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Press Release
Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent
Belarus authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and…
July 6, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International urges Thailand to release Facebook commenters now
Thailand’s military government is brazenly seeking to shut down debate ahead of a referendum on a draft constitution, Amnesty International…
April 27, 2016
Press Release
Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Morocco ramps up crackdown on press freedom with trial over citizen journalism
Tomorrow’s trial of seven Moroccan journalists and activists on charges including “undermining state security” and “failing to report foreign funding,”…
January 26, 2016
Report
Critical Repression: Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Malaysia
Malaysia’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
King Salman’s first year in power in Saudi Arabia has been a dark year for human rights
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s first year in power has seen the country’s human rights record deteriorate markedly, said…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
Malaysia must end unprecedented crackdown on hundreds of critics through Sedition Act
Malaysia’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
Kuwaiti electronic crimes law threatens to further stifle freedom of expression
A new cybercrimes law, which is due to take effect on January 12, 2016, will add a further layer to…
January 11, 2016
Press Release
Immediately release two people detained for mocking army on Facebook in Myanmar
Myanmar’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a peace activist and a young woman who have been arrested for mocking…
October 15, 2015