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Amnesty announces fantastic comedy line-up and campaign for jailed comedian at Edinburgh Festival

Amnesty International today (Monday 28th June) announced its sensational line-up for the famed Stand Up For Freedom comedy event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Featuring 2009 award-winner Tim Key...

Amnesty partners with fairsharemusic for 'feelgood downloading'

Amnesty International has joined with fairsharemusic to provide “feelgood downloading” at the new music download site. Music fans can now donate to Amnesty as they download, at no extra cost and with...

Georgia, USA: case against death row man Troy Davis 'thin and tainted'

At the close of a crucial “evidentiary hearing” for Troy Davis, 41, a man who has been on death row in the US state of Georgia for nearly 19 years, Anne Emanuel, legal analyst for Amnesty...

Syria: Muhannad al-Hassani must be released

Amnesty International has condemned a three-year prison sentence imposed yesterday on a Syrian lawyer and human rights defender who had publicised the unfair trials of political prisoners. The...

Uzbekistan must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan

The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing instability in the south of Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty has...

Amnest yn croseawu dadl cynulliad cenedlaethol ar Gaza

Mae Amnest Rhyngwladol wedi croesawu cynlluniau Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i gynnal dadl y prynhawn ‘ma (23 Mehefin). Bydd y ddadl yn canolbwyntio ar effaith y blocad ar Gaza i gael ymchwiliad...

Libya: New report says human rights reforms 'stalling'

UK’s ‘memorandum of understanding’ deal with Libya criticised Human rights are suffering in Libya as it continues to stall on reform despite the country’s efforts to play a greater international role...

Shell: Amnesty online ad campaign breaks all records

Online fundraising appeal surpasses expectations Amnesty International UK’s first attempt at online fundraising to pay for advertising space has proved to be a phenomenal success. Amnesty used...

Bloody Sunday inquiry vindicates the innocence of victims

Prosecutions may be necessary to ensure justice Government action needed on Eames-Bradley recommendations On Sunday 30 January 1972, known as Bloody Sunday, 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead and...

Keane drummer says he is 'rooting for Troy' ahead of USA death row man's key legal hearing

Richard Hughes, the drummer from best-selling rock band Keane, has spoken today of how he’s hoping that a man on death row in the USA will be released after a key legal hearing due to start later this...