Press releases in 2005

Luka Tsuladze and Giorgi Kandelaki, who were visiting Belarus from Georgia, were detained on 24 August in Minsk. The two were held without charge for six days in incommunicado detention before being...

“The assumption that people can return to Iraq in safety and with dignity because they are returned to Kurdish areas is a dangerous proposition,” said Amnesty International. “The UK should...

The boys - Mostafa (surname unknown), a student, aged, 16, and Sina (surname unknown), a musician, aged 17- are at risk of imminent execution for murder. Their sentences have reportedly been upheld by...

The Home Secretary Charles Clarke ordered an immediate review of his powers to exclude and deport non-British citizens suspected of "justifying or glorifying terrorism, seeking to provoke terrorist...

Amnesty International is gravely concerned that this delay at the initial crucial stage of the investigation may have critically compromised its effectiveness. Relevant international and domestic law...

At least eight people who spoke out against human rights abuses in Bangladesh have been assassinated since 2000, and scores of others have been violently attacked and seriously injured. These include...

The footage graphically illustrates the plight of the victims of the Zimbabwean government's Operation Murambatsvina, also known as Operation "Drive out the rubbish". The footage was filmed earlier...

The winners of the 14th annual Amnesty International UK Media Awards, sponsored by PCI:Fitch, will be announced at an awards ceremony at Banqueting House, London, on Wednesday 21 September, hosted by...

Yury Bandazhevsky’s case had been taken up by Amnesty International and other human rights organisations as well as by English band The Cure and Russian rock band, Leningrad. Robert Smith, lead...

The timing of this latest incident is of great concern, coming just after President Museveni publicly threatened local media outlets with closure over accusations of endangering regional security by...