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Afghanistan: Kabul bombing is 'horrific act of violence'

Responding to today’s bombing in Kabul that has claimed the lives of 80 people and injured at least 350, Horia Mosadiq, Amnesty International’s Afghanistan researcher, said: “The bombing in Kabul is a...

China: Release activists detained for investigating abuses at factories making Ivanka Trump shoes

Chinese authorities must release three activists who were investigating labour conditions at factories that make shoes for Ivanka Trump’s label, Amnesty International said today. Hua Haifeng, who...

Exiled Azerbaijani journalist abducted in neighbouring Georgia and taken back to Azerbaijan

Afgan Mukhtarli and his wife had been in exile in Georgia after investigating Azerbaijani president An Azerbaijani investigative journalist who vanished yesterday evening from the Georgian capital...

Pentagon probe of Mosul airstrike underscores urgent need to protect Iraqi civilians

‘Entire families are being killed inside their homes’ - Samah Hadid In response to the US military saying this afternoon that one of its airstrikes killed at least 100 civilians in West Mosul’s Jadida...

Iran executes man arrested at 16 in 'appalling' violation of international law

Execution of man named only as ‘Asqar’ was third juvenile offender execution in Iran this year At least 567 people executed in country last year Iran has demonstrated its utter disregard for children...

Gaza: Hamas set to execute three men tomorrow after unfair trial

‘These cruel executions will constitute an appalling breach of international human rights law’ - Magdalena Mughrabi Responding to reports that the Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip will tomorrow...

Cameroon: authorities shut down an Amnesty press conference

Press conference aimed to urge Cameroonian President to release three students imprisoned for sharing a Boko Haram joke More than 300,000 call on their release An Amnesty International press...

Trump tour: 100 'Statues of Liberty' to greet US President in Brussels today

One hundred “Statues of Liberty” will “greet” the US President Donald Trump at Gare du Nord station in Brussels later today to protest against his discriminatory policies. With Mr Trump due in Belgium...

Taiwan's same-sex marriage ruling is 'huge step forward' for LGBTI rights

‘Lawmakers must act swiftly to ensure Taiwan becomes the first in Asia to make genuine marriage equality a reality’ - Lisa Tassi Amnesty International has welcomed a landmark ruling by Taiwan’s...

USA admits it failed to monitor $1bn of arms to Iraq

Hundreds of Humvees and 10,000s of assault rifles unaccounted for ‘Sending millions of dollars’ worth of arms into a black hole and hoping for the best is not a viable counter-terrorism strategy’ -...