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Amnesty Media Awards 2024 opens for entries

Amnesty International UK launches annual Media Awards Call for entries to celebrate excellence in human rights journalism goes out Entries are now open for Amnesty International UK’s annual Media...

Libya: Authorities in Derna must lift restrictions on journalists

Libyan Arab Armed Forces have prevented journalists from operating freely and have arrested protesters One journalist was disappeared for three days after live-broadcasting from devastated city...

China: #MeToo activists facing ‘baseless’ trial must be released now

One of the activists was arrested before leaving China to study in the UK 32 organisations issue call for activists’ immediate and unconditional release ‘Activists in China refuse to be silenced...

UK: chef Abu Julia and comedian Shazia Mirza appear in new cooking video to promote Palestinian human rights

Star Palestinian chef Abu Julia introduces comedian Shazia Mirza to famed Palestinian dessert knafeh Sixteen-minute video is latest in ‘Palestine at Home’ series, part of Amnesty’s End Israeli...

France: 'Chilling' attack on journalist is an attempt to cover up serious human rights abuses

French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux detained for reporting on leaked documents Demonstration to take place today at 6.30pm CET in Place de la République, Paris ‘These actions are part of a wider...

UK: Amnesty's ethical Christmas catalogue out now

A large selection of ethical and eco-gifts for every occasion ‘Choosing a gift from Amnesty means you're not just giving a present - you're helping to support vital human rights causes around the...

Northern Ireland: Victims join together and lodge legal proceedings to fight back on 'heinous Troubles Act'

Troubles Act received royal assent yesterday Victims have joined together and submitted legal challenges to Belfast High Court with an urgent hearing requested ‘We made it clear that if this Bill...

Global: Interactive map reveals a 'blistering attack' on peaceful protests across the world

First of its kind interactive map shows state-sanctioned violence against protesters worldwide ‘This map sheds light on the heavy repression suffered by protesters around the world – and it is...

Northern Ireland: Racist attack in Belfast - “We fear that it is only a matter of time before lives are lost”

“We fear that it is only a matter of time before lives are lost ” - Patrick Corrigan In response to the latest incident of racist hate crime, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director of...

Iran/UK: release of jailed conservationist Morad Tahbaz is 'huge relief'

‘The Government needs to drastically upgrade its procedures to prevent more unnecessary heartbreak and suffering in cases like Morad’s’ - Sacha Deshmukh Responding to news that the UK conservationist...