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Burma: Government must go further with prisoner release

Burma experts available for interview in London and Bangkok The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Burma today is a minimum first step, and the authorities must immediately and...

Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W Bush during 20 October visit

Press conference in Ottawa unveils 32-page memorandum on case against Bush Amnesty International has today (12 October) urged the Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite...

Syrian-born man charged with spying on activists in USA

Move by US authorities welcomed after pattern of harassment revealed The US authorities’ arrest of a man accused of spying on Syrian activists in the country has been welcomed by Amnesty International...

Libya: New report reveals torture of detainees under NTC

Captured Gaddafi soldiers, suspected loyalists and alleged mercenaries being tortured into ‘confessing’ to pro-Gaddafi crimes The new authorities in Libya must stamp out arbitrary detention and...

Cambodia: UN must safeguard Khmer Rouge tribunal

The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured...

Indonesia must investigate mine strike killing

The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured...

UK: Iconic illustrations to go under the hammer

Seven of the nation’s finest illustrators have put their artwork up for auction with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. They are John Burningham, Polly Dunbar, Chris Riddell, Satoshi...

Ukraine: Tymoshenko's jailing is politically motivated

A former Ukrainian prime minister jailed today for abuse of office must be released, Amnesty International said. Yuliya Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and barred from holding...

UK: East London pupils ensure minister keeps death penalty at heart of UK foreign policy

Pupils from Eastlea Community School in Newham took centre stage at a prestigious event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London yesterday to mark the World Day Against the Death...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty brands refusal of inquiry in Finucane case 'shameful'

Amnesty International has slammed the government’s proposed review of the case files in the killing of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, announced today. In the more than 20 years since Patrick...