Riot police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in Taksim Square, 31 May 2013.© Eren Aytuğ/Nar Photos This is a vindictive, politically motivated show trial without a shred of evidence of actual crimes. It should be stopped at the first hearing.The prosecution has...

People light candles for the victims of the 2013 protests in Taksim Square, Istanbul. © AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda The Turkish authorities have been relentless in their crackdown on protesters – be it police violence on the streets or by prosecuting them through the courts. Meanwhile the...

Credit: Игорь Титаренко https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ It is becoming increasingly clear that the Russian authorities are bent on achieving complete control over the use of public space and the views that can be communicated and expressed in it – and that Russia’s courts are...

23/05/2014 – Amnesty International calls for an immediate, impartial and effective investigation into the deaths of two people following clashes between youths and police in the Okmeydaný district of Istanbul on 22 May.

12/05/2014 – Amnesty International fears that the Serbian authorities will ban the 2014 Pride. The 2011, 2012 and 2013 Pride marches were cancelled, after the Serbian authorities had claimed that the police did not have the capacity to ensure adequate security conditions in the face of...

30/04/2014 – Amnesty International published several reports, in which the organisation raises serious concerns about the persistent practice of push-backs in Greece, and police abuse in Spain and Greece. Amnesty International urges Council of Europe Secretary General Jagland to ensure that...

Rather than enacting repressive laws, the Spanish government and parliament must review legislation, policies and practices relating to public assemblies and demonstrations in order to ensure they meet international obligations AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Spain: Protests and the suffocating...

08/04/2014 – The briefing reveals that discrimination, including hate motivated violence against Roma people and communities by the police, private individuals, and groups are widespread throughout the European Union (EU). It looks at emblematic cases in three countries – the Czech...

08/04/2014 – The briefing reveals that discrimination, including hate motivated violence against Roma people and communities by the police, private individuals, and groups are widespread throughout the European Union (EU). It looks at emblematic cases in three countries – the Czech...

Our investigation shows that the Golden Dawn debacle is only the tip of the iceberg. Entrenched racism, excessive use of force and deep-rooted impunity are a blight on the Greek police. Successive Greek governments have so far failed to acknowledge, let alone tackle, these human rights violations...

Berkin is the fourth person to die as a direct result of abusive use of force by police officers during last year’s Gezi Park protests. The lack of effective investigations into the use of such force which also left thousands injured has touched a nerve and resulted in a wave of...

© Tamimi Press AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE ‘Trigger-happy’ Israeli army and police use reckless force in the West Bank (27 February 2014) Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the occupied West...