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Press Release
Conviction of academic and editor in Mozambique over Facebook post would set dangerous precedent
Mozambican authorities must immediately and unconditionally drop criminal charges against Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and Fernando Mbanze over a Facebook post that criticized the then president, Amnesty International said today ahead of the court’s final decision on the case on September 16, 2015.
September 15, 2015
Press Release
Ethiopia: Free All Jailed Bloggers And Journalists Before Obama Visit
The Ethiopian government’s decision to release four journalists and two Zone 9 bloggers, jailed simply for expressing their views, is a positive move. But if this is to be more than a token gesture to clean up Ethiopia’s image ahead of US President Barack Obama’s imminent visit, Ethiopia must release all its imprisoned journalists and bloggers.
July 9, 2015
Report
Azerbaijan: the Repression Games. The Voices You Won’t Hear at the First European Games
The Azerbaijani government has carried out a systematic dismantling of civil society ahead of the European Games, seriously undermining any hope for a positive lasting legacy of the event, Amnesty International warns in a new briefing published today.
June 10, 2015
Press Release
Two years after Snowden, governments resist calls to end mass surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence gathering, Amnesty International and Privacy International said today in a briefing published two years after Edward Snowden blew the lid on US and UK intelligence agencies’ international spying network.
June 4, 2015
Report
Two Years After Snowden: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Mass Surveillance
Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence gathering, Amnesty International and Privacy International said today in a briefing published two years after Edward Snowden blew the lid on US and UK intelligence agencies’ international spying network.
June 4, 2015
Report
Guilty of Defending Rights: Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Defenders and Activists Behind Bars
Threats, physical violence and the imprisonment of government critics have become the hallmark of the Azerbaijan regime as the country prepares to host the first European Games, said Amnesty International in a report released 100 days before the opening ceremony.
March 3, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign
Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights campaign. The campaign is the world’s largest letter-writing event in which Amnesty International asks the public to write – or email, text, tweet or fax – in support of specific cases that are emblematic of its broader work on human rights both within the U.S. and around the world.
November 18, 2014
Press Release
Bahrain: Bailing of human rights activist merely delays decision on unfair charges
News that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been released on bail is long over-due said Amnesty International today as it called on authorities to drop all charges against him.
November 3, 2014
Press Release
Hong Kong: Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters
Hong Kong’s police failed in their duty to protect hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy protesters from attacks by counter demonstrators on Friday evening.
October 3, 2014
Press Release
Bahrain must release activist Nabeel Rajab, detained for ‘insulting’ tweets
The Bahraini authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist who has been detained for posting tweets deemed insulting to the country’s Ministry of Interior, Amnesty International said today.
October 2, 2014
Press Release
Ban of Major Private Pakistani TV Network is ‘Attack on Press Freedom’
The suspension of the country's largest private broadcaster is a politically motivated attack on freedom of expression and the media.
June 9, 2014
Press Release
Viet Nam: Prisoners of Conscience Released But Dozens Remain Jailed
The early release in Viet Nam of several prisoners of conscience is welcome, but serves to highlight the situation of at least 70 others who remain jailed for peacefully expressing their opinions.
April 14, 2014