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Maldives: New report exposes violent repression of opposition supporters

The security forces in the Maldives have committed a string of serious human rights violations since the transfer of presidential power in the country on 7 February this year, Amnesty International...

Iran: Journalist and Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's rights activist imprisoned for 'insulting the President' and 'spreading propaganda'

Amnesty calls for the immediate release of Zhila Bani-Yaghoub The Iranian authorities must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub, an award-winning journalist and Women's rights's rightss...

Afghan parliament should delay security chief appointment over torture allegations

As Kandahar governor, Assadulah Khalid supervised notorious Brigade 888 Amnesty International is urging parliamentarians in Afghanistan to delay a vote on the proposed appointment of a new head of...

Al-Senussi faces 'unfair trial and death penalty' in Libya

Former intelligence chief must be surrendered to ICC Abdullah al-Senussi, military intelligence chief for Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, should have been surrendered to the International Criminal Court...

UK: Olympic hero puts cycling vest and pot of olives on eBay to raise funds for Amnesty

Olympic cycling silver medallist Emma Pooley today put a range of memorabilia on eBay to help raise funds for Amnesty International. The items are all from her recent victory at the Haute Route 2012...

Bahrain: dismissal of appeal in activists case denounced as 'outrageous'

‘The Bahraini authorities are not on the path of reform but seem rather driven by vindictiveness’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Today’s decision by Bahrain’s appeal court to uphold sentences against 13...

Northern Ireland music stars unite to free Pussy Riot!

Punks, rockers and folkies from across Northern Ireland are coming together to support imprisoned Russian punk protestors Pussy Riot. An eclectic bunch of musicians and singers will be taking to the...

Twenty-six people executed so far this week in Iraq

Those executed included three Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights; total executed this year at almost 100 Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Iraq to halt all...

Despicable beheadings of two Children's rights in Afghanistan must be thoroughly investigated

Amnesty International has condemned the brutal killings of two Children's rights in separate incidents in Afghanistan as “despicable” and called for them to be thoroughly investigated. Yesterday a...

Claims that Yemeni student was tortured and held in cockroach-infested cell must be investigated

A Yemeni student who has allegedly suffered torture and detention in a cockroach-infested cell is at imminent risk of re-arrest and further mistreatment, Amnesty International is warning. Aden...