Press releases in 2011

The arrest of a prominent Syrian-American blogger apparently for her peaceful pro-reform activities is another step backwards for the Syrian regime, Amnesty International said today. Razan Ghazzawi...

A hard-line group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, Amnesty International and...

The Russian authorities must release all of the peaceful protesters detained over the weekend amid allegations of fraud in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today. More than...

Amnesty International has urged London's Olympic organisers not to forget the victims of the Bhopal disaster as they award a lucrative contract for the Games to the Dow Chemical Company. Dow owns...

To mark International Human Rights Day (Saturday 10 December) and in celebration of Amnesty’s 50th anniversary, two events will be taking place on consecutive nights at the Human Rights Action Centre...

Sister of Troy Davis fought long battle against cancer and the death penalty Following the announcement that Martina Davis Correia, the long-time US activist against the death penalty and sister of...

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 21st annual Media Awards in 2012, a prestigious set of awards which recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the...

The two death sentences handed down in Belarus today followed a trial that has failed to meet international fair trial standards, said Amnesty International. Dzmitry Kanavalau was convicted for...

Responding to a decision earlier this week to commute the sentences of five United Arab Emirates activists who had been convicted of insulting UAE officials, a coalition of human rights organisations...

Responding to the publication today of reports by the National Board for Safeguarding Children's rights in the Catholic Church, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty...