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Indonesia: Public caning of couple for Tik Tok kiss is 'inherently cruel, inhuman and degrading"
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (363+ words) UK nations and regions " Nurul Fahmi/SOPA Images/Light Rocket via Getty Images Responding to the caning of an unmarried couple in the Indonesian province of Aceh for kissing and livestreaming it on social media, Montse Ferrer, Amnesty International's Regional…...
Saudi Arabia: Tourists and pilgrims from around the world jailed for social media posts - including British father of four
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (438+ words) UK nations and regions No person should feel forgotten by their own Government when navigating the nightmare of unfair and arbitrary detention " Private. Consent granted by his family, via his lawyer. Visitors to Saudi Arabia, including those travelling for tourism…...
Urgent Action outcome: 'Alligator Alcatraz' finally shut down
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (140+ words) UK nations and regions After nearly a year of horrors, the Florida governor announced on 25 June 2026 that the Everglades Detention Facility, aka 'Alligator Alcatraz', has finally been shut down. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUESTED FROM OUR SUPPORTERS. MANY THANKS TO…...
UK: Imminent Immigration Bill is 'politics as performance not problem solving"
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (325+ words) UK nations and regions Amnesty International UK has criticised the Government's announcements around the upcoming Immigration and Asylum Bill and urges the next Prime Minister to adopt a fairer approach based on dignity, justice and humanity. Responding to a flurry…...
UK: Health workers and activists brand Palantir a company "with blood on its hands" in Brighton beach protest
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (282+ words) UK nations and regions Amika George, a Community Organiser at Amnesty International UK, who spoke at the demonstration said: "Palantir signed a contract with Israel's military in January 2024, when there was already clear evidence that Israel was committing genocide in…...
UK: Islamophobic attacks reaching emergency levels, says Amnesty
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (294+ words) UK nations and regions Amnesty International UK has warned that Islamophobic violence in the UK has reached emergency levels, as Muslims across the country face an escalating wave of hate crimes and targeted attacks. The warning comes after homes, cars…...
Russia: Seven-year sentence for social media post about Ukraine part of "wider campaign to silence" opposition
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (229+ words) UK nations and regions Maksim Kruglov, a senior Yabloko opposition figure, has been sentenced to seven years for social media posts about civilian casualties in Ukraine " Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images Reacting to news that Maksim Kruglov, deputy chair…...
Scottish Government urged to intervene over Scottish Enterprise transparency concerns
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (435+ words) UK nations and regions "The question of whether Scotland is risking complicity in an ongoing genocide could hardly be more serious or more urgent. The Economy Secretary must intervene." Neil Cowan, Amnesty International " Chris Flexen on Unsplash Amnesty International has…...
DRC: Authorities must end support for armed group suspected of war crimes
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1144+ words) UK nations and regions The Collective of Movements for Change-People's Defence Forces (CMC-FDP) " an armed group backed by the Congolese army (FARDC) has killed and tortured civilians, looted property, and abducted women as sexual slaves in Rutshuru territory in eastern…...
UK: Draft bill to ban conversion practices published " Amnesty "will scrutinise every word
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (397+ words) UK nations and regions The UK's record on LGBT+ rights has deteriorated sharply over the last decade, in part because of the failure to legislate to ban conversion practices Today the government has published a long overdue draft bill to…...