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January 6, 2021

Palestinian activist faces long jail sentence

Amnesty International believes all the charges against Issa Amro are politically-motivated and linked to his peaceful work in exposing Israel’s human rights violations.
November 6, 2020

UN urges Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights activist

The worsening health of Loujain Al-Hathloul, who has been on hunger strike since 26 October to protest against her prolonged detention, is deeply alarming, says the UN women’s rights committee.
June 19, 2019

MPs urge Jeremy Hunt to press Bahrain to end 'punitive measures' against female detainees

Sixteen cross-party MPs and Peers have delivered a letter to the British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging him to press the Bahraini government to end the abuse of female political prisoners.
May 30, 2019

Legal case launched against Saudi Arabia for alleged use of spyware to target dissident

A prominent human rights activist who has been involved in campaigning for political reform in Saudi Arabia has launched a legal claim against the Saudi government, alleging they have targeted him with spyware.
February 9, 2019

Activist jailed in Algeria for holding anti-president placard

Activist sentenced to six months in prison for a Facebook photo showing him holding a placard opposing a fifth term for the president.
December 20, 2018

Egyptian Court orders release of woman imprisoned for speaking out against sexual harassment

A Cairo criminal court has ordered the release of Amal Fathy, a woman human rights defender who was given a two-year sentence in September for posting a video online in which she criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing to tackle sexual harassment.
November 29, 2017

Taiwanese activist receives five year sentence after 'baseless' conviction

Amnesty International has responded to the five-year jail sentence handed to Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-cheh, the manager of an NGO in Tapei, by a Chinese court on 28 November 2017.