Iraqi security forces resorted yet again to excessive and unlawful lethal force to disperse crowds of largely peaceful protesters in the southern city of Karbala last night, Amnesty International said...

Bans on political activities and newspapers Opposition party members shot Erick Kabendera amongst journalists caught up in wave of arbitrary arrests The ‘government must repeal all oppressive laws...

Turkish authorities have taken handcuffed refugees in buses back to Syria ahead of creating so-called ‘safe zones’ Refugees beaten into signing ‘voluntary return’ documents, with others told they were...

Responding to the Iranian authorities’ announcement yesterday that they had amputated the hand of a man imprisoned for theft in a prison in Sari in the northern province of Mazandaran, Saleh Higazi...

Responding to the news that China will host the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021, Allan Hogarth, Amnesty International UK’s Head of Policy and Government Affairs, said: “China being chosen to host the FIFA...

The Myanmar military is still committing atrocities against ethnic minorities in the north of the country, with civilians suffering most during offensives against multiple armed groups, Amnesty...

Stanislav Aseev sentenced to 15 years by court in ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ Ukrainian reporter had remained in territory after takeover by Russia-backed armed groups ‘This sentence is the latest...

Dozens of women jailed for months at a time, with male guardians and hospitals reporting them to authorities Women subject to ‘virginity tests’ and babies removed from unmarried mothers ‘I went to...

Responding to the news that the bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “This is...

Case dropped as a result of abortion ban ending and moratorium on prosecutions taking effect ‘For the first time in six years I can go back to being the mother I was’ – the mother Belfast’s Crown...