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Russia: 'Heartless' charges against activist who supported detained colleague

The Russian authorities must stop their vicious campaign against opposition movement Open Russia (Otkrytaya Rossia), Amnesty International said today, after an activist from the organisation was...

Ecuador: Government imposes 'impossible' restrictions on Venezuelans entering the country

In response to reports that Ecuadorian authorities are preventing Venezuelans from entering the country at the Rumichaca border crossing, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty...

Israel/OPT: online tourism giants profiting from illegal settlements - new report

Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Expedia and Booking.com accused of turning ‘war crimes into a tourist attraction’ with hundreds of listings in settlements Airbnb still offering holidays in settlements despite...

Pakistan: Asia Bibi must be free to seek safety in country of her choice

Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold its ruling, again acquitting Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges and ordering her release, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Rimmel Mohydin...

China: Rights website founder jailed for five years is 'latest victim of government assault'

Responding to the five-year prison sentence imposed by a Chinese court against Liu Feiyue, founder of human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, for “inciting subversion of state power”...

Bahrain: verdict against Sheikh Salman is 'another nail in the coffin' for free speech

‘The Bahraini authorities must quash Sheikh Ali Salman’s conviction’ - Samah Hadid Responding to news that a Bahraini court has today upheld the conviction of the prominent opposition leader Sheikh...

Northern Ireland abortion: Sarah Ewart in High Court to challenge law

COURT CASE: WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY – FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 Landmark case in Belfast High Court could find UK in breach of human rights commitments ‘I hope this will be the last time I have to go to...

USA: Amnesty International sends senior leadership delegation to US-Mexico border

‘We must not abandon those who have lost everything and are trying to rebuild their lives’ - Margaret Huang Amnesty International and the National Immigrant Justice Center have travelled to the US...

China: 'Gross injustice' as lawyer Wang Quanzhang sentenced to four and a half years

Responding to the four and a half years prison sentence handed down by a Chinese court to human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was found guilty of “subverting state power”, Doriane Lau, China...

Northern Ireland: new Westminster move to lift same-sex marriage ban

‘This amendment respects the role of Stormont, but also recognises the reality that those devolved institutions are not currently functioning’ - Lord Robert Hayward A Conservative peer has launched a...