Responding to powers being sought in an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill being rushed through the Lords today, Rachel Logan, Amnesty UK’s Legal advisor said:

Reports of pro-Kiev prisoners being paraded before locals at site of this morning’s attack

Candle-lit #FreeRaif vigil for 31-year-old blogger goes ahead at Saudi embassy in London at 5pm today

Amnesty International will hold a candle-lit protest vigil for the blogger and free speech activist Raif Badawi outside Belfast City Hall at 5pm tomorrow (Thursday 22 January).

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision in Belfast High Court today to grant leave for a judicial review into the refusal by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers to hold a pub

Women beaten, whipped and burned by husbands - and Tahrir Square sex attacks continue unabated

Candle-lit #FreeRaif vigil comes amid fears the 31-year-old blogger will be flogged again on Friday despite international outcry

‘No one should be imprisoned simply for criticising state officials or institutions’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

‘Nabeel Rajab is being unjustly punished simply for posting tweets deemed insulting to the authorities - Said Boumedouha