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Crimea: conviction of Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov is latest in ongoing crackdown on critics

Prominent critic of Russian occupation sentenced to two years in penal colony ‘It looks like in Crimea reprisals will continue until there is no one left to criticise the occupation’ - Oksana...

Saudi Arabia: right to drive is a long-overdue step forward for women

Responding to the Saudi Arabian government’s announcement yesterday that women will be allowed to drive, Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and...

Iraq: 'shocking' mass execution of 42 people condemned

Responding to the news that at least 42 people were executed in Iraq yesterday on “terrorism” charges, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International's Middle East Research Director, said: “Yesterday's mass...

Hong Kong: Peaceful protesters still face 'chilling' prosecutions on Umbrella Movement anniversary

The Hong Kong government must drop prosecutions aimed at having a chilling effect on freedom of expression in the territory, Amnesty International said ahead of the third anniversary of the pro...

Egypt: former presidential candidate given jail term in 'politically-motivated' conviction

Lawyer Khalid Ali, leading rival to President Sisi, given jail term in bid to stop him running in 2018 election ‘His conviction on this absurd charge must be quashed’ - Najia Bounaim Today’s...

European countries have fulfilled less than a third of their asylum relocation promises

EU countries have fulfilled just 28.7% of the relocation target Two countries have failed to relocate a single asylum seeker Only one EU country, Malta, has fulfilled its quota European countries have...

Amnesty exposes illicit £34 million South Sudan arms deals brokered 'under UK government's nose'

Research reveals tiny UK-registered company was ‘supplier’ in massive arms deal “Despite clear and repeated warnings about the role of these companies in arms trafficking, there are still less checks...

President Trump's extended travel ban risks more suffering

Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, Naureen Shah, senior campaigns...

Myanmar: 'damning' video and satellite evidence shows new fires in Rohingya villages

Villages seen burning as recently as this afternoon Evidence ‘flies in the face of Aung San Suu Kyi’s assertions to the world that what she called military “clearance operations” in Rakhine State...

Greece: Court decisions pave way for first forcible returns of asylum-seekers under EU-Turkey deal

Two Syrian refugees are at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey after Greece’s highest administrative court today rejected their final appeals against earlier rulings declaring their asylum...