The execution of 37 people convicted on “terrorism” charges marks an alarming escalation in Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. Among those executed was a young...

Record-breaking number of football clubs to take part in Amnesty’s ‘Football Welcomes’ weekend to celebrate the contribution refugees make to the game Initiative backed by clubs from across the...

Responding to the decision by Myanmar’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s...

The shocking Sunday morning bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels in three cities in Sri Lanka resulting in more than 290 deaths and leaving more than 500 people injured, is yet another grim...

Responding to the news that journalist Lyra McKee has been shot dead in Northern Ireland while reporting public disorder in Derry / Londonderry, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director...

Video of women giving out flowers on metro went viral on International Women’s Day ‘The Iranian authorities appear to be lashing out in response to the increased defiance displayed by Iranian women’ -...

Responding to the news that the UK is now ranked 33rd in the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index , Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Although the UK has made...

Responding to news that former Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir is being detained in Kober prison in Khartoum, Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International’s Director for East Africa, said: “Omar Al-Bashir...

Tomorrow marks one year since Nicaragua’s violent crackdown on protests over social security reforms began. Ahead of the anniversary, Amnesty International is reiterating its call for an immediate end...

Responding to the news that a court in Bahrain has convicted 139 people of terrorism charges after an unfair mass trial, and revoked the citizenship of all but one, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International...