We were extremely fortunate to have a talk from Sutton Amnesty member James Baird, who is also the Amnesty UK Country Coordinator for Venezuela. James mentioned significant issues as being an economic crisis including phenomenal levels...

Our March talk focused on Russia, a mere 17 days after the shocking death of Alexei Navalny. It is a challenge to stay positive in such circumstances, so we were fortunate to have Iona Fletcher, one of two Amnesty UK Country...

At our April meeting John, Lyndon and Anne from the Sutton Amnesty group gave a presentation about their work with the charity, Refugee and Migrant Network Sutton, (RMNS). RMNS has been in existence for an impressive 34 years in Sutton...

Dr Al-Roken and the UAE 84 Our group has been involved in meetings with other Amnesty groups campaigning on behalf of prisoners in the UAE. Our Chair was able to give feedback on the UAE 84 trial involving Dr Mohammed al-Roken . This...

Sutton Amnesty once again participated in a Gaza Ceasefire march in Central London on 18 May 2024. Other Amnesty activists from the Anti-Racist Network, the Feminist Network and other London Region groups also attended. Amnesty’s...

Our Chair attended an Amnesty-organised event in Parliament Square commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. This was well attended, with about 250-300 people, mostly Chinese and Hong Kongers. Sacha Deshmukh...

Our Secretary attended the exhibition ' Surviving Evin Prison ' given by Anoosheh Ashoori and Amnesty International in Hoxton Arches. Both Anoosheh and Sena from the Amnesty team were present as hosts. The exhibition covered Anoosheh's...

“It was brutally senseless. There’s no limit to what the government can do. It’s beyond the worst imagination“ Zhou Fengsuo, Tiananmen Square survivor and student protest leader. This week marked the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen...

The second iftar attended by our Chair was hosted by the Watford group, who themselves are in the process of reforming and rebuilding. Attendance was around 40+. The friendly atmosphere and positivity at this and the Mile End iftar was...