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Press releases in 2024

Russia: co-chair of embattled election watchdog recognised as prisoner of conscience

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Golos, is currently on trial after his arrest last year The election monitor’s prosecution is part of a broad crackdown on civil society, with 190 organisations in...

Write for Rights: Amnesty launches annual letter-writing campaign to help people imprisoned for speaking truth to power

Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world Millions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals...

Amnesty urges Northern Ireland political leaders to speak up against China's brutal suppression of human rights

Northern Ireland’s political leaders should use their voices to challenge China’s human rights abuses. That’s the call from Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Director, ahead...