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UK: daughter of British man jailed in Iran calls on Government to ‘save my dad’

Elika Ashoori makes emotional appeal ahead of Father’s Day Retired engineer Anoosheh Ashoori, 67, detained in Iran for almost four years ‘The Iranian authorities are all too adept at using forced...

Hong Kong: Apple Daily arrests are 'deeply disturbing'

Five senior executives arrested, with premises raided by 500 police officers Journalists charged with ‘colluding with a foreign country’ under controversial National Security Law ‘Once again “national...

Belarus: medics paying 'heavy-price' in Lukashenko's crackdown - new briefing

Health professionals at centre of human rights crisis in Belarus Dozens dismissed, with many barred from medical employment ‘I saw all these mutilated people with broken bones, faces ripped to pieces...

Canada: thousands of migrants detained each year - new report

Dozens of children - including infants - ‘housed’ in detention African migrants held for longest periods, with some detained for more than a year ‘There should be no place in Canada for racism...

Hungary: Orbán's government passes anti-LGBTI law marking a 'dark day' in the country

In response to news that the Hungarian government has passed a law to ban the promotion of LGBTI and gender change issues in education and advertising, David Vig , Director of Amnesty International...

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 'chilling' crackdown on journalists and activists

Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearance of dozens in the past year Crackdown intensified after protests against corruption and poor public services ‘Many of those detained were tried on...

Nigeria: dozens of civil society groups demand end to Twitter ban

Seventy groups in joint condemnation of blocking of Twitter after President Buhari’s tweet deleted UN and African Union called on to intervene Social media has been vital in protest campaigns like...

Wales: women Senedd Members stand in solidarity with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Thirteen Senedd Members appear in powerful ‘Chain of care’ photographs (images available here ) ‘This heart-warming display of Welsh political support means so much to Nazanin and our family’ - Dr...

Nepal: Vaccines and oxygen desperately needed amid devastating second Covid-19 wave

New Amnesty briefing calls for international community to step up support “We are currently seeing the same desperate situation play out in Nepal that we saw in India over recent months” – Yamini...

Algeria: two journalists and political opponent arrested on eve of election

Journalists Khaled Drareni and Ihsane El Kadi, and opposition leader Karim Tabbou taken into detention last night More than 200 people currently detained in connection with country’s Hirak protest...