’s latest attacks on Chernihiv’s energy infrastructure, which have left the entire city and parts of the region without electricity, Veronika Velch, Amnesty International Ukraine...

More than 30 doctors, healthcare workers and activists gathered today near St Thomas’ Hospital in central London to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya , a...

Reacting to a new wave of arrests in Georgia, where police have detained over a dozen protesters after new restrictions on public gatherings have come into force, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty...

Responding to news that the Court of Appeal has ruled against the UK government’s attempt to stop the judicial review of the decision to proscribe Palestine Action, Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty...

Responding to the launch of criminal proceedings on terrorism-related charges against exiled opposition figures and members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia - a leading coalition of Russia’s anti...

Reacting to the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal, which reportedly includes the immediate opening of five crossings to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza...

Reacting to the decision of the Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to convict Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman also known as “Ali Kushayb” for war crimes and crimes against...

‘Amnesty International observers watched PSNI officers help the Metropolitan Police to haul older people, people with disabilities and relatives of holocaust survivors from the streets into police...

Responding to news that the Home Secretary is to hand police broader powers to tackle repeat protests, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “The ‘new’ powers...

‘Take this convention away and people will be vulnerable to the political whims of those who seek to undermine and deny them their rights’ -   Sacha Deshmukh In response to Kemi Badenoch’s...