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Turkey: 'Absurd' terror convictions of six journalists sends shock through media industry

Following the sentencing of six former columnists and editors of the now-closed Zaman newspaper to jail terms of between eight-and-a-half and 10-and-a-half years, and the acquittal of five others...

Zimbabwe: elections a chance to break with 'decades of gross human rights violations'

Amnesty briefing sets out key human rights issues underpinning Zimbabwe’s first election without Mugabe on the ballot “With Mugabe gone, there’s a real opportunity for a fresh start for Zimbabwe” -...

UK Pride: Amnesty urges action for 'silenced' LGBTI communities

Hundreds of Amnesty activists will be calling for the release of a transgender woman held in US immigration detention during Pride events this weekend “This Pride season, we march in solidarity with...

Trump UK visit: activists to unfurl giant 'human rights nightmare' banner on Vauxhall Bridge opposite US Embassy in London

Protest comes ahead of Friday 13th visit from US President Banner will be directly visible from US Embassy Amnesty International will unfurl a giant protest banner on Vauxhall Bridge in London ahead...

Japan: Execution of seven cult members fails to deliver justice

The executions in Japan of seven members of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) this morning, including the group’s ‘guru’ Chizuo Matsumoto, does not deliver justice, Amnesty International said...

Israel's planned demolition of Bedouin village must be stopped

Khan al-Ahmar, home to 180 people east of Jerusalem, has been declared a closed military zone and the entire village faces destruction ‘Going ahead with the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar … is a war...

Thailand: 'Absurd charges' over peaceful university protest must be dropped

Charges brought against two academics, two students and a writer in Thailand for “holding an unlawful political gathering” are absurd and must be dropped, Amnesty International said today. The five...

Trump visit: Theresa May must 'stand up to Trump' after 18 months of roll-back

18-month-long presidency has seen a catalogue of human rights reversals, from the detention of child migrants to the travel ban and attacks on women’s rights Call for UK Government to reset...

Legal case launched in High Court against the UK Government against unaffordable and profit-making citizenship fees

The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) is seeking judicial review of the Home Office, challenging the profiteering fee for registering a child as a British citizen...

UK: opportunity to reform 'dehumanising' gender recognition law welcomed - joint statement by Amnesty International UK, Liberty and the British Institute of Human Rights

Human rights organisations welcome the launch of a UK consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act UK currently has a declining trans rights record, slipping from third to fourth in European...