Press releases in 2021

Fears growing for Emirati princess held for almost three years after being abducted UN intervention is welcome, but UAE needs more international scrutiny ‘Sheikha Latifa has been subjected to a...

Pablo Hasél sentenced to prison for exercising freedom of expression in song lyrics and on social media ‘It’s a sad consequence for our society: self-censorship for fear of repression’ - Esteban...

Thirty-three-year-old Hadi Rostami flogged for ‘disrupting prison order’ He has twice tried to take his own life and faces having four fingers amputated after grossly unfair robbery conviction ‘We...

Homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists raided, with dozens detained ‘This is clearly a centrally-organised and targeted attempt to decimate the country’s independent media and...

New laws to limit free expression, with human rights defenders increasingly targeted Fears situation will deteriorate ahead of November’s presidential election ‘The options were jail, the cemetery or...

Keskin sentenced alongside three from closed-down Özgür Gündem newspaper Case is latest where anti-terrorism laws used to criminalise legitimate and peaceful activity in Turkey ’I have been prosecuted...

Graffiti threats – with a gunsight target beside the journalist’s name – have been painted on two walls in east Belfast Patricia Devlin has received previous threats, including a death threat...

In response to reports that the Biden administration has launched a formal review of the future of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, Daphne Eviatar, Director of the Security with Human Rights...

Court ruled in favour of two Niger Delta communities who are seeking justice for environmental damage caused by Shell ‘The fight is not yet won, but this ruling is an important step towards justice’ -...

Mass protests crushed and independent inquiry ignored Crackdown on dissidents has intensified in recent years ‘The protest leaders of 2011 continue to languish in grim prison conditions’ - Lynn...