Press releases in 2020

Tanzanian authorities yesterday suspended journalist Talib Ussi Hamad for six months for reporting on COVID-19, the latest in a string of attacks on media freedom during the pandemic, said Amnesty...

‘There should be no question of Nazanin ever being sent back to Evin Prison’ - Kate Allen Responding to reports that the British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will have her temporary release from...

UK has slipped to 35th place on Reporters Without Borders list because of violence and intimidation faced by journalists in Northern Ireland ‘Press freedom is the cornerstone of a rights respecting...

New report shows Saudi Arabia executed 184 people last year, including mass execution of Shia dissidents after torture and unfair trials Thousands believed to have been executed in China, where...

Responding to news that the British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will have to wait until tomorrow (19 April) for an update on whether her furlough is to be extended beyond this weekend, Kate...

Boats thought to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees seen off coasts of Malaysia and southern Thailand in recent days One boat with nearly 400 refugees recently rescued after two months at sea...

One year since the killing of journalist Lyra McKee, Amnesty International is warning that Northern Ireland is still the most dangerous place in the UK to be a journalist. Lyra McKee was shot dead by...

Amnesty International UK today launched the first in a new series of education materials designed specifically to be uplifting and help parents and carers homeschool. Amnesty has a long record of...

Millions of people across Southern Africa face desperate situation as lockdowns prevent them from earning money and buying food ‘Without government support, the lockdown could become a matter of life...

Despite government promises, indigenous communities have received no support since the lockdown was enforced three weeks ago ‘If the authorities do not take urgent action, Indigenous Peoples will find...