Press releases in 2018

Responding to today’s decision by the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to uphold the conviction and 10-year prison term of Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent human rights defender, Lynn...

Responding to the news that Bahrain’s Court of Cassation has upheld the conviction of Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defenders, based on views he expressed on Twitter, Lynn...

Responding to the news that an Egyptian court has upheld a two-year prison sentence against Amal Fathy, a woman human rights defender convicted over a video she posted online criticising the Egyptian...

British mother has been in jail for more than two-and-a-half years after unfair trial ‘The UK Government should continue to press for Nazanin’s release using every channel of communication available...

Responding to Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s comments about the rising number of refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Channel , Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights...

Amnesty supporters offer ‘simple’ birthday present of continued campaign to secure charity worker’s freedom ‘The UK Government should continue to press for Nazanin’s release using every channel of...

In response to security officers opening fire on protesters in Sudan, leaving at least nine people dead and dozens more injured over the past two days, Seif Magango, Amnesty International’s Deputy...

Responding to the comprehensive overhaul of the Metropolitan Police’s use of its controversial Gangs Matrix database recommended by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) today, Allan...

‘Case 173’ was part of an ongoing crackdown on NGOs and human rights defenders in the country ‘This was a bogus case’ - Najia Bounaim Responding to news that an Egyptian court has acquitted 43...

Prominent academic Dr Nasser bin Ghaith was jailed for ten years for Twitter comments ‘The recent imprisonment of the British PhD student Matthew Hedges … shone an international spotlight on the UAE’s...