Press releases in 2012

Activists from countries across the region took to a huge stage to share their stories of struggle and perseverance in the face of violent suppression. Speakers were there from Egypt, Libya, Syria...

The Malaysian authorities must release Hamza Kashgari and not forcibly return him to Saudi Arabia, where he faces risk of execution for his Tweets about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International...

Amnesty International today (10 February) condemned the Chinese government’s sentencing of veteran activist and poet Zhu Yufu. He was sentenced to seven years for writing a poem deemed subversive of...

A budding British comedian will win a spot on the great stage at Radio City Music Hall in NYC for the Secret Policeman's Ball An aspiring British comedian will win the chance to perform the gig of...

Sales to Sudan underline need for an effective Arms treaty Arms sales from China and Russia are fuelling serious human rights violations in Darfur, Amnesty International said in a new report today...

Russia and other countries with influence over Syria must act urgently to stop the bombardment of Homs, Amnesty International said today. More than 200 people have been killed in Homs since Friday...

Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak should cancel military plans to forcibly displace around 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area beside the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump, Amnesty...

The new authorities in the Maldives must avoid persecuting members of outgoing president Mohammed Nasheed’s political party, Amnesty International said today, after Mr Nasheed resigned following a...

Uganda’s Parliament re-introduced a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill yesterday, which Amnesty International considers a “grave assault on human rights” that must be rejected. Under the bill, gay and...

‘DAY OF SOLIDARITY AND DEFIANCE’ MASS RALLY FOR SYRIA, EGYPT AND THE WIDER MIDDLE EAST Trafalgar Square, London 12 noon - 2.00pm Live TV link-up with Homs, global tweeting via #feb11global...