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Saudi Arabia: executions running at more than double last year's rate

Fears for brothers facing imminent execution despite unfair trial The Saudi Arabian authorities must halt the use of the death penalty, says Amnesty International, following a significant increase in...

Amnesty Syria researcher Neil Sammonds blogs on testimony from injured Syrians in Hatay, Turkey

In a blog post just published, Amnesty International Syria researcher Neil Sammonds says : “Little is known of the life of the thousands of Syrians who have recently fled to Turkey, and are now living...

Syria: new reports of child protestors being tortured and killed

32 Children's rights, aged between 12 and 17, remain in detention and at risk of torture Amnesty International urged the Syrian authorities to protect child protesters amid fresh reports of young...

Iran: End the banning and harassment of independent trade unions, says Amnesty, as new campaign and report are launched

Independent trade unionists in Iran are imprisoned for speaking out about labour rights while independent workers’ bodies face ongoing repression, Amnesty International said today (10 June), as it...

Syria: soldier tells of being ordered to shoot at peaceful protesters

21-year-old fled and escaped capture disguised as woman in a niqab A former member of the Syrian Republican Guard has told Amnesty International that he and other soldiers were ordered to open fire on...

Kyrgyzstan: warning that lack of justice could fuel fresh violence - report

Failure to deliver justice for the killing, rape and torture of civilians could lead to further clashes in Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International warned today (8 June) ahead of the first anniversary of the...

Brazil: Hired gunmen threaten rural communities

Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the country, Amnesty International said today, amid ongoing threats...

Bahrain: protest poet faces imprisonment at weekend

A Bahraini poet faces possible imprisonment for reading out a poem criticising the country’s King when a military court rules on her case this Sunday. Ayat al-Qarmezi, 20, a poet and student was...

Bahrain: Fresh torture claims in medics' trial

Doctors and nurses allegedly beaten with wooden boards studded with nails The Bahraini authorities must independently investigate fresh claims that dozens of doctors and nurses on trial before a...

Louisiana, USA: 40 years in solitary for 'Angola 3' men is 'cruel and inhumane'

Case of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace must be urgently reviewed, says new report The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in...