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Georgia: 'Punitive' attacks on EU protesters in Tbilisi condemned

Violent dispersal of protest in Tbilisi saw women politicians and journalists subjected to sexual insults and physical attack Authorities used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets...

Russia: new sentence for jailed anti-war activist Aleksei Gorinov is 'outrageous'

The Moscow councillor is already serving a seven-year jail term for ‘disseminating knowingly false information’ about the Russian army during a council meeting He was the first person jailed under a...

Ukraine: Russia's latest massive attacks on energy infrastructure are war crimes

Responding to Russia’s latest large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The devastation caused by this...

UK: Government must not compromise on the need for asylum - immigration stats

New Home Office quarterly immigration statistics show 133,409 people are waiting for initial asylum decision Data on asylum decision-making continues to confirm that most people who seek asylum are...

Pakistan: ‘brutal and lethal’ crackdown on Imran Khan supporters condemned

Government shuts down mobile communication in capital for four days and blocks freedom of movement Four thousand opposition party supporters detained, and tear gas and shoot-on-sight orders issued...

Myanmar: ICC arrest warrants for military leader must end impunity

Responding to the announcement that the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing for his responsibility for the...

Qatar: FIFA's 'shameful' World Cup legacy fund ignores exploited workers

‘The fund currently does absolutely nothing for the families who lost loved ones in Qatar’ - Steve Cockburn Responding to the launch today by FIFA of a World Cup Qatar Legacy Fund, Steve Cockburn...

Write for Rights: Pen power reigns in digital age as poll reveals handwritten letters still loved by the nation

Amnesty International UK have published new findings revealing the continued importance of writing letters Younger people especially wish ed they were sent more handwritten letters Around 75% of...

UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No10

The mother of the jailed British writer Aala Abdel Fattah, Laila Soueif, will hand-deliver a copy of the human rights activist’s acclaimed book to 10 Downing Street on Thursday 28 November (11am) as...

UK: Amnesty intervenes in Supreme Court case on legal protections for trans people

The Court must protect the rights of a minority group ‘Legal gender recognition, as it works now, is essential for trans people to enjoy the full spectrum of human rights each of us is entitled to...