Willibrod Slaa, Boniface Mwabukusi and Mdude Nyagali were detained last week for criticising a port deal between Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates ‘The Tanzanian authorities are clearly trying to...

President declares state of emergency day after Fernando Villavicencio killed Freedom of assembly suspended as police and military’s powers expanded ‘The state of emergency declared in response to...

Move is latest in attacks on freedom of expression Dangerous step could fuel discrimination and violence ‘The Iraqi authorities must immediately overturn this decision and ensure they respect the...

Responding to the Government’s severing of any engagement with the environmental NGO Greenpeace UK after it staged a peaceful climate crisis protest at the Prime Minister’s empty constituency property...

I n response to the first group of people seeking asylum moved into the controversial Bibby Stockholm today, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said...

Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi introduces comedian Esther Manito to ‘mshat’ (cauliflower fritters) The ‘Palestine at Home’ series is part of Amnesty’s End Israeli Apartheid campaign ‘We’re delighted to...

Tinashe Chitsunge was reportedly killed as he fled suspected ZANU-PF mob in Harare yesterday Ongoing violence poses serious threat to 23 August election ‘The authorities must take all necessary steps...

Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny is already serving a long jail sentence on politically-motivated charges His abusive treatment at the hands of the prison authorities amounts to torture ‘This new...

Devastating explosion on 4 August 2020 killed at least 235 people and shattered the port city Lead investigator Judge Tarek Bitar has been blocked by the Lebanese authorities ‘The authorities have...

‘COP28 will not bring about the ambitious action required to avert a climate catastrophe if the host state’s laws restrict freedom of expression’ - Heba Morayef Responding to a pledge this week by the...