Press releases in 2019

Responding to the news that Murtaja Qureiris, the young man from Saudi Arabia arrested at the age of 13 , will not face execution and has been sentenced to 12 years in prison instead, Lynn Maalouf...

Taibeh Abbasi, a 20-year-old whose case ignited huge protests, deported on Saturday ‘This deportation is emblematic of the cruel and dehumanising policies of many European governments’ - Massimo...

Nearly 50 people speak of their predicament, including Syrian family who could be forced to return to war-ravaged Syria ‘These are families who put their trust in the United States at their most...

Amnesty supporters to visit Richard Ratcliffe at his parallel hunger strike protest outside Iranian Embassy in London ‘It’s shocking that it’s come to this’ - Kate Allen Responding to news that the...

A group of cross-party MPs - including Diane Abbot, Jess Phillips, Nicky Morgan, Anna Soubry, Caroline Lucas, Dawn Butler and Harriet Harman - have written a letter to the Home Secretary Sajid Javid...

“The senseless killing of protesters must be stopped immediately” – Sarah Jackson Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) has admitted that they met with the country’s security chiefs on 2 June...

In a report published today (14 June), MPs and Lords support better for protection for women reporting domestic abuse, including the creation of a firewall between support services and immigration...

Amnesty Cardiff group will unveil giant knitted chain as part of ‘Knit for Naz’ craftivism campaign Dane Baptiste, Robin Morgan, Angela Barnes and Clint Edwards to perform Amnesty International’s...

Migrant women survivors of domestic abuse laid dozens of books representing their unheard stories on Parliament Square - Pictures can be downloaded here [Credit: Marie-Anne Ventoura, Amnesty...

Game of Thrones star Owen Teale will attend Amnesty International Blackheath & Greenwich Group’s annual book sale on Saturday (15 June), boosting the profile of this already hugely popular yearly...