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Iran: free two US hikers jailed for 'espionage' immediately

Authorities in Iran must release two US nationals without delay, Amnesty International said today [Weds 14 Sept], amid conflicting messages on the fate of the pair after more than two years in...

Libya: New report details Gaddafi forces abuses but warns NTC over reprisals

Warning about ‘brutal settling of scores’ by anti-Gaddafi forces. The National Transitional Council (NTC) must get a grip on armed anti-Gaddafi groups to stop reprisal attacks and arbitrary arrests...

Syria: fears grow for four detained activists as friend's body returned to family

Deaths in custody close to 100 since April Amnesty International has urged the Syrian authorities to reveal the whereabouts of four activists arrested last week near Damascus after the dead body of...

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council must act on report

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has officially transmitted the findings of his expert panel’s report to the Human Rights Council. The report, made public in April, finds “credible allegations” of war...

Russia: human rights briefing

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “Russia is still a dangerous place to defend human rights and even to do business, and David Cameron should make it very clear that without reforms...

Bianca Jagger leads 'Too Much Doubt' Twitter campaign to prevent USA execution

42-year-old Troy Davis faces 21 September execution despite doubts over guilt Bianca Jagger is leading a campaign on Twitter to try to help prevent the execution next week of a man on death row in the...

Chad: Students face trial over protest pamphlets

Authorities in Chad authorities must immediately release two students who have been held for four months for allegedly trying to organise pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today (12 Sept...

Libya: New report details Gaddafi forces abuses but warns NTC over reprisals

Warning about ‘brutal settling of scores’ by anti-Gaddafi forces. The National Transitional Council (NTC) must get a grip on armed anti-Gaddafi groups to stop reprisal attacks and arbitrary arrests...

UK Government should make UK companies responsible for human rights abuses abroad, says UN

“This is a hugely significant finding by the UN, because it accuses the UK of not living up to its obligations under international law” Amnesty International welcomes a call from the UN to make UK...

Outspoken Iraqi journalist shot dead at home

The killing of a prominent radio journalist in Baghdad highlights how Iraqi authorities are failing to protect media workers from continued threats and violence, Amnesty International said today. Hadi...