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Creative industry figures urge Starmer to act against Gaza genocide- 'you know what is happening'

116 leading UK and Irish creatives have urged Keir Starmer to act over Israel’s escalating atrocities in Gaza, criticising UK arms exports, settlement trade, and lack of ICC support – open letter Riz...

Creative industry figures urge Starmer to act against Gaza genocide- 'you know what is happening'

116 leading UK and Irish creatives have urged Keir Starmer to act over Israel’s escalating atrocities in Gaza, criticising UK arms exports, settlement trade, and lack of ICC support – open letter Riz...

Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Al-Jazeera journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh to give speech at ceremony

Award-winning Al-Dahdouh is Al-Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief and has reported from the Occupied Palestinian Territory for decades Despite numerous family members being killed by Israeli airstrikes in...

UK: New Government response a step forward but still inadequate in the face of Israel's genocide, occupation, and apartheid

In response to the UK government’s announcement that it will suspend free trade agreement negotiations with Israel and impose sanctions on settlers, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief...

Campaigners stage 'oil spill' at Shell HQ to mark AGM and demand justice

Striking visual protest staged by Amnesty UK, Fossil Free London, and Justice 4 Nigeria coalition coincides with Shell’s AGM This morning, activists from Amnesty International UK, Fossil Free London...

Amnesty International call for Prevent Duty to be scrapped

- On National Children’s Day, Amnesty International called for the controversial Prevent duty to be scrapped - Amnesty took their message directly to delegates at the Education World Forum - 40% of...

Russia: 'No authoritarian assault will silence our fight for justice' - Amnesty responds to Kremlin ban

Russian authorities have declared Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organisation’ The decision comes three years after Russian authorities blocked access to Amnesty’s websites and shut down its...

UK: Government urged to disclose genocide risk assessments on Gaza – MP letter

65 signatories from nine different political parties and independent parliamentarians sign open letter demanding transparency amid escalating mass atrocities in Gaza Letter also expresses alarm at the...

Syria: New government must prioritise justice, truth and accountability to prevent further abuse - Amnesty warns

Syria’s new government faces a crucial opportunity to break with a legacy of grave human rights violations Justice for victims of mass enforced disappearances remains one of the most urgent human...

UK: Government plan for return hubs is a 'harmful distraction'

Responding to the Government’s announcement today that it will begin talks with other countries on “return hubs” for people whose asylum applications have been refused, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty...