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Aug 27 2020 5:02PM
Beirut Explosion: The Lebanese authorities did take swift action following the blast – but in all the wrong ways and for all the wrong reasons.

Kareem Chehayeb is an independent journalist and Non-resident Fellow at The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. He tweets at @chehayebk . The Beirut Port explosion on 4 August that ripped through the heart of the city left...

Aug 27 2020 5:01PM
Lebanon: Drastic problems require radical solutions

Jonathan Dagher is a journalist and video producer at the Lebanese independent online media platform Megaphone News . He has contributed pieces to Zenith Magazine's Lebanon Chronicles and the Middle East Eye. He is also a producer on...

Aug 27 2020 4:24PM
Toolkit

Serena Jemmett has over 5 years experience with Amnesty International, as a member of a school group, our Youth Advisory Group and our Children's Human Rights Network committee. In these roles and others, and during this time, Serena...

Aug 21 2020 12:42PM
Don't Zap the Zip

The Government have announced they will scrap the zip card - which offers free transport for under 18s in London. The move comes as part of the COVID-19 bailout package for Transport For London - and the Government believes it will...

Jul 31 2020 11:17AM
Unapologetically fabulous: fighting to thrive during a global crisis

Amnesty International Belfast Pride Lecture 2020, delivered online July 30 2020 - Dr Senthorun Raj Lecture text below. Video of lecture and follow-up Q&A, chaired by William Crawley: Fabulous. It’s a word that packs a lot of punch...