One hundred days ago our colleagues were locked up for standing up for human rights. Every passing day further exposes the long reach of the post-coup crackdown and the deep flaws in Turkey’s justice system AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Turkey must release human rights defenders, still in...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   PRESS RELEASE   20 July 2017   Turkey: International pressure mounts on Turkey as world leaders demand release of jailed activists    Just days after six human rights defenders were remanded in pre-trial custody in Turkey, the European Commission has...

03/05/2017 – Top journalists, cartoonists and world-renowned artists have joined a campaign to demand the release of more than 120 journalists jailed in Turkey following last summer’s coup attempt and an end to the ruthless crackdown on freedom of expression in the country.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL OO:O1 – 3 May 2017 Turkey: 250,000 demand release of jailed journalists Top journalists, cartoonists and world-renowned artists have joined a campaign to demand the release of more than 120 journalists jailed in Turkey following...

Amnesty International’s South Caucasus team (Levan Asatiani and Natalia Nozadze) and AI UK’s press officer Naomi Westland visited Azerbaijan for research and campaigning mission in March 2015 ahead of the European Games. Credit: Amnesty International International media coverage of the...

Dan Nevill – Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/ If the Azerbaijani regime is really serious about human rights, it will release all the prisoners of conscience immediately and unconditionally. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE (London, 19 March 2015) The...

© Amnesty International Keeping an innocent man in prison is an ultimate act of disrespect for fundamental human rights. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 13 March 2015 The government of Azerbaijan must comply with international demands and immediately set free prominent opposition leader,...

03/03/2015 – The report highlights the mounting persecution of government critics, detained under false charges, beaten and threatened and deprived of urgent medical care and lawyers.

Amnesty International The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion. AMNESTY...

18/12/2014 – Amnesty International is concerned about reports on the arrest and detention of nine Bulgarian nationals, a Slovak and a Finnish national by the Serbian authorities, in what appears to be attempts to prevent the holding of peaceful demonstrations.

Amnesty International Torture in Uzbekistan is pervasive and routine. The government keeps lying about this practice, instead of taking effective steps to prevent it. This must not be allowed to continue. Amnesty International Media Advisory 20 October 2014 Across the world Amnesty International...

Credit: Игорь Титаренко https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ The events in Bolotnaya Square were designated ‘mass riots’ for political, not factual, considerations. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 20 June 2014 The decision of the Moscow City Court to reject an appeal against the...