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Russia: New report shows journalists and activists being murdered for their work

Five years after Anna Politkovskaya’s murder ‘climate of impunity’ hampers investigations Five years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, little progress has been made to increase the safety of...

Shappi Khorsandi launches short film on 'calculated cruelty' of stoning in Iran

Film - ahead of World Day Against Death Penalty (10 Oct) - is part of campaign to stop stoning in Iran The Anglo-Iranian comedian Shappi Khorsandi has launched a new film that mocks Iran’s laws on...

Amnesty responds to Junior Ministers' comments on child abuse inquiry

Responding to public comments made by Northern Ireland Junior Ministers Jonathan Bell and Martina Anderson, Tim Hancock, Campaigns Director, Amnesty International UK, said: “Amnesty International has...

Bahrain: death of 16-year-old protestor must be investigated

The death of a teenage protester in Bahrain last night must be independently investigated and the findings made public, Amnesty International has said today. Ahmed al-Jaber al-Qatan, 16, was shot...

Syria: Statement on Zaynab al-Hosni

Last month Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of a woman in Syria believed to be Zaynab al-Hosni. Zaynab had...

Afghanistan: Human rights 'scorecard' for last decade shows only limited progress

Amnesty experts available for interview on or before 7 October ‘anniversary’ Almost ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its...

Bahrain: retrial for medics an 'important step towards justice'

Others tried before military court should also get new hearings The decision by the Bahrain’s Public Prosecutor to order the re-trial of 20 medics before a civilian court is an important step towards...

Syria: Blocking of UN Security Council resolution is 'betrayal of Syrian people'

Permanent members of the Security Council that used their veto yesterday to block a binding resolution on Syria have utterly failed in their responsibilities to protect the Syrian people, Amnesty...

Theresa May needs to get her facts on the Act straight

Responding to the speech given by the Home Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference today Tara Lyle, Policy Adviser at Amnesty International UK, said: “Theresa May is tangling herself up in...

Egypt: life of hunger-striking blogger hangs in balance as appeal is postponed

26-year-old’s father says postponement is ‘like a death sentence’ Egypt’s military rulers are responsible for the life of a jailed blogger on the 43rd day of a hunger strike, Amnesty International...