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Russia: fierce crackdown on opposition activists ahead of presidential elections

Aleksei Navalny and his supporters targeted, including those using ‘giant yellow duck’ opposition symbol New briefing details ‘severe clampdown’ on protests ‘This election campaign has been marred by...

Hungary: Syrian man convicted of act of terror for throwing stones in 'absurd decision'

Responding to the conviction of Ahmed H, a Syrian man prosecuted for committing an alleged “act of terror” during clashes with Hungarian police at the Serbia-Hungary border in September 2016, Eda...

Philippines: Duterte's 'cowardly' ICC withdrawal too late to evade justice

Responding to news that the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has said that the country will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) today, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s...

Patrick Stewart, Vivienne Westwood and Anish Kapoor urge MPs to vote to facilitate refugee family reunion

Actors, musicians and artists including Peter Capaldi, Neil Gaiman, the Kaiser Chiefs, and Anita Rani have urged their MPs to vote on changes to restrictive UK laws On Friday 16 March, Angus MacNeil’s...

Spain's terrorism law is 'outlawing political satire' - new report

The Spanish authorities are using counter-terror laws to crack down on online creativity in a chilling attack on freedom of expression, a new report from Amnesty International has warned today. The 16...

Israel jails Palestinian activist who protested over Ahed Tamimi's arrest

Munther Amira becomes latest peaceful protester jailed in occupied West Bank ‘Yet again, the Israeli authorities are responding to peaceful protest with arbitrary imprisonment’ - Magdalena Mughrabi...

Bangladesh: International support for Rohingya refugees is urgently needed

Responding to news that UN officials have called for approximately £720 million in assistance for the huge numbers of Rohingya refugees currently in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty...

Myanmar: 'land grab on a dramatic scale' as military builds on flattened Rohingya villages

Myanmar’s military is involved in a land grab on a dramatic scale in Rakhine State, with the authorities building security force bases on land where Rohingya villages were burned to the ground just...

Manus Island: Forced deportations of asylum-seekers putting lives at risk

Reacting to news that Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun deporting men from the controversial Manus Island detention facility, Kate Schuetze, Amnesty Australia’s Refugee Researcher, said: "No...

Northern Ireland: Secretary of State must urgently release funding for legacy inquests

Amnesty International has called on the Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to urgently release funding for legacy inquests following a ruling by Justice Sir Paul Girvan that Arlene...