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Reading Local Group

Reading

Welcome to the Reading Amnesty local group page.

We are the 50 year old Reading Town Group - also in Reading, there is a group at the University group whom we work with for some projects.

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When we meet

2nd Thursday of each month at 8pm - some online, some face-to-face.

Who runs this group

Anne McFarlane - Chair

Helen Ball - Secretary

Ruth Hollies - Treasurer

What we work on

We have an active core group, a large mailing list and good following on our social media.

We have an annual campaign focus which we promote at local events and work with our MPs - for 2026, we will be working on rights for refugees and asylum seekers.

As a group, we are part of the Anti-Death Penalty Project, the Queer Network and the Amnesty Feminists Network.

Our group’s Prisoners of Conscience are Dr Mohammed Al-Roken and Ahmed Mansour - both from the UAE.

We also keep up-to-date with events and issues in South Asia, South East Asia and Cuba.