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Press releases in 2019

France: Refugee camp volunteers abused, choked and threatened by police - new report

Human rights defenders say abuse, intimidation and threats of arrest by French authorities have become “part and parcel of their daily work” 72 recorded instances of police abuse and harassment...

London: Streets around Chinese Embassy 'renamed' Tiananmen Square on anniversary of crackdown

Amnesty International activists today ‘renamed’ the streets surrounding the Chinese Embassy in London to mark the 30 th anniversary of the notorious Tiananmen Square crackdown. This morning, a total...

Northern Ireland: ‘Victory for press freedom’ as police drop case against investigative journalists

‘Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey have won a famous victory for press freedom’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Durham Police to drop the criminal investigation of...

Sudan: international community should impose sanctions in response to 'senseless slaughter'

“Today’s bloodshed shows that the transitional authorities have utterly failed to turn the page on Sudan’s appalling human rights record” – Sarah Jackson Amnesty International today called on the...

Trump UK visit: activists unfurl giant 'Resist' banners in front of US Embassy

‘It was important to put this message right in front of the US Embassy itself’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International has unfurled giant “Resist” banners in front of the US Embassy in London as the US...