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Pakistan: 650,000 people at mercy of Taleban

Nearly 650,000 Pakistanis living in Buner district, some 120 kilometres from Islamabad, are now at the mercy of abusive and repressive Pakistani Taleban groups that have taken over the area since 21...

Serbia: Impunity for Nato-10 years after operation allied force

Ten years after NATO forces bombed the Serbian state television and radio building in Belgrade (Radio Televisija Srbije - RTS), no one has been brought to justice for this serious violation of...

British woman jailed for adultery in Dubai: Supporters deliver petition to London embassy

Supporters of British woman Marnie Pearce, a British woman currently jailed on ‘adultery’ charges in Dubai, will hand in a petition at the United Arab Emirates embassy at 1.30pm on Thursday 23 April...

Turkey: Failure to provide protection puts refugee lives at risk, says new Amnesty report

“If we didn’t give money then they beat us. They used our money to send us back to Afghanistan.” – Afghan asylum-seeker. People arriving at Turkey’s borders in search of asylum are putting their lives...

China: Wife of human rights activist beaten up as she leaves house arrest to see grieving family

Amnesty International is calling on the Shangdong authorities to stop the continuing harassment of Yuan Weijing, the wife of imprisoned legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who has been under virtual house...

Iran: Roxana Saberi is a political pawn and should be released, says Amnesty

US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi is a pawn in the ongoing political developments between Iran and the USA and should be considered a prisoner of conscience, Amnesty International said today as it...

UN to showcase education pack as best guide to overcoming divided community

UTU leader available for interview An education pack developed by Amnesty International in partnership with the Ulster Teachers’ Union (UTU) and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) is to...

Fiji: Draconian measures sees state censorship in newsrooms

An Amnesty International fact-finding mission to Fiji has uncovered a rapidly deteriorating human rights situation and a civilian population living in fear as a result of draconian measures...

Turkey: Failure to provide protection puts refugee lives at risk, says new Amnesty report

“If we didn’t give money then they beat us. They used our money to send us back to Afghanistan.” – Afghan asylum-seeker. People arriving at Turkey’s borders in search of asylum are putting their lives...

Amnesty demo at Iranian Embassy for young woman facing execution by Monday

Amnesty International members will demonstrate outside the Iranian embassy at 9am on Monday (20 April) against the scheduled execution of a young Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...