The Russian authorities will tighten their stranglehold on press freedom in the country today by introducing a bill that designates foreign-funded news organisations as “foreign agents” and imposes...

In response to findings released today following the Myanmar military’s internal investigation into violence in northern Rakhine State since 25 August, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Regional...

The Nigerian authorities must halt a violent campaign of forced evictions in waterfront communities in Lagos State, which has left more than 30,000 people homeless and 11 dead, Amnesty International...

The Syrian government has used starvation as a method of warfare Armed opposition groups have also used sieges, bombardments and starvation to force thousands of civilians to leave their homes Report...

As US President Donald Trump prepares to meet leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines capital of Manila on 12 and 13 November, Amnesty is calling on him...

‘This is FIFA’s own independent human rights advisory board telling it to take a clear position on Qatar’s laws’ - James Lynch The world football body FIFA should act immediately on a series of...

“Expressing an opinion in a tweet is not a crime” - Cousin Zilala In response to a Zimbabwean court’s decision to grant bail to Martha O’Donovan, a US citizen who was detained last week after being...

Responding to a notice issued by Papua New Guinea (PNG) authorities this morning at the Lombrum detention centre on Manus Island stating that refugees must leave the centre by November 11 or be...

‘Deeply discriminatory’ bill comes after rainbow flag LGBTI crackdown, with at least 75 arrested Those convicted could be jailed for 15 years Authorities could publicly ‘shame’ those jailed by...

The death yesterday of Chinese writer and government critic Yang Tongyan underlines an alarming lack of accountability over the deaths of activists released on medical parole, Amnesty International...