Show your Pride with Amnesty International this summer!
By George Harvey and Alex Xavier, LGBTI Coordinators Summer is officially here, and with it some of the first Pride festivals of the year in Canada. We have a lot […]
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Tunisia: Fifth man facing jail term for breaking fast during Ramadan
The conviction of five people for the charge of “public indecency” after smoking a cigarette or eating in public during the month of Ramadan is a clear violation of individual […]
Amnesty activists’ message to Chechnya: End this purge now
When reports emerged in April that the Chechen authorities have been detaining, torturing and even killing gay men, as part of a deplorable campaign to purge the republic of people of “non-traditional […]
Bahrain: At least one dead and hundreds injured as government violently cracks down on opposition
The Bahraini security forces used excessive force against protesters in the village of Duraz, the majority of whom were peaceful, as part of an ongoing crack down on the village […]
Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally
Amnesty International launches new global campaign to stop the wave of attacks against those defending human rights 281 people killed in 2016 for defending human rights, up from 156 in […]
Indonesia: Ahok conviction for blasphemy is an injustice
The conviction and imprisonment of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as “Ahok”, will tarnish Indonesia’s reputation for tolerance, Amnesty International said today. “This verdict demonstrates the inherent injustice […]
Bangladesh: Dissenting voices trapped between fear and repression
The Bangladeshi government has not only failed to protect dissenting voices or hold accountable the armed groups that threaten them, it has also stifled freedom of expression through a slew […]
Hong Kong: Nine arrested in authorities’ retaliatory campaign against pro-democracy activists
The arrest of nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists is the latest sign the authorities are intent on punishing dissenting voices about the future political status of the city, Amnesty International […]
India: Racist hate crimes against black African students must end
Uttar Pradesh authorities must bring to justice those responsible for recent racist attacks against black African students and ensure the students’ safety, said Amnesty International India today. “The recent attacks […]
Mother’s Day in Saudi Arabia: Although the distance is painful our hope must persist
March 21 marks Mother’s Day in much of the Arab world, including Saudi Arabia. For the mothers of Abdullah al-Zaher, Dawood al-Marhoon, Ali al-Nimr and Abdulkareem al-Hawaj, four young Saudi […]
Syria: Six years of conflict
“I was beaten with cables and told to kneel before a picture of Bashar Al-Assad.” Former detainee Abu al-Najem Six years of crisis in Syria, which began after anti-government protests […]
A prison of silence: the death of journalism in Turkey
“Now I know they jailed me to teach me a lesson – and that lesson, I learnt it.” Celebrated novelist Aslı Erdoğan Turkey has earned an accolade which holds no […]