Reacting to reports that Maria Ponomarenko, an unjustly imprisoned Russian journalist and anti-war activist, is at serious risk of further self-harm, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International’s Russia Director, said: “The Russian […]

Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must urgently launch investigations into reports of widespread human rights violations committed during the ongoing crackdown on protests following disputed national elections and commit to making the […]

On November 30, 2024, and again on January 2, 2025, CREDHOS reported a grave threat. The armed group Ejército Gaitanista de Colombia (also known as Clan del Golfo or Autodefensas […]

Responding to reports from Mozambican civil society groups that the death toll during protests has reached at least 110, with 34 people killed in the last week alone, Amnesty International’s […]

Rony Sheikh is just one of more than 10,000 protesters who have been arrested since July 2024. These arrests are part of the government’s brutal crackdown against protesters, including students, […]

In the four days following the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela, authorities have launched a wave of mass arrests targeting demonstrators. According to the Attorney General, around 1,062 people […]

On July 15, 2024, students of Dhaka University were sitting with placards and flags in a peaceful protest calling for reforms on the quota allocation for government jobs in Bangladesh. […]

Responding to reports of the arrest and detention of student leaders, protest participants and members of opposition parties following the quota-reform protests, with over 9000 arrests over the weekend in […]

Bangladeshi authorities have continued to use unlawful force against student protesters, amid six days of shutdown and communication restrictions, during the quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty International today […]

Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik, two fishermen from North Sumatra, are on trial for their efforts to save their coastal village. They face up to five and a half years in […]

Responding to what has been the deadliest day for protests in Bangladesh with 32 deaths in a single day yesterday during the quota reform protests and ongoing violence in the […]

Amnesty International Kenya calls on the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to uphold their constitutional obligations to protect and facilitate peaceful protestors during the #OccupyEverywhere […]