News & Updates

Artsyom Dubski

Belarus activists tell of life in exile

27 November 2009

Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities.
Sheperds stand beside a cistern in the village of Umm al-Kheir, in the southern West Bank (OPT), September 2009.

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water

27 October 2009

Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.

Iran: Authorities thwart campaign for gender equality

23 August 2007

Activists campaigning for gender equality in Iran are unable to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association, as shown by a number of recent arrest

Cuba releases prisoner of conscience

22 August 2007

Cuba's longest serving prisoner of conscience has been conditionally released following more than 13 years in jail.

Evictions crisis deepens for Palestinian villagers

20 August 2007

The Israeli army has increased efforts to force Palestinian villagers out of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, by destroying villagers’ homes a

International Youth Day - winging it for freedom

12 August 2007

Young people from across the globe have joined Amnesty International (AI) in a creative celebration of International Youth Day to de

Juvenile offender beheaded in Saudi Arabia

6 August 2007

A child offender has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia. The execution took place in the city of Taif on 21 July 2007.

Clock ticking on China's Olympic pledge

6 August 2007

As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of improving human rights in the run-u

Russia extradites, Uzbekistan abuses

6 August 2007

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by concerns about regional secur

Serbia: Maja Stojanović saved from imprisonment

2 August 2007

A human rights activist from Niš will not now face imprisonment, following the intervention by Amnesty International and a coalition of Serbian NGOs.

Rwanda abolishes death penalty

2 August 2007

Rwanda has become the latest country to abolish the death penalty, accelerating the worldwide trend towards ending capital punishment.

UN to send peacekeeping force to Darfur

1 August 2007

The UN Security Council is to send a new peacekeeping force to Darfur in Sudan, following extensive worldwide campaigning by groups including Amnesty International