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Iran: filmmaker and two musicians face jail for 'illegal audio-visual activities'

Case of Hossein Rajabian, Mehdi Rajabian and Yousef Emadi being highlighted ahead of this week’s Music Freedom Day

New Surveillance Bill 'like adding extra storeys to a burning building'

“It beggars belief that the government is blundering on with its snooping power-grab completely disregarding the concerns being raised from all sides.” – Kate Allen

Amnesty calls for Omagh bomb inquiry after collapse of prosecution

“All that families want is the truth. Surely that is not too much to ask?”

Greece: Chaos erupts at Idomeni border as Balkans routes shut down

The chaos at the Greece-Macedonia border crossing of Idomeni – with 7,000 asylum-seekers stranded in dire conditions amid a heavy security build-up – is the result of a shameful spate o

Calais: 'Jungle' demolitions must not bulldoze refugee rights

‘Although it’s taking place across the Channel, this is not an issue that the UK can wash its hand of’ - John Dalhuisen

Pakistan: execution is no way to deliver justice for Salman Taseer murder

Pakistan has executed more than 300 people in past 14 months

Republic of Congo refuses entry to Amnesty expert ahead of next month's elections

The Republic of Congo’s refusal of entry to an Amnesty International research manager is another worrying sign of the government’

Hebron protests: Israeli authorities should end 'discriminatory' restrictions on movement

‘The Israeli authorities must immediately end all measures that collectively punish Palestinians in Hebron’ - Philip Luther

£18bn in arms sold to Saudi Arabia last year - new report

Arms control campaigners say countries selling weapons despite clear risk of misuse in Yemen