Press Releases

‘It is critically important … that the authorities fully investigate these crimes’ Amnesty International called for an end to impunity for the murder of human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers...

On the eve of the scheduled trial of Tan Zuoren on charges of “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty International urges the Chinese authorities to drop the politically-motivated prosecution...

Responding to reports that a British employee of a security company working in Iraq may face a death sentence, Amnesty International UK Media Director Mike Blakemore said: “It’s right that private...

Equivalent of Bournemouth’s population live, eat and sleep in area size of Wembley Stadium Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of 285,000 innocent civilians - including an...

Amnesty International UK today responded to the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC), echoing its concerns regarding allegations of UK complicity in torture and rendition and calling for a...

Amnesty International has expressed dismay at the sentencing of six Gambian journalists – including three executive members of the Gambian Press Union – to terms in prison. The journalists were given...

Fresh call for war crimes investigation Exactly one year on from the outbreak of last summer’s war between Georgia and Russia, thousands of civilians from both sides are still unable to return to...

‘Alarming spike’ in numbers represents ‘significant increase’, says Amnesty The eight weeks between the presidential election on 12 June and the inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term...

Amnesty International today [6 Aug] condemned the arrest and detention of four student leaders. They were arrested while addressing students at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. The leaders of the...

Fresh call for prisoner releases and end to ‘show trials’ on eve of president’s inauguration Iran is caught in a spiralling cycle of repression, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...