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UK: Alaa Abdel Fattah's family to hold in-conversation event ahead of jailed activist's book launch

On Tuesday 22 October (7-9pm), Amnesty International UK will host an in-conversation event at its east London offices with the family of Alaa Abdel Fattah, the UK national arbitrarily detained in...

Northern Ireland: Journalists, lawyers and NGOs urged to make surveillance concerns known to KC-led investigation 

One week left to respond to Angus McCullough KC call for evidence ‘ We now need answers to wider questions about the full extent of police use and misuse of secret surveillance powers in Northern...

Iraq: Proposed legal changes could see girls as young as nine forcibly married

Girls as young as nine could be forcibly married, and protections regarding divorce and inheritance potentially removed Urgent legal reforms are needed to protect Iraqi women and girls’ rights and...

Lebanon: Israel's evacuation warnings have been 'misleading and inadequate' - new analysis

Analysis of more than a dozen Israeli evacuation warnings show how Lebanese civilians were given contradictory information and exposed to heightened danger Some warnings issued in middle of night on...

Myanmar: Torture fears for prominent activists following arrests in new raids

Arrests take place as regional leaders meet in Laos to discuss the Myanmar crisis ‘Interrogation centres - where these two activists have likely been sent - are notorious locations of abuse where...

Sub-Saharan Africa: Sharp rise in use of death penalty across region

Executions more than tripled in 2023, while death sentences increased by 66% in the region Fresh call for abolition on World Day Against Death Penalty, with Kenya, Zimbabwe and Gambia leading the way...

Israel/OPT: One year on from 7 October: Ceasefire and hostage release is more pressing than ever

Monday 7 October 2024 marks a year since the horrific attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and around 250 abducted. It also...

COP29: States must press Azerbaijani authorities to end assault on freedom of expression

Critics of the Government have been locked up in an intensified crackdown Amnesty is concerned that any critics seeking to voice their dissent in the run-up to or during COP29 face the risk of severe...

UK: Covert surveillance of Belfast journalists case concludes in London 

Judgment expected before end of year from court investigating claims Northern Ireland journalists were secretly monitored by UK authorities Police Service of Northern Ireland and Metropolitan Police...

Singapore: unlawful execution despite ongoing legal appeal raises fears of more to come

Responding to the news that the Singapore authorities executed a man for a drug-related offence today (4 October), Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research, Kate Schuetze, said:...