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Press releases in 2016

New collection of photographs by Reggie Yates throw spotlight on campaign for people with albinism in Malawi

“My message to Annie is that you’re incredibly inspirational.” – Reggie Yates www.amnesty.org.uk/malawi Broadcaster Reggie Yates has joined forces with Amnesty…

Bahrain: opposition leader Sheikh Salman's new nine-year sentence is 'shocking'

‘Sheikh Ali Salman is a prisoner of conscience’ - Samah Hadad

Qatar: New law barely scratches the surface of labour exploitation

‘FIFA, its sponsors and foreign governments seeking business ties with Qatar cannot and must not use this reform to claim that the problem of migrant labour abuse has been solved&

Kenyan authorities must inform UK journalist of reason for his detention

The Times’ Jerome Starkey detained at Nairobi airport for over 18 hours

Azerbaijan: Student sentenced to ten years for political graffiti

“This outrageously long sentence following already prolonged, unnecessary and arbitrary detention is a blow to all peaceful activists in Azerbaijan” - Denis Krivosheev

Sudan: Arrest of leading human rights activist underscores crackdown on dissent
Egypt: women’s rights activist Azza Soliman’s arrest today is ‘chilling’ escalation of crackdown

‘We believe she has been arrested for her legitimate human rights work’ - Najia Bounaim

Saudi Arabia sentences 15 people to death for 'spying for Iran' - reaction

‘The entire legal proceedings in this case have made a mockery of justice’ - Samah Hadid

Turkey: Curfews and crackdown force an estimated half a million Kurds from their home

Tens of thousands of residents of the UNESCO world heritage site of Sur are among an estimated half a million people forced out of their homes as a result of a brutal crackdown by Turkish authoriti

Theresa May should ‘speak out’ on human rights during Gulf trip

Prime minister’s trip to Bahrain comes soon after Prince Charles’ visit