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Morocco: crackdown on '20 February' protest movement intensifying

Rap singer Mouad Belghouat one of dozens currently detained Two years after thousands of people took to the streets of Rabat, Casablanca and other cities in Morocco calling for reform, repression of...

Arms fair in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Treaty talks

China, the USA, EU states and other arms-exporting countries must ensure that any deals brokered at an international arms fair in Abu Dhabi this week do not result in weapons reaching countries where...

Russia: year on from Pussy Riot cathedral protest, free speech under attack

‘New laws introduced since the Pussy Riot protest have given the authorities sweeping powers to clamp down on NGOs’ - John Dalhuisen A year after the punk band Pussy Riot performed a protest song in...

Amnesty raises Northern Ireland Magdalene Laundry cases with ministers

Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers to raise allegations of abuse suffered in Magdalene Laundry institutions within the jurisdiction. Later today...

AUSTRIA: Amnesty calls for reform to back up landmark adoption victory for Lesbian couple

Amnesty International demanded the Austrian government ditch its homophobic adoption laws, following a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights earlier today. The Court ruled that the Austrian...

Bahrain: Jailed prisoners of conscience speak out on day marking two-year point since protests began

‘The government of Bahrain cannot carry on imprisoning people simply because it can’t take criticism’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Jailed prisoners of conscience - including doctors and teachers - in...

India: Four death row prisoners at imminent risk of execution - as spate amplifies

India must immediately halt the impending executions of four prisoners whose mercy petitions, the final course of appeal in the country’s justice system, have been rejected by President Pranab...

Zimbabwe: Eight women arrested after handing out teddy bears and roses in peaceful protest

Take action for WOZA Read our blog: Ten years of the power of love for WOZA and Zimbabwe /li> Eight members of Zimbabwean women’s social justice movement, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), were arrested...

Bahamas: Deaths in custody must lead to greater police accountabilty

The deaths of two men in police custody in the Bahamas last weekend highlight the urgent need for greater accountability for police abuses, Amnesty International said today. Jamie Smith, 33, and Aaron...

Prison sentences for Italian intelligence officials in Abu Omar kidnap case - response

A Milan Appeals Court has ruled that two former top Italian intelligence officials and three Italian agents were involved in the kidnapping of an Egyptian national Abu Omar. The two senior officials...