Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military’s headquarters in Khartoum on 6 April, with police and security forces using excessive force […]

Amnesty worker in Gaza interrogated and ill-treated by security forces Hamas security forces’ violent crackdown against peaceful Palestinian protesters, activists, human rights workers – including an Amnesty International worker – […]

Eight people reportedly killed Authorities shut down internet 200 people arbitrarily detained The Zimbabwean authorities must ensure that the security forces exercise restraint and respect the rights of people protesting […]

  The images are impossible to forget. Men, women and children, many with nothing more than tiny backpacks, walking with thousands of others on a long, exhausting, perilous journey from […]

At least 18 deaths since January in the context of demonstrations; including three by firearms over the last two weeks Verified video and images show members of an elite military […]

The Sudanese authorities are yet to bring to justice a single person for the killing of at least 185 people who were shot either in the head, chest or back by […]

The trial of six human rights defenders and activists – including well-known Zambian musician Pilato – simply for taking part in a peaceful protest against exorbitant government spending on fire […]

The Ethiopian authorities must thoroughly and effectively investigate the violent dispersal of demonstrators by police in Addis Ababa today in which five people were shot dead, Amnesty International said. Today’s […]

Responding to the arrest and detention of 114 Owerri women protestors who had been peacefully demanding the whereabouts of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, Director Amnesty International […]

In response to the detention of 30 individuals who were peacefully protesting in support of factory workers’ attempt to form their own trade union at Jasic Technology in Shenzhen, southern […]

Responding to the resolution by the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court to provide guidance to lower courts hearing cases related to public assemblies, published today, Amnesty International’s Russia Researcher […]

Despite an escalating crackdown on peaceful protest, people in Poland continue to take to the streets and courageously demonstrate against abuse of their rights and threats to the rule of […]