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A protester shows a local newspaper during a demonstration against the murder of Brazilian councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco in front of Rio's Municipal Chamber, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 20, 2018. Brazilians mourned for the Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality who was shot in the city center in an assassination-style killing on March 14. / AFP PHOTO / Mauro Pimentel (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Brazil: Failure to identify Marielle Franco’s killers after six months is unacceptable

The Brazilian authorities’ failure to identify all those responsible for the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco, six months after she…

September 14, 2018

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A year on from Hurricane Maria, new evidence shows how Puerto Ricans were denied essential water

Amnesty International is demanding that the Puerto Rican and US federal authorities initiate an independent investigation into the authorities' response…

September 13, 2018

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica 18 is holding a series of conferences themed with digital society on topics such as media, entertainment, politics, culture and technology from May 2-4. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Failure to approve Chelsea Manning a visa sends chilling message on freedom of speech

The Government’s failure to approve a visa in time for human rights defender Chelsea Manning to enter Australia for a…

September 5, 2018

Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh hugs get son Nima at her home in Tehran on September 18, 2013, after being freed after three years in prison. Sotoudeh told AFP she was in "good" physical and psychological condition, and pledged to continue her human rights work. Her release came a week before Irans new moderate President Hassan Rowhani, who has promised more freedoms at home and constructive engagement with the world, travels to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Iran: Husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested

Responding to the arrest in Iran this morning of Reza Khandan, the husband of prominent jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin…

September 4, 2018

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Supporters hold a collection of letters and posters calling for the release of jailed UK-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe before delivering them to the Iranian Embassy on February 21, 2018 in London, England. Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe had spoken to the press before attempting to deliver the letters ahead of a visit by Abbas Araghchi, Deputy for Legal and International Affairs in Iran's Foreign Ministry. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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IRAN: NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE’S PANIC ATTACKS HIGHLIGHT ‘EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL’ TREATMENT

Responding to reports from her husband that the jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has suffered panic attacks in Evin…

August 29, 2018

AI France staff membres protesting the arrest and detention of AI Turkey director Idil Eser and AI Turkey chairman Taner Kiliç at the Turkish embassy in Paris on 10 July 2017.

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Turkey: “We will not rest until they are all free”, Amnesty chief vows

Leading human rights champions – including Amnesty International’s newly appointed Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, and Amnesty Turkey Honorary Chair, Taner Kılıç,…

August 27, 2018

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IRAN: NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE RELEASE ‘WELCOME NEWS AND A MUCH-NEEDED RESPITE’

Responding to news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been granted a three-day “furlough” release from Evin Prison in Iran, Kate Allen,…

August 23, 2018

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Amnesty International USA calls on the Trump administration to halt possible deportation of Mauritanian asylum seekers in the US

Amnesty International USA calls upon the Trump administration to refrain from deporting Mauritanians who have sought refuge and safety in…

August 20, 2018

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Kofi Annan, lifelong champion of justice, peace and dignity

Responding to this morning’s announcement of the passing of Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace…

August 18, 2018

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Amnesty Turkey’s Chair released after more than a year behind bars

Following the release the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic, after more than fourteen months behind bars, Kumi…

August 15, 2018

Photos from the court hearing on Oub Titiev, a head of human rights centre "Memorial" in Chechnya arrested on alleged "drug possession". All photos made in Staropromyslovskiy district court in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

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Russia: Eyes of the world on trial of Chechen human rights defender

Diplomats from four countries and a senior member of Amnesty International will join numerous human rights monitors in Shali tomorrow to observe…

August 7, 2018

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Saudi Arabia: International community must speak up for human rights defenders after Canadian ambassador expelled

The international community must speak up for detained human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said today, after the…

August 6, 2018