Press releases in 2018

Aleksandr Golovach worked for watchdog known for publishing reports into illegal wealth of senior Russian politicians and officials ‘The detention of Aleksandr Golovach is the latest example of the...

The Moroccan authorities must overturn the conviction of Nawal Benaissa, a peaceful protester from the ‘Hirak’ movement, who has been repeatedly intimidated and harassed simply for standing up for the...

Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh was prisoner of conscience serving a 10 year sentence for blogging about human rights ‘This good news … should also be a reminder of Vietnam’s worsening record of jailing anyone...

Responding to the murder of aid worker Hauwa Liman by Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: “With yet another horrific killing of a humanitarian worker, Boko Haram...

‘This is what we and his family feared’ - Polly Truscott Responding to news that Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been charged with “spying”...

A year on from their pre-trial detention, the pair languish in jail charged with ‘rebellion’ ‘Their continued detention constitutes a disproportionate restriction on their rights to free speech and...

‘They demanded to know the names of my contacts in Ingushetia and threatened to kill my wife and children if I reported what happened’ - Oleg Kozlovsky An Amnesty International researcher sent to...

Amnesty International will challenge in court the constitutionality of Hungary’s controversial law that criminalises with up to one year in prison, individuals and organisations working on migration...

Year after Raqqa battle, despite its attacks killings hundreds of civilians, Coalition admits it will neither investigate deaths or compensate families Pentagon sends ‘final response’ to Amnesty...

Pakistan’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Gulalai Ismail, a Pashtun human rights defender, who was detained on her arrival at Islamabad airport today, Amnesty International...