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Russian Federation
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Over the course of the last 12 months, the Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented campaign of repression and reprisals against wrongfully imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his supporters, destroying all remnants of the rights to freedom of expression and association,...
January 17, 2022
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Kenya
Refugees
It’s a time of new beginnings at Amnesty International, with Kumi Naidoo taking over as our new Secretary General in the summer – and he has answered some of your questions on his vision for the future. This year there’s a new focus for our Write for Rights campaign, which for the first time in...
October 1, 2018
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China
Prisoners of Conscience
In this Wire, we celebrate the release of poet and artist Liu Xia in China, discuss the human rights implications of technology changing our right to work and highlight our crisis response work on the ground in Syria.
July 18, 2018
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Kenya
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
In this Wire, find out how we’re making women human rights defenders more visible by teaming up with the online platform Wikipedia. Read about how vague counter-terrorism legislation in Spain threatens the right to freedom of speech. Celebrate our 2018 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience...
May 1, 2018
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Bangladesh
Refugees
This time in Wire, read about the release of our colleague and friend Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty Turkey, who was arrested in Turkey for doing human rights work. Our feature tells the story of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Find out how young students in Norway started a fight to stop their...
February 1, 2018
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Middle East and North Africa
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
December 20, 2017
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Belarus
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
November 30, 2017
Research
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
November 16, 2017
Research
Asia and the Pacific
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
October 5, 2017
Research
Bangladesh
Disappearances
Amnesty International’s annual letter-writing marathon is part of our global Write for Rights campaign. It’s in its 15th year this December when millions of Amnesty supporters will use the power of their words to defend human rights. We’ll be sending our personal messages to support the work of...
October 1, 2017
Research
Africa
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
September 22, 2017
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Americas
Death Penalty
On 11 December 1977 Amnesty International and participants of the International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty issued the Stockholm Declaration which called on all governments to bring about the immediate and total abolition of the death penalty. At the time, only 16 countries had...
September 4, 2017