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Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian…
February 11, 2021
Press Release
Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse of Tear Gas Leading to Protesters’ Deaths and Injuries - Updated Investigative Website
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the…
February 1, 2021
Press Release
Disturbing expulsion of U.S. journalists further stifles access to information amid COVID-19 crisis
Responding to the effective expulsion of journalists working for three major U.S. newspapers in China, the Head of Amnesty International’s…
March 18, 2020
Report
Countries cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in the Americas in 2019
As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their…
February 27, 2020
Press Release
Thousands in Iran arbitrarily detained and at risk of torture in chilling post-protest crackdown
Iran’s authorities are carrying out a vicious crackdown following the outbreak of nationwide protests on November 15, arresting thousands of…
December 15, 2019
Press Release
MEDIA ADVISORY: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI KILLING
October 2, 2019 marks one year since Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who went into self-exile in the United…
September 20, 2019
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Saudi Arabia: Six months after the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, there remains ‘no real signs of justice’
Marking six months since the shocking murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Samah Hadid, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of…
April 2, 2019
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Nicaragua: Respect for human rights is key to resolving crisis
In the context of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International,…
March 7, 2019
Press Release
Google Dragonfly plans further eroding users’ trust
Responding to reports by The Intercept that Google is still working on Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China
March 5, 2019
Press Release
Egypt: Photojournalist Shawkan released after five and a half years in prison
Responding to the news that photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was finally released today after spending more than…
March 4, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Honor Jamal Khashoggi at Annual Media Awards Ceremony
The first Amnesty International USA Press Freedom Award recognizing extraordinary courage and dedication to speaking truth to power through journalism…
February 18, 2019
Press Release
Russia and USA must use Putin-Trump summit to take responsibility for human rights
“While both Trump and Putin have drawn justified criticism for their respective human rights records, their meeting presents a chance…
July 13, 2018