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Italy: Cutro shipwreck trial an opportunity to shine a light on government ‘failures and reckless decisions'94 people, including 34 children, drowned in Italian waters in Cutro shipwreck
29 Jan 2026 Press release -
Amnesty Media Awards 2026: Final call for entriesEntries for Amnesty International UK’s 34th annual Media Awards close at the end of this week.
27 Jan 2026 Press release -
UK: Starmer must confront China’s human rights abuses not trade them away'The Prime Minister must not sacrifice human rights for business and security deals. Human rights cannot be treated as a bargaining chip' - Kerry Moscogiuri
27 Jan 2026 Press release -
UK: Government must urgently intervene on hunger striker Umer Khalid's case before it is too latePalestine Action activist has recently escalated his hunger strike by refusing water
24 Jan 2026 Press release -
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarised clampdown to hide protest massacres23 Jan 2026 Press release -
USA: One year into Trump's second term and the world faces 'a human rights emergency' - New ReportMarking one year since President Trump returned to office, Amnesty International today rang the alarm bells on increasing authoritarian practices in the United States and a devastating erosion of human rights.
19 Jan 2026 Press release -
Cambodia: Videos show escape and mass release of victims held in scam compounds across the countryConcern for thousands of people stranded in Cambodia without support
16 Jan 2026 Press release -
Greece: Seán Binder acquitted of all chargesRescue volunteer cleared of human trafficking charges
15 Jan 2026 Press release -
Amnesty Media Awards 2026: host and judges announcedAmnesty Media Awards 2026: host and judges announced
15 Jan 2026 Press release -
Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to impunity
Verified videos and credible information from eyewitnesses in Iran reveal mass unlawful killings committed on an unprecedented scale
14 Jan 2026 Press release -
Amnesty International UK Activist-Led UN Network - Who we are!Find out more about our activist-led UN Network to support and defend the international human rights framework
13 Jan 2026 Blog post -
Iran: Deaths and injuries increase during renewed protest repression – Amnesty and Human Rights Watch findingsHundreds of protesters arbitrarily arrested, including children as young as 14, during protest dispersals and nightly raids on homes
09 Jan 2026 Press release -
Iran’s nationwide internet shutdown to hide deadly crackdown against protests is a ‘serious human rights violation’Amnesty is investigating reports that security forces have intensifed unlawful lethal force after the internet shutdown, causing more deaths and injuries
09 Jan 2026 Press release -
Venezuela: Government’s ‘policy of repression remains intact’ as release of arbitrarily detained does not go far enoughHundreds of people continue to be arbitrarily detained for political reasons
09 Jan 2026 Press release -
USA: International withdrawals are a ‘vindictive and reckless’ effort to tear apart a global systemWith this latest in a series of damaging attacks, President Trump is shamefully doubling down on his efforts to destroy the multilateral system that the United States helped to build from the ashes of World War Two to guarantee the universal human rights…
08 Jan 2026 Press release -
UK: Arrest of Greta Thunberg is 'wrongful and disturbing'Amnesty International UK response to the arrest of Greta Thunberg for holding a sign in support of Palestine Action
23 Dec 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Governments must refuse docking permission to ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of deadly explosives to IsraelGerman-owned ship is carrying 440 tonnes of mortar bomb parts, projectiles and military-grade steel to Israeli defence contractors
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
EU: Changes to asylum protection mark ‘unprecedented attack’ on system of safetyChanges make it easier for EU states to apply ‘safe third country’ concept to reject asylum applications as inadmissible without examination
18 Dec 2025 Press release -
Gaza flood tragedy ‘utterly preventable’ – the world must act to stop Israel’s GenocideAmnesty visited three sites where storm-damaged buildings collapsed in Bir al-Naaja, Jabalia refugee camp, and Al-Rimal, Gaza City
17 Dec 2025 Press release -
UK: Palestine Action hunger strikers' dire situation 'a shameful moment for the UK government'Prosecutors must immediately drop the allegations of a ‘terrorism connection’ in these cases and end this excessively lengthy pre-trial imprisonment.
17 Dec 2025 Press release
