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Nigeria: Authorities must prevent 'unacceptable' deadly violence ahead of elections

Presidential and National Assembly elections to be held on 25 February Deadly violence and intimidation rampant ahead of the elections ‘The violent incidents are deeply worrying’ - Osai Ojigho Ahead...

Saudi Arabia: dramatic escalation in jailings for online dissent in past year

At least 67 people prosecuted for their opinions, with one woman jailed for 45 years Crackdown follows appointment of new judge who was allegedly part of Khashoggi ‘clean-up’ squad ‘These shocking...

Northern Ireland: Multi-cultural association forced to sell up after race hate attacks

Belfast Multi-Cultural Association to sell premises after repeated arson attacks ‘ This is a dark day for Belfast ’ – Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has said it is a “dark day for Belfast”...

India: Raids at BBC offices are an 'affront' to free speech

India’s tax department raids BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai on pretext of conducting ‘surveys’ Raids come just weeks after BBC documentary critical of Narendra Modi ‘The Indian authorities are...

Kaiser Chiefs release new Amnesty t-shirt ahead of one-off Camden gig

Exclusive Ricky Wilson-designed shirt to commemorate 15 April PowerHaus Camden show Limited-edition various artists record will feature Parva, a Kaiser Chiefs alias ‘If these last years have shown...

UAE: state oil company's record profits and expansion plans show CEO is unfit to lead COP28

ADNOC Drilling, part of state oil company, has posted 33% profits increase Chief executive Sultan al-Jaber controversially appointed president-designate of COP28 climate conference in Dubai later this...

Cambodia: Government shuts key independent media - a ‘clear warning to critical voices’

Responding to reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered media organisation Voice of Democracy to close, Hana Young, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director, said: “This is a blatant...

UK Government must not be silent over Xinjiang Governor visit

Responding to news that the governor of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), Erkin Tuniyaz, is due to meet officials from the UK government, the European Union (EU) and EU member...

TWITTER: Anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech surging on platform under Elon Musk

Social media giant Twitter is failing to protect LGBTQ+ organisations and those advocating for the LGBTQ+ community from online violence and abuse, according to a new survey from Amnesty International...

Azerbaijan: Ongoing blockade of Lachin corridor endangering thousands of lives 'must end now' - new research

Blockade in ninth week is a serious blow to human rights in Nagorno-Karabakh Food, fuel and medicine shortages exacerbating humanitarian crisis Since the blockade began the number of vehicles with aid...