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Egypt: Imprisoned blogger Kareem Amer must be released

Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release a blogger who the authorities continue to hold despite his completion of a four-year prison sentence. Kareem...

Indonesia: Mandatory pregnancy and virginity tests for school girls should be stopped

Amnesty International today called on the Indonesian government to block discriminatory moves to institute pregnancy and virginity tests for high school girls. Media reports earlier this week say that...

Western Sahara: Deaths at protest camp must be investigated

The Moroccan authorities must open an independent investigation into events that led to a number of deaths and injuries at Gadaym Izik, a protest camp near Laayoune, Western Sahara, Amnesty...

China: Jailing of milk scandal activist condemned

Amnesty International today condemned the two-and-a-half-year sentence given to a Chinese activist who organised a support group for parents of babies who became ill after drinking tainted milk...

China: Response to David Cameron's speech

In response to British prime minister David Cameron’s address to Peking University today, Sam Zarifi, Asia-Pacific Programme Director for Amnesty International, said: “Amnesty International welcomes...

Hungarian authorities failing to investigate and punish attacks on Roma, says new Amnesty report

The Hungarian authorities are failing in their duty to record, investigate, prosecute and punish all racially motivated crimes against Roma people, Amnesty International says in a new report published...

Mahmod honour killing: Reaction

Responding to the convictions today of two men - cousins Mohammed Saleh Ali and Omar Hussain - found guilty of the murder of Banaz Mahmod, a young Iraqi Kurdish woman from Mitcham in south London...

Waterboarding: US must begin criminal investigation after Bush admission

Destruction of videotapes may have concealed crimes Amnesty International has called for a criminal investigation into the role of former US President George W Bush and other officials in the use of...

The Invisibles: Four films by Gael Garcia Bernal and Marc Silver for Amnesty International

Gael García Bernal, Marc Silver and Amnesty International have come together to create THE INVISIBLES – four short films documenting the plight of migrants travelling without legal permission through...

Russia: 'Chilling trend' of attacks on journalists condemned

Amnesty International has called on the Russian authorities to ensure the protection of journalists after several attacks in and near Moscow in the past four days. Late on Friday, Oleg Kashin of the...