Press releases in 2017

Government has told telecoms companies to ‘restrict the capacity to transfer images to the bare minimum’ Move comes ahead of planned two-day national strike In response to a Democratic Republic of...

Reacting to the decision of the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh today to uphold the two-and-a-half year jail sentence of Cambodian human rights defender Tep Vanny, Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s...

1,000 musicians will perform on 20 September for Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds global refugee solidarity concerts Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds have today announced 90 new acts to...

In response to the announcement by Israel’s communications minister, Ayoub Kara, that the Israeli government has decided to close Al Jazeera’ s office in Jerusalem and take the channel off air...

Responding to the news of the tragic death of an Iranian refugee on Manus Island, Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator at Amnesty International Australia, said: “This is extremely sad and heartbreaking...

Responding to mounting reports of violence in northern Rakhine State, including the deaths of Buddhist and Rohingya villagers during the past week, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for...

Alistair Burt set to attend forthcoming inauguration of Hassan Rouhani as president for second term ‘It’s time for the UK Government to significantly raise its game on Nazanin’s and Kamal’s cases’ -...

“The authorities in Nicaragua have secretly sold the country’s future to the highest bidder and put thousands of people at risk of losing everything” – Erika Guevara Rosas The Nicaraguan government...

“This brutal murder has sent a chill down the spine of many Kenyans and raised the spectre of violence” - Muthoni Wanyeki Kenyan government officials threaten journalists to prevent broadcasting of...

Late-night court’s decision to send Novaya Gazeta journalist to Uzbekistan places him at acute risk of torture The journalist had previously fled torture in Uzbekistan The Russian authorities must...