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Urgent Action Update: Sentence Confirmed On Saudi Arabian Writer (Saudi Arabia: UA 41.17)
Saudi Arabian writer Nazeer al-Majed was informed on 15 May that the Court of Appeal of the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh has upheld his seven-year prison sentence. Nazeer…
Press Release
Syria: Expert analysis shows US-led coalition use of white phosphorus may amount to war crime
The US-led coalition’s use of white phosphorus munitions on the outskirts of al-Raqqa, Syria is unlawful and may amount to a war crime, Amnesty International can confirm after verifying five…
Event
Amnesty International World Refugee Day Concert and Fundraiser
Benefit concert in honor of World Refugee Day. Held at the Monarch at 101 6th Street in San Francisco, there will be sets by Smoked Out Soul, followed by Disco…
Event
“8 Borders, 8 Days” Film Screening to honor World Refugee Day!
June 20th marks World Refugee Day. For many this day will past like any other day. However, In the past 5 years the world has witnessed one of the biggest…
Event
World Refugee Day Rally at the White House
Please join us for a rally in front of the White House on World Refugee Day, June 20th at 5 PM, to tell the Trump Administration that we support refugees.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: University Students Arrested After Protest (India: UA 145.17)
Eight university students and three members of a political party’s student wing in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh have been in detention since 7 June. The students had participated in a protest…
Press Release
Trump’s policies are not deterring refugees at the border, just making crossings deadlier
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…
Report
Facing Walls: USA and Mexico’s violation of the rights of asylum seekers
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…
Press Release
Gaza: Looming humanitarian catastrophe highlights need to lift Israel’s 10-year illegal blockade
The Israeli authorities’ latest decision to slash the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip could have catastrophic humanitarian consequences for residents who have already endured a decade of suffering under…
Press Release
Russia: Police humiliate and mistreat hundreds of detained peaceful protesters
Hundreds of peaceful anti-corruption protesters in Russia’s two largest cities have been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment in police detention over the past 48 hours as authorities continue their…
Press Release
Australia: Compensation deal must lead to safe resettlement for refugees
A landmark settlement that forces the Australian government to pay more than AUS $70 million ($50 million U.S. ) in compensation to nearly 2,000 refugees and asylum seekers for illegally…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Exiled Journalist Receiving Death Threats Online (Lesotho: UA 142.17)
Exiled investigative journalist Keiso Mohloboli has been receiving death threats and intimidation online after publishing a Facebook post.