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Myanmar: Authorities must immediately release and drop charges against three detained journalists

Joint Statement by 68 organisations We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people,...

Bahrain authorities must rescind decision to close only independent newspaper al-Wasat and cease all-out campaign to end independent reporting

Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini authorities to rescind their arbitrary decision to close the only independent newspaper in...

China: Anti-corruption activist to be freed but relentless crackdown goes on

Chinese authorities must end their callous assault against human rights activists and free all those still imprisoned for solely exercising...

Singapore: Malaysian executed for drugs conviction after unfair trial a shocking violation of the human right to life

Responding to the news of Malaysian national Prabagaran Srivijayan’s execution in Singapore today, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for...

Amnesty International USA: Travel Ban Ruling Short-Term Relief

A federal judge in Hawaii has enjoined the Trump administration from including grandparents and other family members in the travel...

Hong Kong: Disqualification of lawmakers underscores government agenda to silence political critics

Responding to a Hong Kong court decision today to disqualify four pro-democracy lawmakers for failing to sincerely take the...

Lesvos: Activists and refugees come together to demand action from EU leaders

As thousands of refugees trapped on Lesvos continue to face appalling conditions and uncertainty over their future, local and...

Lives of Gaza’s critically ill hanging in the balance

By Rachel Borrell, Amnesty International’s research and campaigns assistant for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories This week the...

US hits refugee cap set by executive order, underscoring cruelty of Muslim and refugee ban

On July 12, 2017, after resettling 50,000 refugees this year, the United States hit the cap in refugee admissions...

Speaking truth to power… and to all of us

By Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International. “Do you think the Chinese government will release him now?” In the...

Mexico: Arbitrary detentions taint “new” justice system

The toxic combination of a flawed judicial system, untrained police officers and widespread impunity are encouraging arbitrary detentions and leading...

EU: Hungary to be held to account for NGO law

In response to the news that the European Commission is to begin infringement proceedings to hold Hungary to account...

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