Trial begins in Mytilene of three Spanish firefighters who face up to ten years in jail Spokespeople attending the trial and available for interview 'Efforts by NGOs to save lives at sea should ... be...

Some prisoners have been in solitary confinement since 2013 Prisoners not told when - or if - their isolation will end Some detainees tortured for extended periods, including by having heads...

Following the forceful dispersal of today’s (5 May) peaceful opposition rallies in Moscow and all over Russia, and the inaction of the police who allowed the beating of protesters by unknown people in...

‘He’s not our tsar’ protests called by Aleksei Navalny planned in dozens of cities tomorrow Amnesty spokespeople on the ground available for interview The Russian authorities must allow protests...

Malaysia’s next government must put human rights at the heart of its policies and avoid the repressive tactics that have marked the build-up to the general election on Wednesday (9 May), Amnesty...

‘The Jerusalem launch inevitably means Israel’s dismal human rights record is going to be in the spotlight’ - Kate Allen Ahead of the commencement of the Giro d’Italia national cycle race, which has...

Journalists in Turkey speak out over climate of fear since state of emergency was declared “Turkey has become the world’s biggest jailer of journalists” - Gauri van Gulik #FreeTurkeyMedia campaign...

Reacting to news that U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has provided the White House updated guidance on criteria for transferring new individuals to the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba...

Oyub Titiev, head of Memorial in Chechnya, has already been in detention for nearly four months on fabricated drugs charges If convicted, 60-year-old faces ten years in jail Case comes after spate of...

At least 20 civilians killed in violence that targeted places of worship yesterday Two burnt to death in reprisal attacks New eyewitness accounts: ‘There were dead bodies everywhere’ Those responsible...