The bombing of medical facilities is ‘part of a pattern’ by the Syrian authorities ‘During the offensive on Idlib, the Syrian authorities have repeatedly displayed a callous disregard for the lives of...

Peyman Mirzazadeh reportedly flogged 20 times for ‘drinking alcohol’ and 80 times for ‘insulting Islam’ Was previously jailed for singing songs in support of opposition groups ‘It is appalling that...

All charges against a filmmaker on trial today for Facebook posts critical of the Myanmar military must be dropped immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said. Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi is a...

Messages sprayed outside Amnesty office, while further threats and a dead mouse left outside refugee organisation’s building The Israeli authorities must urgently investigate death threats targeting...

130 prisoners are six weeks into protest over denial of family visits and conditions in overcrowded, mosquito-infested cells where temperatures hit 40 degrees Many arrested more than two years ago and...

In response to 44 people in Hong Kong being charged with “rioting” in connection to protests over the weekend, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: “By using such vague...

Mashrou’ Leila played same songs at same venue three years ago Band subjected to mounting online hate campaign in recent weeks ‘This is the direct result of the government’s failure to take a strong...

Speaking at the Amnesty Pride Lecture, trans rights campaigner says adult healthcare services in Northern Ireland have not taken new patients in more than a year “Treatment of trans identity as a...

Responding to claims by senior Chinese officials that they have released the majority of ethnic minority Muslims being held in detention camps in northwest China, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty...

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera, who has been arrested and detained. Kabendera was taken from his...