Black Lives Matter, MeToo and climate change have inspired millions to take to streets In response, governments around the world have moved to criminalise protest ‘Protest is meant to be noisy, it’s...

Thailand must thoroughly investigate the use of the invasive Pegasus spyware found on the phones of dozens of activists, Amnesty International said today, after a new report identified 30 people who...

Andrei Pivovarov, former head of the UK-based Otkrytaya Rossiya (Open Russia) movement sentenced to four years in prison ‘Even if now those who stand for the future are trampled and imprisoned, I know...

Amnesty International today issued an urgent plea the Sri Lankan authorities to stop using armed forces to police protests. The plea follows an order that empowers armed forces to maintain law and...

Former official Hamid Nouri tried according to principle of universal jurisdiction Iran has reacted angrily calling trial a ‘plot’ concocted by ‘terrorists’ ‘Those responsible for crimes against...

Katsyaryna Andreeva accused of state treason Journalist handed a new prison term on top of one she was already serving on protest charges Reacting to news that a court in Belarus sentenced Belsat TV...

‘President Biden must seize this opportunity to prioritise the advancement of human rights over short-term interests’ - Paul O’Brien US must stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia and Israel President...

First case in Europe of an activist being prosecuted for aiding an abortion by providing pills Justyna Wydrzyńska’s hearing is scheduled for 9am (BST) on 14 July 2022 at Warsaw’s Praga Południe...

Responding to the BBC investigation of repeated killing of unarmed men in suspicious circumstances in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011 by the UK Special forces , Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International...

In response to the High Court postponing a judicial review ​hearing over the legality of the UK government expelling people​ seeking asylum to Rwanda, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s...