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Poland: 'Witch-hunt' against LGBTI activists must end after rainbow halo case

LGBTI campaigners Elżbieta, Anna and Joanna were tried for ‘offending religious beliefs’ Trio faced two years in jail after sharing posters depicting Virgin Mary with rainbow-coloured halo ‘The...

Kazakhstan protests - 'crisis is far from over'

Almost 10,000 have been arrested since protests began Authorities must release arbitrarily detained protestors and respect human rights amid ongoing unrest ‘The silence of the authorities regarding...

Australia: Djokovic saga sheds light on government's 'shameful refugee policies'

Responding to the judgement delivered in tennis star Novak Djokovic’s appeal against the Australian government’s decision to cancel his visa, Dr Graham Thom, Amnesty International Australia’s Refugee...

Guantánamo: renewed call for closure of infamous prison ahead of 20th anniversary

Tuesday 11 January marks 20 years since first detainees were taken to the military base under President Bush ‘President Biden must uphold his commitment to close Guantánamo once and for all’ - Daphne...

Kazakhstan: president's 'fire without warning' announcement is recipe for disaster

Thousands reportedly in detention amid fears of large death toll Russian and other troops mobilised against unspecified ‘external threat’ ‘This blanket order not to provide warning is extremely...

Poland: Pegasus spyware used to hack Polish senator - 'shocking but not surprising'

Powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group was used to hack Krzysztof Brejza multiple times in 2019 Amnesty International has independently confirmed that Pegasus spyware was...

Amnesty Media Awards 2022: Krishnan Guru-Murthy announced as host

Judges for each category announced Closing date for entries is 20 January 2022: https://amnesty-media-awards.org.uk/ Amnesty International UK is pleased to…

Kazakhstan: repressive response to mass fuel protests condemned

Mass protests triggered over rapidly increasing prices for liquefied petroleum gas Police have reportedly arrested at least 200 protesters ‘For years, the government has relentlessly persecuted...

Covid-19: wealthy countries and pharma companies have 'catastrophically failed' over equal vaccine access

Despite pledges, Pfizer and Moderna delivering less than 1% of their stock to low-income countries The world has produced billions of vaccines, yet only 7% of people in low-income countries have...

Hong Kong: Stand News shuts down following 'chilling' arrests

Responding to the arrests of current and former senior executives and board members of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News for alleged “seditious publication” this morning, Kyle Ward, Amnesty...