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China's 'ludicrous' claims for Swedish bookseller detention condemned

Responding to the Chinese authorities’ admission today that Gui Minhai, a bookseller with Swedish nationality, is again being detained and faces criminal charges, William Nee, Amnesty International’s...

Hong Kong: Court overturns unjust jail terms for Umbrella Movement leaders

Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law have sentences overturned In response to Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal today overturning the jail sentences for three leaders of the pro-democracy Umbrella...

Maldives: State of emergency must not become 'a licence for further repression'

Amnesty International has warned that today’s 15-day declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives must not become a licence for further repression. Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International...

Maldives: detained opposition politicians should be freed

‘Once again, dissent and critical voices are coming under attack in the Maldives’ - Dinushika Dissanayake The government of the Maldives should release arbitrarily detained members of the political...

South Sudan: USA's arms embargo on country should spur UN into wider action

Abuse-ridden conflict recently entered its fifth year Responding to news that the US government has imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan, now in its fifth year of an armed conflict that has led to...

Iran: at least six young human rights activists arrested in coordinated raids

‘We are extremely concerned that these individuals are now at risk of torture’ - Magdalena Mughrabi Responding to reports that at least six young human rights activists - including Shima Babaei and...

Maldives: Overturned conviction of former president 'must mark a turning point'

Responding to news that the Supreme Court in the Maldives has overturned the conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges and ordered his release and re-trial - along with eight...

Ivory Coast: Communities at centre of toxic waste dump need answers

Eleven years after 540,000 litres of toxic waste were dumped in the Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, victims are still in the dark about the potential long-term impacts on their health, Amnesty...

Turkey: Amnesty chair rearrested just hours after release in 'travesty of justice'

The decision to renew the detention of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair just hours after a court ordered his release must be immediately reversed and Taner Kılıç set free, Amnesty International...

Manus Island: Refugees moved from 'one hellish situation to another'

New facilities unsafe and do not meet refugees’ basic needs Refugees say they live with constant fear of violence from locals 88% suffering from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder Informal...