Dinnerladies star and Palestinian playwright Ahmed Masoud pull forthcoming play to focus attention on destruction of Gaza’s last functioning theatre ‘Our play is cancelled because art should not be...

Amnesty International has called for all charges to be dropped against a Vietnamese activist who will stand trial tomorrow (30 July) for Facebook posts criticising corruption in the country. Ha Van...

Reacting to incidents of excessive use of force by Moscow police against protesters during today’s rally in support of free elections, Natalia Zviagina, Director of Amnesty International’s...

Responding to the police operation to clear thousands of protesters in Yuen Long, north west Hong Kong, this evening, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: “The violent...

In response to reports (27 July) that the United States and Guatemala may have finalised an agreement on asylum that would potentially limit access to asylum for Hondurans and Salvadorans, Charanya...

One of the men had toenails ripped out during torture sessions ‘If the Bahraini authorities go through with these executions it would be an utterly shameful show of contempt for human rights’ - Lynn...

European countries guilty of ‘pulling up the drawbridge’ rather than assisting in rescues Fears for survivors’ welfare after forced return to Libya Reacting to yesterday’s news that almost 150 people...

Sheikh Salman al-Awda previously advised Mohammad bin Salman over reforms Now stands accused of calling for reform and wider regional ‘regime change’ ‘Sheikh al-Awda has gone through a terrible ordeal...

The US government has announced it plans to resume federal executions for the first time since 2003. Five people have been identified as the first to be subject to this new lethal injection protocol...

Responding to news that Priti Patel has been appointed Home Secretary, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “Priti Patel must grasp this opportunity to fix a broken and deeply...