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Gaza: Israel 'playing games' as human rights organisations denied access

Israel should immediately allow access to Gaza for Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other international human rights organisations so they can investigate allegations of serious violat

Saudi Arabia: four family members executed for hashish possession amid 'disturbing' surge in executions

The execution of four members of the same family in Saudi Arabia today is part of a “disturbing” recent surge in the use of the death penalty, said Amnesty International.

Morocco: Two people report torture, get imprisoned for slander

Woman reported being beaten, man reported being burned and raped with fingers

UK's announcement of limited suspension of arms licences to Israel a 'massive step backwards'

Responding to news that the UK government will suspend just 12 export licences for arms and other military equipment to Israel, and only if ‘significant hostilities’ resume once the cur

Iraq: Humanitarian efforts failing the hundreds of thousands forced to flee ethnic cleansing

The international community must urgently mount a concerted humanitarian response to assist hundreds of thousands of people across northern Iraq fleeing ethnic cleansing by the forces of the Islami

Egypt: As judges recuse themselves in Morsi trial, fears of mass death sentences persist

As news breaks that three judges have recused themselves from a mass court case in Egypt, Amnesty International remains concerned that show trials followed by mass death sentences are becoming a grim trade mark of…

Afghanistan: 'Tainted legacy' warning over US failure to provide justice to civilian victims - New report

The families of thousands of Afghan civilians killed by US and NATO forces in Afghanistan have been left without justice, Amnesty International said in a new report released today, just months before the planned…

Eyewitnesses report 'panic' as ISIS take over more towns in northern Iraq

‘ISIS is now in the town … they are gripped by panic and fear’ - Donatella Rovera