Authorities in Iran are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The deepening […]

Cấn Thị Thêu, a prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, has been jailed for five years. She recently told her family about serious health problems. Reports also suggest […]

On July 16, the Abidjan Court of Appeal confirmed the conviction and two-year prison sentence of union leader Ghislain Duggary Assy. He had been convicted in April 2025 of “obstructing […]

On August 13, 2024, human rights defender Joaquín Elo Ayeto was taken to Oveng Azem prison in Equatorial Guinea. Authorities accused him of illegal activities linked to Somos+; a civil […]

Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being and social fabric of Palestinian life, Amnesty International said today as it […]

On July 27, journalist Selma Inocência Marivate informed Amnesty International that she believes she was poisoned with heavy metals during a work trip to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, in […]

Mzia Amaghlobeli, a well-known journalist in Georgia, is at serious risk of losing her eyesight because prison authorities are denying her proper medical care. She has a degenerative eye condition, […]

Since early 2025, Iran has forcibly returned more than one million Afghans to Afghanistan, including people who were born in Iran or have lived there for decades. This is part […]

View Archives Spark Newsletter  August 2025  |  Vol 1  |  No. 1 Spark is Amnesty International Canada’s monthly guide to activism and human rights in Canada (formerly known as the […]

Climate change is a human rights issue, and Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Advocacy Team is taking action! This passionate group of activists from across the country campaigns on everything from […]

Activists Hivda Selen, Sinem Çelebi, and Doğan Nur were arbitrarily detained on the day of the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride march. Since June 30, they have been held in pre-trial detention […]

We are watching the authoritarian playbook in action. Since the beginning of his second term, President Trump has led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency by systematically […]