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UK: MPs should 'unreservedly' support this week's Gaza ceasefire motion

Ahead of this week’s SNP opposition day motion in the House of Commons calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, Neil Cowan, Amnesty International Scotland Director, said: “With the terrifyingly-high...

Russia: surge in anti-terrorism laws used to jail dissenters - new briefing

Authorities have labelled more than 13,000 people ‘terrorists’ or ‘extremists’, denying them bank accounts and forcing them into poverty Hundreds convicted under ‘justification of terrorism’ charges...

Israel/OPT: fresh call for end to Israel's 'brutal' occupation of Palestinian land

Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, said Amnesty International today, ahead of public hearings at the International Court of Justice this week...

Russia: international community must pursue those responsible for Navalny's death

‘His death is a devastating and dire indictment of life under the oppressive and stifling rule of the Kremlin’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to reports of the death in custody of the Russian opposition...

Italy: Parliament's ratification of dangerous automatic detention deal with Albania 'shameful'

The agreement will see people taken hundreds of miles by sea to Albania to face arbitrary detention ‘ Under international law, automatic detention is inherently arbitrary and therefore unlawful’ -...

UK: campaigners stage silent vigil for Rafah outside Downing St

Amnesty International UK has staged a silent vigil in solidarity with civilians in Rafah outside Downing Street this morning to draw attention to the plight of some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians...

UK: silent vigil for Rafah to be held outside Downing St

Amnesty International UK will stage a silent vigil in solidarity with civilians in Rafah outside Downing Street tomorrow (Wed 14 Feb, 11:00) to draw attention to the plight of some 1.4 million...

Julian Assange High Court Hearing: Global media freedom is on trial

Amnesty experts will be at High Court hearing (20-21 February) which could determine his fate in long-running extradition battle Assange could face 175-year sentence in the USA, with good treatment...

Israel/OPT: fresh evidence of probable war crimes in Israeli attacks on Rafah

At least 95 civilians - including 42 children - killed in four unlawful strikes in supposedly ‘safe’ area Victims include retired surgeon Dr Abdallah Shehada and a new-born baby girl so young her...

Global: Zionism/Zionist hate speech policy review must not stifle legitimate criticism of Israel’s oppressive policies

‘Meta must ensure that its content policies are neither discriminatory nor biased against pro-Palestinian voices’ - Alia Al Ghussain Responding to Meta’s proposed revision of its content policies...