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Football players and celebrity fans back Amnesty’s ‘Football Welcomes’ this weekend

Juliet Stevenson, Patrick Stewart and the Kaiser Chiefs support Amnesty’s Football Welcomes initiative.

Watford midfielder Valon Behrami calls for solidarity with refugees fleeing ‘extreme situations’ ahead of new Football Welcomes initiative this weekend

Premier League player Valon Behrami speaks out about his experience of fleeing Kosovo in 1990 and how football helped him settle in Switzerland.

Nigeria: prison reportedly erects gallows sparking imminent execution fears

Macabre reports from inmates in Kirikiri prison in Lagos that gallows are being prepared, with one prisoner taken into isolation Amnesty International has received disturbing reports from inmates at...

Arkansas, USA: execution of Ledell Lee was 'shameful'

Lethal injection rushed through because stocks of chemicals about to expire at end of month Arkansas accused of ‘treating human beings as though they have a sell-by date’ Reacting to last night’s...

Amnesty warns against use of 'toxic language' during election campaign

Amnesty International has warned all those standing as candidates in the forthcoming general election that their choice of language can have serious consequences, and called for calm and measured...

Arkansas, USA: relief at blocking of executions

‘The literal deadline of a drug’s expiration date is shockingly callous’ - James Clark Responding to news that a judge has blocked the US state of Arkansas from using its remaining lethal injection...

Football Welcomes: Clubs to celebrate refugee footballers in new Amnesty initiative this weekend

‘I’ve been given a second chance in England. I’m so grateful for the support I’ve been given and the chance to turn your life around is something that every refugee deserves’ - Saido Berahino, Stoke...

Egypt: proposed new laws will increase repression

Laws hastily pushed through Parliament after Coptic church attacks Draconian legal changes in the wake of the Easter weekend Coptic church attacks will allow mass arbitrary arrests, indefinite...

Iran should halt 'outrageous' execution of two juvenile offenders

The two were only 16 and 17 at the time of crimes, making their execution illegal under international law Family of one man told to make last-ever visit to him in prison - executions set for tomorrow...

Chibok anniversary a chilling reminder of Boko Haram’s ongoing scourge of abductions

Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and thousands of others abducted across the northeast by Boko Haram, said Amnesty International on the...