Amnesty International

Three Malaysian Inmates Convicted for Murder Sentenced by Hanging, "Secretly" Executed

Inmates Gunasegar Pitchaymuthu, 35, Ramesh Jayakumar, 34, and his brother Sasivarnam Jayakumar, 37, ...

Mar 28, 2016 09:34 AM EDT

Syrian refugees in Russia get last minute reprieve from deportation

Amid protests from Amnesty International and human rights group, deportation of the Syrian refugees ...

Feb 27, 2016 03:45 AM EST

British, French journalists released after one day arrest in Burgundi

Burgundi police arrested a British journalist and a French colleague in a raid. Both men were releas...

Jan 30, 2016 03:12 AM EST

Iran's death penalty law scrutinized; More juveniles on death list despite reforms

Death penalty of juveniles in Iran is taken under the micriscope by Amnesty International. The group...

Jan 26, 2016 03:29 AM EST

China Human Rights Lawyer Guilty: Three-Year Suspended Sentence Over Posts

Chinese human rights, Pu Zhiqiang, receives a Three-year suspended sentence over internet posts seen...

Dec 22, 2015 07:09 AM EST

Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism, local media say

Saudi Arabia plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, two Saudi newspapers repor...

Nov 26, 2015 09:12 AM EST

Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight

As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country's lawyers are finding themselve...

Oct 23, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

Amnesty International declares Cuba graffiti artist a prisoner of conscience

Amnesty International on Tuesday declared a Cuban graffiti artist as the country's only prisoner of ...

Oct 02, 2015 02:24 AM EDT

In rich Gulf Arab states, some feel shamed by refugee response

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaiti...

Sep 07, 2015 02:23 AM EDT

Village council denies ordering rape of sisters

A village council in Uttar Pradesh has denied allegations that it ordered two young sisters to be ra...

Sep 03, 2015 03:08 AM EDT

Thousands rally to pile pressure on Malaysia's PM

Tens of thousands joined a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to demand the resignation of...

Aug 29, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

India-Pakistan peace talks collapse, deadlock sours relations

The collapse of planned peace talks between India and Pakistan hours before they were to start on Su...

Aug 23, 2015 07:28 AM EDT

PM Modi visits UAE labour camp, underscores concern over worker welfare

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a labour camp in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to highlight New De...

Aug 16, 2015 06:04 PM EDT

India hangs Yakub Memon for 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts

India hanged Yakub Memon on Thursday for his role in the country's deadliest bombings, which killed ...

Jul 30, 2015 08:41 PM EDT

How support for a Chinese rights lawyer could have led to crackdown

China's state media last month accused Wang Yu, the country's most prominent female human rights law...

Jul 13, 2015 10:34 AM EDT

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