Press releases in 2011

Malawians participating in nationwide protests planned for tomorrow (17 August) risk being killed or injured unless the authorities halt the use of live ammunition against anti-government...

Authorities in Cameroon must immediately release two young men due to stand trial later this week (18 August) on charges of homosexuality and repeal the discriminatory law used to imprison them, said...

The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop charges against a woman blogger and activist accused of defaming the military on Twitter, Amnesty International said today. Asmaa Mahfouz, 26, was...

The Indonesian authorities must act to halt attacks on the country’s Ahmadi minority, Amnesty International said today, after a radical Islamist group led an attack on the Ahmadiyya in Makassar, South...

* New opinion shows strong support for UK ban on cluster weapons investments * Chris Atkins confrontational new film released on ‘Amnesty TV’ The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and other UK high street...

Top comedians speak about their support for Amnesty and freedom of expression Amnesty International will release an extra 50 tickets tomorrow (Tuesday) for its sold-out Stand Up For Freedom comedy...

Critics at the Edinburgh festival today beat the comedians’ side 7-3 in the annual “Comics v Critics” football match on Edinburgh’s Meadows, organised by Amnesty International and Fest magazine. Goals...

Comedian Mark Watson and critic Peter Geoghegan – team captains for the annual “Comics v Critics” football match at the Edinburgh Festival - today started talking up their teams’ chances in Sunday’s...

Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Human rights are not an inflexible, blunt instrument designed to prevent the police from protecting people and thwarting crime. However, any...

The Government of Maharashtra must ensure a thorough and fair inquiry into deaths during a protest by farmers, Amnesty International said today, after at least three people were killed when police...