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Russia: 19-year jail sentence against Navalny is 'sinister act of political vengeance'

Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny is already serving a long jail sentence on politically-motivated charges His abusive treatment at the hands of the prison authorities amounts to torture ‘This new...

Lebanon: 300 civil society groups and survivors urge UN to investigate Beirut explosion - letter

Devastating explosion on 4 August 2020 killed at least 235 people and shattered the port city Lead investigator Judge Tarek Bitar has been blocked by the Lebanese authorities ‘The authorities have...

UAE: value of pledge to allow climate activists free speech at COP28 'remains to be seen'

‘COP28 will not bring about the ambitious action required to avert a climate catastrophe if the host state’s laws restrict freedom of expression’ - Heba Morayef Responding to a pledge this week by the...

Greece: Deadly shipwreck investigations must provide 'truth and justice' for survivors

Human rights delegation investigates the shipwreck in Pylos Concerns over Greece’s longstanding failure to ensure accountability on violent and unlawful pushbacks at its border ‘My life has been taken...

Sudan: War crimes rampant as civilians killed in both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks - New Report

Thousands of people killed and injured since fighting broke out between Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces Women and girls as young as 12 subjected to sexual violence, including rape ‘ A...

Niger: New authorities must stop illegal detentions and arbitrary arrests

In response to the arrests of President Mohamed Bazoum, Interior Minister Hama Amadou Souley and other political leaders, Habibatou Gologo, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for West and Central...

Northern Ireland: Journalist guide on what to do if you think the PSNI has been spying on you

Amnesty International guide to protect yourself from police surveillance published HERE PSNI secretly searched journalist's phone records Amnesty wrote to Policing Board to investigate PSNI use of...

Israel/OPT: Authorities enforcing apartheid by forcibly evicting 500 Palestinians

Israeli court gives go-ahead to evict Bedouin Palestinians and replace with Jewish Israelis Eviction part of plan to build a new neighbourhood for the city of Dimona ‘This judgment underscores the...

Bangladesh: Executions of two men shows the Government's 'callous disregard' for the right to life

At least 2,000 people are believed to be under the sentence of death ‘The death penalty is never the solution’ - Chiara Sangiorgio In response to the late-night execution of two men on death row in...

Kuwait: Five hanged as execution spree continues into second year

One execution was for drug offences Kuwait has executed 12 people this year Disturbing upward trend in executions by countries in the Gulf ‘There is no credible evidence that such executions by the...