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Iran: execution of juvenile offender denounced as 'shameful act'

Alireza Tajiki was 15 when arrested and only 16 when sentenced to death, contrary to international law Fourth juvenile offender execution in Iran this year, while at least 88 juvenile offenders remain...

Iran set to hang juvenile offender in less than 24 hours

Alireza Tajiki was 15 when arrested and only 16 when sentenced to death, contrary to international law Is one of at least 89 juvenile offenders on death row in Iran ‘This is an utterly shameless act...

Kenya: police must not use force or firearms to break up peaceful protests

Claims of election database hacking sees opposition supporters take to the streets Massive numbers of police with crowd control equipment have been deployed in many parts of the country Kenyan police...

Russia: continued detention of gay journalist is 'disgraceful'

Deportation of Uzbek journalist Ali Feruz blocked by court yesterday, but reporter remains in detention Allegations of beating in detention ignored by Moscow court Responding to a Russian court ruling...

Democratic Republic of Congo: block on social media images is 'attack' on free expression

Government has told telecoms companies to ‘restrict the capacity to transfer images to the bare minimum’ Move comes ahead of planned two-day national strike In response to a Democratic Republic of...

Cambodia: Conviction of human rights activist Tep Vanny upheld

Reacting to the decision of the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh today to uphold the two-and-a-half year jail sentence of Cambodian human rights defender Tep Vanny, Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s...

Laura Mvula, Tom Odell, Hozier and more join Ed Sheeran in 'Give A Home' gigs

1,000 musicians will perform on 20 September for Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds global refugee solidarity concerts Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds have today announced 90 new acts to...

Israel: Plans to shut down Al Jazeera 'a brazen attack on media freedom'

In response to the announcement by Israel’s communications minister, Ayoub Kara, that the Israeli government has decided to close Al Jazeera’ s office in Jerusalem and take the channel off air...

Manus Island: Tragic death of refugee should have been prevented

Responding to the news of the tragic death of an Iranian refugee on Manus Island, Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator at Amnesty International Australia, said: “This is extremely sad and heartbreaking...

Burma: Authorities must avoid further 'scorched-earth' tactics after Rakhine killings

Responding to mounting reports of violence in northern Rakhine State, including the deaths of Buddhist and Rohingya villagers during the past week, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for...