The Amnesty International Mid Devon Group met last night, and among other activities sent individual birthday cards to Ilham Tohti, the Uighur academic jailed for life in China in 2014 for advocating dialogue between the Uighurs and...

Take part in Amnesty's annual Write for Rights campaign - come along tomorrow (Thurs 15 Nov), 10-12, to Willand Church Hall, to sign cards for prisoners of conscience - plus tea/coffee/cakes (another opportunity on 6 Dec). See more...

Come along tomorrow night, Thurs 6 December 7.30pm, to our second Write for Rights session, at 5 Harpitt Close, Willand - just turn up, wine and nibbles available. Photo shows members and visitors hard at work at our first Write for...

No photos this year, but another tremendous concert at Willand Church Hall earlier in November. For the fifth year in a row, Amnesty Mid-Devon Group organised a sell-out celebration of local musical (and literary - poetry-reading)...

The next Uffculme Farmers Market (well worth attending - lots of local food and produce, plus excellent bacon rolls) is coming up shortly, this Saturday 28 April, 10am to 12 noon in the Village Hall. Amnesty Mid Devon will be there as...

The Human Rights Crisis in Egypt: what can we do? Hugh Sandeman, Amnesty International UK's Egypt liaison person, will be speaking on this topic on Thursday 3 May at 7.30pm at Halberton Methodist Church, at a meeting organised by...

The Spiceland Quaker Meeting House was full on the evening of Friday 16 March for a harrowing performance of Feeding the Darkness, brilliantly performed by Dave and Lynn Morris of Journeymen Theatre. This series of 'sketches' vividly...

Two of our members attended a meeting in Budleigh Salterton on the work of EAPPI. This is their report: THE WORK OF THE EAPPI, organised by East Devon Justice for Palestine NOTES FROM A TALK HELD AT TEMPLE STREET METHODIST CHURCH...

Our Amnesty International Mid Devon Group continues to meet on the first Thursday of the month, at Halberton Methodist Church, at 7.30pm. We also have a stand at the Uffculme Farmers Market, selling books and raising awareness, on the...