News
Zimbabwe
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Responding to the Senate’s passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Amendment Bill, which now awaits President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent to become law, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “The PVO Amendment Bill in its current form...
February 2, 2023
News
Middle East and North Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Tunisia’s military courts should immediately quash the recent convictions of six civilians, including four opposition politicians and a prominent lawyer, and release those who have already been detained, Amnesty International said today. On 20 January, the Military Court of Appeals sentenced...
February 2, 2023
Campaigns
Thailand
Detention
Amid an ongoing crackdown on peaceful protest, including charges against hundreds of people, the Thai authorities have revoked bail for two young activists in January 2023 for exercising their rights. There are concerns for the life and health of two other detained female activists who have been on...
February 2, 2023
Education
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
During the 2021’s Write for Rights Campaign thousands of concerned people took action in support of Temirlan Ensebek, a 25-year-old blogger from Almaty, Kazakhstan. In classrooms and groups all over the world, young and old people learned about his story and wrote letters in his defence. Why?...
February 1, 2023
Research
Philippines
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Amnesty International reiterates its calls for a thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation into the killing of high-profile radio journalist Percy Lapid, which is still at the preliminary phase four months after he was killed.
February 1, 2023
Research
Rwanda
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Rwandan authorities should allow an independent, impartial, and effective investigation, drawing on international expertise, into the death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist, 90 civil society organizations and media associations said today. Rwanda’s international partners...
January 31, 2023
Campaigns
Middle East and North Africa
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
On 14 January 2023, Moroccan security officers detained Saudi citizen, Hassan Al Rabea, at Marrakesh airport at the request of Saudi Arabia who has charged him with terrorism- related crimes. He remains in detention in Rabat, the capital, and is at risk of forcible return to Saudi Arabia, where he...
January 31, 2023
News
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
After closely monitoring the situation in Peru, Amnesty International has deployed a specialized crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations and possible crimes under international law committed in the context of the wave of protests that began last December. “The world is...
January 30, 2023
News
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
In its first year in office, President Xiomara Castro’s government has not been decisive in fulfilling its international human rights obligations. Although it has taken some timely actions that advance its commitments in this area, the Honduran government will have to be more forceful to counteract...
January 27, 2023
Campaigns
Iran
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Young protesters Javad Rouhi, Mehdi Mohammadifard and Arshia Takdastan are at risk of execution in Iran following grossly unfair trials in connection with protests in Noshahr, Mazandaran province. The Revolutionary Court stated that they “incited riots” by dancing, clapping, chanting or throwing...
January 27, 2023
Research
Europe and Central Asia
Protests and Demonstrations
This document presents Amnesty International’s preliminary comments on the Draft Law on Internal Affairs of Republic of Serbia, which is currently open for public consultation. It sets out the organisations broad concerns relating to specific provisions, including those introducing biometric...
January 27, 2023
News
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
A surveillance scandal that has smouldered for almost a year erupted this week when the leader of Greece’s main opposition party filed a no-confidence motion against the government after a string of exposés revealed cases of journalists and politicians targeted with spyware and/or under state...
January 26, 2023