Press releases in 2013

The Moroccan authorities’ detention of journalist and editor Ali Anouzla is an assault on the country’s independent media and he must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International...

The Greek authorities must do everything in their power to prevent further politically motivated violence after a far-right supporter killed a musician and anti-fascist activist in the capital Athens...

The Yemeni authorities must immediately commute a sentence of amputation imposed on a man convicted of theft and assault, Amnesty International said today. The defendant received the “cross-amputation...

‘Letting him off the hook now would send a very dangerous message’ - Julia Hall The Italian President must reject a former CIA agent’s plea to be pardoned for a crime he committed in the country as...

Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform, and not the death penalty, is needed to tackle the endemic problem of violence against women in India, Amnesty International said today after four men...

Zambia must immediately drop the charges against two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct and release them from prison unconditionally, Amnesty International said ahead of a court hearing next...

*At least 30 detainees held in secret locations, with over 250 in military camp Scores of supporters of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have been denied their basic legal rights after being...

Thousands of people are being forcibly evicted from makeshift camps in Mogadishu as the government presses ahead with plans to clean up the capital, Amnesty said in a briefing released today. Forced...

Cuban authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a political activist imprisoned solely because of his political views, Amnesty International said as it adopted Iván Fernández Depestre...

Amnesty International today joined bereaved families in expressing extreme disappointment at the news that calls for an independent public inquiry into the circumstances of the Omagh bombing, have...