Press releases in 2018

Malaysia’s next government must put human rights at the heart of its policies and avoid the repressive tactics that have marked the build-up to the general election on Wednesday (9 May), Amnesty...

‘The Jerusalem launch inevitably means Israel’s dismal human rights record is going to be in the spotlight’ - Kate Allen Ahead of the commencement of the Giro d’Italia national cycle race, which has...

Journalists in Turkey speak out over climate of fear since state of emergency was declared “Turkey has become the world’s biggest jailer of journalists” - Gauri van Gulik #FreeTurkeyMedia campaign...

Reacting to news that U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has provided the White House updated guidance on criteria for transferring new individuals to the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba...

Oyub Titiev, head of Memorial in Chechnya, has already been in detention for nearly four months on fabricated drugs charges If convicted, 60-year-old faces ten years in jail Case comes after spate of...

At least 20 civilians killed in violence that targeted places of worship yesterday Two burnt to death in reprisal attacks New eyewitness accounts: ‘There were dead bodies everywhere’ Those responsible...

Week-long @70: Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture events at RADA will highlight ‘cultural resistance’ Amnesty International UK is supporting a week-long London festival of theatre, dance...

Responding to news that the Chinese government has removed an estimated 30,000 Peppa Pig videos from the internet, Patrick Poon, Amnesty International’s China researcher, said: “Banning Peppa Pig is...

Ramin Hossein Panahi’s trial lasted less than an hour, and torture marks on his body were reportedly ignored Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of a 22...

Recent Amnesty International research finds that ‘toxic’ Twitter and other social media is failing women by letting online abuse thrive “ We cannot let the trolls win by silencing women and driving...