· 131 media houses shut down, at least 40 journalists detained and dozens of others likely to be arrested.
‘President Widodo still has time to pull back from these unlawful executions’ - Rafendi Djamin
Following the announcement that charges will be dropped against the three remaining officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray, Amnesty International USA called for the strengthening of la
‘Now the Moroccan authorities must ensure they are granted a fair retrial in line with international standards’ - Magdalena Mughrabi
Forty body bags, representing the number of people killed by the police in May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro were displayed in front of the Local Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympics by Amnesty
General Wiranto appointed country’s top security official despite indictment by UN for crimes against humanity
Ten foreign nationals and four Indonesians face possible firing squad death in days
‘The true injustice is that these three brave human rights activists are being punished for reporting on torture’ - Champa Patel
‘Unlawful impediments to aid in Yemen are causing dreadful suffering, and depriving people of their basic needs in the midst of an active conflict’ - Lama Fakih
Responding to news that the Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 42 journalists, Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: