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Press releases in 2014

Lebanon's 'chilling disregard' for Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria conflict exposed - new briefing

Pregnant women and parents separated from their children denied entry into Lebanon

Iraq: scores of Sunni detainees summarily killed by government and Shi'a militias - new testimonies

‘At 11.30pm they opened the door and threw a hand grenade into the cell and closed the door and turned off the light’ - s urvivor of killings in Mosul on 9 Jun

Panti Bliss versus homophobia – gay rights campaigner Belfast-bound for Amnesty Lecture

Amnesty International has announced that controversial Dublin drag queen, Panti Bliss, will deliver this year’s Amnesty Belfast Pride Lecture.

Libya: fears that yesterday's killing of human rights lawyer Salwa Bugaighis was targeted
Amnesty invites journalists to enter its annual Media Awards

Amnesty International is inviting entries for its 23rd annual Media Awards 2014, a prestigious set of awards which recognises the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in high

Japan: 'deplorable' secret execution of death row prisoner this morning condemned
30 women to mount 'wrapped in plastic' torture protest outside Mexican Embassy in London

Mexico protest is one of five in London on same day

‘Cry for help’ from prisoner in Chinese forced labour jail alleged to have been found inside Primark trousers
Sudan: Satellite images of indiscriminate bombing reveal potential war crime in Southern Kordofan
China: Supreme Court overturns death sentence of woman who killed violent husband

The decision by China’s Supreme People’s Court to overturn the death sentence of a woman convicted of killing her husband after suffering months of domestic abuse, highlights the urgent