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April 15, 2020

Saudi Arabia has executed 800 people during the reign of King Salman

The rate of executions has doubled in the reign of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, despite talk of modernisation and reform.
March 8, 2020

Jehovah's Witness sentenced to six years in penal colony in Crimea

Since 2009, Jehovah’s Witnesses have faced persecution and harassment in Russia under the country’s 'counter-extremism' legislation.
October 1, 2019

Amnesty calls on Pakistan to release lecturer accused of blasphemy

Junaid Hafeez was charged with blasphemy over social media posts, and has been in solitary confinement since June 2014.
July 20, 2019

High-profile critics of Philippine authorities charged with sedition

The Philippine National Police have filed complaints against 36 high-profile figures for sedition and related charges
January 1, 2019

Bahrain: Five-year prison sentence for tweets is 'a travesty of justice'

Activist jailed for comments on his Twitter account about the killing of civilians in Yemen and allegations of torture in Jaw prison.
February 20, 2018

Protest for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as Iranian minister set to visit UK

Campaigners will protest on behalf of the jailed UK-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe outside the Iranian Embassy in London on 21 February ahead of an expected visit to the UK of a senior Iranian minister.
January 9, 2018

Embassy vigil for jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi

A vigil will take place today (9 January 2018) outside the London embassy of Saudi Arabia for jailed blogger Raif Badawi.
January 4, 2018

Baha'i prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in Yemen

Amnesty is calling for the unconditional release of Hamid Haydara, a Baha'i prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in Yemen.
November 9, 2017

Chinese prisoner of conscience dies on medical parole

The death of Chinese writer and government critic Yang Tongyan, who spent nearly half his life in detention, underlines an alarming lack of accountability over the deaths of activists released on medical parole, says Amnesty International.
August 15, 2017

New play on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in running for Edinburgh Fringe award

Amnesty International has selected a new play about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as a possible recipient of its International Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Festival.