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Iran/UK: government must help UK national facing trial for labour rights work

Mehran Raoof at risk of long jail sentence as Revolutionary Court trial to begin Like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, union activist is UK-Iranian dual-national ‘We fear he’s going to...

Denmark will be breaking international law if Syrian refugees forced to return

Decision to revoke residency permits of Syrian refugees puts them at risk of torture, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention if forced back ‘It beggars belief that the Danish authorities could...

UK: Home Office making people homeless 'is cruel and must stop'

In response to the Home Office making the decision to begin the process to evict some asylum seekers ‘with immediate effect’, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrants Director at Amnesty...

Iran: 'devastating' new jail sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British mother given fresh one-year jail term after recently completing five-year sentence Case beset by numerous setbacks amid criticism of UK government inaction ‘We fear that going back to jail...

Northern Ireland: ‘Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme should operate in tandem with inquiry’ – survivor

‘Don’t suffer the same delays we experienced. Demand a redress process in tandem with an inquiry’ – Jon McCourt The Northern Ireland Executive should set up a redress scheme to operate in parallel...

Northern Ireland: women blocked from care as Western Trust ceases early medical abortion service

Health trust to cease taking referrals for early medical abortion services from 5pm today Suspension of service comes as Secretary of State is set to direct commissioning of abortion services ‘The...

Myanmar: Human rights must be top priority for emergency ASEAN summit

The catastrophic aftermath of the Myanmar coup is the biggest test in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) history, Amnesty International said today. The organisation is calling on the...

Colombia: Amnesty launches 'a letter from the world' to demand protection from Jani Silva

Today, on Earth Day, Amnesty International launched its “A Letter from the World” campaign to demand that Colombian authorities immediately take effective measures to guarantee the safety of...

Algeria: Islamic scholar given three-year jail term for 'offending Islam'

Said Djabelkheir sentenced for three posts on Facebook questioning authenticity of certain aspects of Islamic belief Scholar has been target of death threats dating back more than ten years ‘Algerian...

Hungary: Orbán set to repeal anti-NGO law but introduce repressive replacement

Dangerous LexNGO law to be repealed, but government brings forward successor bill with no prior consultation ‘We welcome the repeal, but we cannot drop our guard yet’ - Dávid Vig The Hungarian...