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Russia: arrest of journalist on drugs charge part of 'depressingly familiar pattern'

Ivan Golunov - who had been investigating government corruption - appears to have been beaten in custody He faces eight years in jail on ‘dubious’ drugs charge ‘Everything indicates that the...

Greta Thunberg given Amnesty's 2019 'Ambassador of Conscience' award

Climate activists Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement given top Amnesty International award ‘To act on your conscience means that you fight for what you think is right’ - Greta Thunberg...

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces should be removed from streets of Khartoum immediately

Protester’s bodies weighted with bricks and thrown in the Nile Wave of arrests, including of prominent opposition figure Yassir Saeed Arman Rapid Support Forces ‘must be ordered off the streets and...

Greece: Newly-amended rape law 'a historic victory' for women

Responding to today’s last-minute decision by the Greek government to amend the criminal code to recognise in law that sex without consent is rape, Eirini Gaitanou, Amnesty International’s Greece...

Syria: new multimedia site tells story of Coalition's destruction of Raqqa

‘Ruins of Liberation’ site gives rare behind-the-scenes look at Amnesty’s work amid the ruins of Raqqa Today marks second anniversary of the anti-ISIS operation which killed at least 1,600 civilians...

Hong Kong: 'Huge step forward' for same-sex equality thanks to court ruling

In response to a Hong Kong’s court ruling today that the government’s refusal to grant same-sex couples access to spousal employment benefits is unlawful, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty...

Sudan: dozens reportedly killed by security forces

Up to 100 killings in Khartoum, with bodies dumped in River Nile Military forces involved in past crimes in Darfur implicated in the slaughter ‘Reports that bodies have been dumped in the river...

Vietnam: Authorities crack down on Facebook users in bid to silence critics

The Vietnamese authorities are cracking down on social media users, Amnesty International warned, ahead of the controversial trial of government critic Nguyen Ngoc Anh tomorrow. Nguyen Ngoc Anh is an...

France: Refugee camp volunteers abused, choked and threatened by police - new report

Human rights defenders say abuse, intimidation and threats of arrest by French authorities have become “part and parcel of their daily work” 72 recorded instances of police abuse and harassment...

London: Streets around Chinese Embassy 'renamed' Tiananmen Square on anniversary of crackdown

Amnesty International activists today ‘renamed’ the streets surrounding the Chinese Embassy in London to mark the 30 th anniversary of the notorious Tiananmen Square crackdown. This morning, a total...