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Hakeem al-Araibi: Thai government 'shirking responsibility' by detaining footballer

Responding to the Thai government’s statement asking Bahrain and Australia to find a “mutually agreeable solution” in the case of Hakeem al-Araibi, Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator for Amnesty...

UAE arming militias in Yemen with weapons from Western countries - new investigation

Militias with atrocious human rights records seen wielding weaponry from Western countries including US, UK and Belgium Since outbreak of Yemeni conflict, Western countries have supplied UAE with at...

Russia: verdict due in trial of first Jehovah's Witness arrested under new clampdown

Verdict in trial of Danish national Dennis Christensen expected tomorrow Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that all Jehovah’s Witnesses groups in Russia should be closed down 175,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses at...

Qatar: 'time is running out' for promised worker reforms ahead of World Cup - new report

Workers still cannot change jobs without their employers’ permission ‘Holes in the reforms to date mean many workers are still stuck in harsh conditions’ - Stephen Cockburn With less than four years...

Thailand: Throw out extradition case against refugee Hakeem Ali al-Araibi

As refugee footballer Hakeem Ali al-Araibi’s appeared in a Bangkok court today (4 Feb) as part of extradition proceedings, Katherine Gerson, Amnesty International’s Thailand campaigner, said: “The...

Nigeria: 'deadliest' Boko Haram attack on Rann leaves at least 60 people murdered

Satellite images available At least 60 people were killed following Monday’s (28 January) devastating Boko Haram attack on Rann, a border town in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International...

Vigil for murdered student Giulio Regeni at Egyptian Embassy in London

Cambridge and London Amnesty groups to hold sombre event at Egyptian Embassy on Saturday 2 February, 12-1pm Letter demanding full investigation into Italian PhD researcher’s murder in Egypt three...

Saudi Arabia: 'Relief' at withdrawal of death penalty against female activist

Responding to reports that Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is no longer seeking the death penalty for Israa al-Ghomgham, a female activist on trial for peacefully participating in anti-government...

Iraq: Coalition should follow Australia's lead after admission of 18 civilian deaths in Mosul

Responding to the Australian Defence Force’s admission that its airstrikes in the Iraqi city of Mosul may have caused up to 18 civilian deaths in 2017, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle...

Hong Kong: Court ruling a setback in transgender fight for equality

Responding to a Hong Kong judicial review that upheld the government’s policy of forcing transgender people to undergo surgery before having their gender legally recognised, Man-kei Tam, Director of...