Press releases in 2010

Amnesty International has today condemned the Iranian authorities for carrying out the execution of Khadijeh Jahed, known as “Shahla”, the temporary wife of a prominent Iranian footballer, at Evin...

German street art collective Mentalgassi have collaborated with Brothers and Sisters creative team Lisa Jelliffe and Kirsten Rutherford to create a series of unique art installations for Amnesty...

Amnesty International is calling on the Central African Republic (CAR) to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), should he go...

Amnesty International UK – Broederlijk Delen – CAFOD – CCFD-Terre Solidaire – Christian Aid – Church of Sweden – Cordaid – Diakonia – Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network – Handicap International –...

Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to halt immediately the imminent execution of Shahla Jahed, the temporary wife of a prominent Iranian footballer. Amnesty International...

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to fully investigate the deaths, violence and other human rights abuses that marred Sunday’s parliamentary elections. At least eight people...

Reacting to news today that the UK is to introduce export controls on Sodium Thiopental, a drug used in executions by lethal injection in the US, Amnesty International’s Programme Director on Arms...

Amnesty International is urging the Swiss authorities at all levels not to enforce the deportation of foreigners convicted of certain criminal offences if this will result in human rights violations...

Send a card and make an impact this season with Amnesty With days before the final posting date for Christmas deliveries, Amnesty International is urging card-writers across the UK to add an extra...

Stacey Baxter from the Isle of Sheppey Academy was today named as the winner of the inaugural Amnesty International/AQA Award. Stacey, who lives in Granville Road in Sheerness, sat AQA’s A level...