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Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees returns must be 'safe, voluntary and dignified'

Amnesty International has again called on the government of Bangladesh to uphold its commitment that Rohingya refugees are only returned to Myanmar in conditions that are safe, voluntary and dignified...

London: Vigil to mark anniversary of LGBTI crackdown in Chechnya

Activists will hold a vigil outside the Russian Embassy in central London on Saturday 7 April to honour the lives lost and call on the Russian authorities to fully investigate disturbing reports of a...

Turkey: Global campaigners mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty Chair

Taner Kılıç says solidarity actions “have lifted my spirits” in letter from prison “No evidence has been presented by the prosecution to substantiate the absurd charges against Taner” – Gauri van...

Vietnam: List of nearly 100 prisoners of conscience published as crackdown intensifies

There are at least 97 prisoners of conscience languishing in jails in Vietnam, many of whom are kept incommunicado in squalid conditions and routinely subjected to torture or other ill-treatment, new...

Russia: Still no justice for victims one year after 'gay purge' in Chechnya

The Russian authorities have failed to take effective action in response to the violent persecution of gay men in Chechnya, Amnesty International said today, one year after a series of homophobic...

Malaysia: ‘fake news’ bill hastily approved amid outcry

Today, the Lower House of the Malaysian parliament approved a bill criminalizing ‘fake news’. Those found guilty under the bill could face fines of up to £87,000 (500,000 ringgit) and a maximum of six...

Northern Ireland: Reported UDA death threat against journalist condemned

Amnesty calls for death threat to be lifted Amnesty International has condemned a death threat made against a Northern Ireland journalist, reportedly made by loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster...

'Jokes for freedom' call ahead of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe comedy event

Initiative comes ahead of comedy event with Al Murray, Shappi Khorsdani, Mark Steel and Sara Pascoe marking two years of detention ‘Laughter is a kind of freedom’ - Richard Ratcliffe Ahead of a comedy...

Saudi Arabia: new spoof adverts mock Crown Prince's 'reform' claims

Mock job advert, an arch publicity notice and an ironic video satirise Saudi claims over women’s rights and supposed changes in the Kingdom Amnesty takes out ‘ad’ in The Economist magazine rebutting...

Amnesty Media Awards 2018 winners announced

Pictures of the winners and the ceremony will be uploaded here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmd4Ciw9 The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2018 have…