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Egypt: head of press syndicate detention is 'most brazen attack on media in decades' warns Amnesty

Today’s arrest of the head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate and two colleagues is an alarming setback for freedom of expression and the most brazen attack on the media the country has witnesse

Egypt: eight men sentenced to death following torture is latest 'affront to justice'

Eight men sentenced to death by military court after tortured 'confessions', with another 18 receiving lengthy jail terms

South Sudan: Dozens of detainees at risk of death in shipping containers

Detainees are being given food once or twice a week Satellite image evidence of the four shipping containers

Azerbaijan: Journalist Khadija Ismayilova free but conviction must be quashed

The release of jailed journalist Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan today is a welcome step but she will not have obtained justice until her conviction is quashed, said Amnesty International.

Look refugees in the eye: Poignant video experiment breaks down barriers

A poignant new video experiment breaking down barriers between Europeans and recently-arrived refugees will be launched by Amnesty International tomorrow (25 May).

Saudi Arabia-led coalition has used UK-manufactured cluster bombs in Yemen - new evidence

Letter to David Cameron calls for urgent investigation into ‘scandal’ of UK-supplied BL-755 cluster bomb being used in village in northern Yemen

Northern Ireland: ‘Time to deliver’ say marriage equality campaigners, one year on from Ireland’s Yes vote

One year on from the historic Yes vote in the Republic of Ireland’s marriage equality referendum, campaigners in Northern Ireland have said it’s time for the region’s Assembly to

Syrian national wins appeal against decision to forcibly return him to Turkey - highlights flaws in EU-Turkey deal

A Syrian national who arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos has won an appeal against a decision that would have led to his forcible return to Turkey, underscoring the fundamental flaws in the migr