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Northern Ireland: ‘Sinister’ threat against Belfast Telegraph journalist condemned

Newspaper reveals threat is sixth against its journalists in past six months ‘There is a concerted attempt in Northern Ireland to intimidate journalists to prevent them from doing their jobs ’ -...

USA: university administrations condemned over heavy-handed Gaza protests response

‘As could easily be foreseen, the decisions at some universities to call in law enforcement actually escalated the situation ’ - Paul O’Brien Amnesty International has condemned the obstructive and...

UK: peaceful student protests on Gaza must be respected

Commenting on the emergence of growing numbers of pro-Palestine solidarity protests at universities across the UK, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “The...

Northern Ireland: BBC complaint in police secret surveillance case is a 'step in the right direction'

‘We urge other journalists and media outlets to make complaints to the Tribunal if they are concerned of secret surveillance by the PSNI’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International and the Committee on...

Indonesia: Murky network of spyware imports exposed - new report

Highly-invasive spyware imported using complex chain of global commercial networks Volume of spyware imports to Indonesia is particularly concerning given its assault on human rights ‘The murky trade...

UK: Detaining refugees is 'whipping up a febrile anti-asylum atmosphere'

In response to the Government detaining people seeking asylum to deport them to Rwanda, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “By drip-feeding updates about ‘round-ups’ and...

UK: Southbank projection makes appeal to Rishi Sunak over British man jailed in Iran

Giant projection of trade unionist Mehran Raoof on Rambert building appeared alongside message ‘Rishi, say his name: Mehran Raoof’ Amnesty letter to PM calls for ‘coherent strategy’ on UK nationals...

Saudi Arabia: Woman jailed for 11 years for supporting women's rights is an 'appalling and cruel injustice'

Manahel a l-Otaibi was sentenced in a secret hearing Al- Otaibi ’s family have not had access to court documents or evidence presented against her ‘T he Saudi authorities have exposed the hollowness...

USA: Israel has used US-made arms in Gaza in violation of international law - new report

Amnesty submission to US government’s own accountability process highlights pattern of unlawful attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza Incidents include a January attack in Rafah which killed at least 95...

UK/Ireland: Asylum row is 'unedifying spectacle' doing real harm

In a joint statement about the UK rejecting any bid from Ireland to return people seeking asylum to the UK, Amnesty International UK and Amnesty International Ireland’s chief executives, Sacha...