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UK: Fresh call on the Government to help British national on hunger strike in Egypt

Human rights activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah who rose to prominence during 2011 anti-Mubarak protests, believed to be in serious condition Writer and human rights activist is only drinking water with salt...

UK: LGBTI ranking drop a 'depressing' reflection of how the Government treats rights of trans and non-binary people

Responding to news that the UK has dropped from 10th to 14th place in the annual International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)-Europe Rainbow Map and Index , Lydia Parker...

Russia: Schools and universities latest victims of Putin's war propaganda machine

Teachers being forced to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda and glorify Russia’s ‘special operation in Ukraine’ Those who speak out against the war risk fines, losing their job and even imprisonment...

UK: Government plotted propaganda campaign against Amnesty International over torture findings, Declassified files reveal

Files from 1970s show that the Foreign Office plotted a secret propaganda campaign to discredit Amnesty report’s author Thomas Hammarberg ‘These damning files reveal a shameful determination to keep...

Israel/OPT: Surge in unlawful killings highlights urgent need to end Israel's apartheid against Palestinians

In the latest incident, Palestinian journalist Shirin Abu Akleh was shot in the head while covering an Israeli military raid in the city of Jenin ‘How many more [Palestinians] need to be killed before...

Queen's Speech: 'Systematic gutting' of key legal protections condemned

The UK Government announced a series of regressive measures in the Queen’s Speech today which Amnesty warned would make it harder for ordinary people to challenge unfair treatment and would damage the...

Ukraine: further evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha and other towns - new report

On-the-ground investigation documents 22 cases of unlawful killing in Bucha and dozens of civilian deaths in airstrikes in Borodyanka Evidence includes highly specialised ammunition casings, bomb...

Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2022 - Winners Announced

Awards presented by Nawal Al-Maghafi and Krishnan Guru-Murthy Al Jazeera took home award for best investigation Outstanding Impact Award won by BBC for investigation into Russia’s Wagner group The...

Greece: Acquittal of police officers in LGBTI activist killing 'beggars belief'

Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist , was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens Footage showed police using unnecessary force to arrest the activist...

USA: Supreme Court abortion ruling would be 'massive blow' to gender rights

Leaked opinion shows court preparing to strike down historic Roe v Wade ruling ‘The United States is going back in time and putting the lives and freedom of millions at risk’ - Tarah Demant ‘The fight...