Press Releases
Amnesty International today (21 June) called for the release of seven students and a beautician who were jailed in Syria after calling for peaceful political reforms online. The seven are believed to...
Amnesty International today (20 June) made an urgent appeal to prevent the public stonings of a man and a woman due to be executed tomorrow, 21 June, for adultery. The two – Mokarrameh Ebrahimi (f)...
Amnesty International has issued a fresh call for BBC reporter Alan Johnston to be released on the 100th day since his captivity began. Amnesty International members around the world continue to...
Sudan’s agreement to permit the deployment of the African Union – United Nations (AU-UN) hybrid force is a step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done to ensure that civilians are...
On World Refugee Day 2007, Amnesty International stands in solidarity with refugees around the world from countries such as Afghanistan, Burundi, Iraq, Burma, Sri Lanka and Sudan who are awaiting a...
Today (19 June) the Court of Appeal of England and Wales will start hearing an important test case concerning the appeal of three Algerians against their deportation to Algeria on “national security”...
The leadership of both Fatah and Hamas must ensure that the security forces and armed militias under their respective control in the West Bank and Gaza put an end to the cycle of abuses that is...
A new information guide on refugee issues in Northern Ireland, which aims to deliver the facts - not the myths - about asylum, is launched today (Monday 18 June) in Belfast at the start of Refugee...
Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal on behalf of civilians in Gaza amid continuing Fatah-Hamas violence that has already seen the deaths of scores of unarmed civilian bystanders...
The Labour Party deputy leader candidates have today called for “greater multilateralism” in UK foreign policy at an event hosted by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and Save The...