Protect the Protest in Mozambique
Mozambique is experiencing the country’s worst crackdown on protests in years. Mozambican authorities have launched a massive crackdown following disputed elections on October 9, 2024. Security forces have routinely tried […]
Protect the Protest in Bangladesh and Iran
In a world with increasing inequality and persisting discrimination, armed conflict, authoritarianism and crises of governance, as well as mounting global threats on livelihoods and the planet, protests are widespread […]
Protect the Protest in Iran, Sri Lanka and Russia
Executions Surge in Iran Since the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Iranian authorities have doubled down on their brutal use of the death penalty as a tool of oppression to terrorize […]
Protect the Protest in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan authorities have fiercely clamped down on protests and demonized protesters during a period of economic crisis and hardship in the country. The government responded to largely peaceful […]
Protect the Protest in Iran
The death in detention of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on September 16, 2022, following her violent arrest by Iran’s “morality” police sparked an unprecedented popular uprising. The crackdown was swift […]
Protect the Protest in Guatemala
Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the judicial actions initiated against key actors of the recent electoral process, among them electoral authorities and members of the […]
Protect the Protest in Iran: the legacy of Mahsa Amini
The death in custody of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s “morality” police in September 2022 sparked a nationwide uprising that continues into 2023, with women and girls leading […]
“Women, Life, Freedom!” Protect the Protest in Iran
“Please be our voice… We are standing firm in the streets. We are risking our lives on the street [protesting], please please stand up for us.”Protester from Esfahan, Iran Nationwide […]
Speak Up to Protect the Protest in Chile
Many of you helped the Amnesty movement send thousands of messages from Canada and around the world to authorities in Chile as part of our 2020 Write for Rights campaign […]
Peaceful assembly and protecting the right to protest: An interview with Dr Anja Bienert
Dr Anja Bienert works for Amnesty International’s Police and Human Rights Programme in the Netherlands. She has developed a set of Guidelines on The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly […]
Canada: Authorities must protect rights as student protests surge
Amnesty International Canada urges universities and government authorities to ensure the safe protection of students’ right to protest.
Colombia: Protect Peaceful Protest
Thousands of Colombians claimed their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, during months of demonstrations for justice and peace in 2021. Women, youth, Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendent communities and […]