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Bangladesh: Dismissal of Court Case Against Shahidul Alam is Welcome, but More Progress Needed on Freedom of Expression

This outcome for Shahidul Alam was long overdue.

August 8, 2025

A masked person in an all black uniform stands guard on a city street wielding an AK rifle. A man in a hooded jacket walks nearby. There are parked cars and leafless trees. It is cloudy.
(Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)

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Syria: Authorities Must Investigate Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls 

The Syrian government must promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate cases of abducted and kidnapped Alawite women and girls.

July 28, 2025

The photo shows Emine Ocak, mother of Hasan Ocak, who was disappeared in 1995 at age 23. The longstanding peaceful vigil known as the ‘Saturday Mothers’ vigil first started as a response to the hundreds of reported cases of enforced disappearances during the 1980s and 1990s by relatives of people who were forcibly disappeared and to protest against the prevalent impunity for grave human rights violations of the day. The exact circumstances of the disappearances in the vast majority of cases are still unknown, including the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of victims, and those responsible have not been brought to justice. Saturday Mothers have held 699 peaceful gatherings since May 1995. During this time, many participants have faced intimidation, harassment, excessive use of force, arbitrary detention and unjust prosecution. In 1999, as a result, the organizers decided to stop holding the weekly vigils, which resumed in 2009 to continue with their demand of truth, justice and reparations for all cases of enforced disappearances. On 25 August, police in Istanbul used unnecessary and excessive force, including tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannons, to disperse participants of a weekly vigil- known as the ‘Saturday Mothers vigil’- held for victims of enforced disappearance. The longstanding protest was marking its 700th week since it was first held in 1995. Scores of participants, including elderly relatives of people who were forcibly disappeared, were ill-treated and 47 people were detained before being released from police custody later that day.
(Emre Orman)

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Türkiye: The Struggle for Truth, Accountability and Justice Loses One of its Most Prominent Advocates - Emine Ocak

Emine Ocak, whose son was tortured to death in custody, unwavering lydemanded Turkish authorities investigate the forcible disappearances of hundreds…

July 23, 2025

The 50th birthday of Amnesty International was celebrated in Helsinki
(Benjamin Girette/Hans Lucas)

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A Dose of Hope in Times of Crisis: The Impact of Our Work Together

Read some of what Amnesty International USA has achieved this year and how you can continue to make an impact.

July 17, 2025

Wearing suits and ties, and looking with slight smiles into the camera, Mduduzi Maceda Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube stand in the dock in a courtroom.

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Eswatini: Authorities Must Ensure Access to Justice for Opposition MP Bacede Mabuza

Eswatini authorities are failing to safeguard the independence and integrity of the country’s courts by delaying hearing Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza’s…

July 14, 2025

Photos of José Ángel Pérez, Ruth Eleonora López and Alejandro Henríquez, each smiling and wearing white shirts.
(Victoria Paz/MalaYerba/Cristosal)

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El Salvador: Amnesty International Declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez Prisoners of Conscience amid Increasing Repression

July 1, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a table in a hearing and holds his hands up while answering questions into a microphone, with a group of onlookers seated behind him.
(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Congress Must Reject Trump Administration’s Reckless Plans To Reorganize State Department

Congress must reject Secretary Marco Rubio's reckless proposed reorganization of the State Department.

June 13, 2025

A pile of typed documents and hand written letters related to the case of the Ogoni nine, with a photo of Ken Saro-Wiwa wearing a yellow shirt and a black bowler hat.
(Amnesty International)

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Nigeria: Ogoni Nine Pardon ‘Falls Far Short’ of Real Justice

The pardon of the Ognoni Nine is welcome but the Nigerian government must recognize formally that they are innocent of…

June 13, 2025

Joshua Wong, who is a young clean shaven man wearing black rectangular framed glasses and a black tshirt with orange writing, leans forward as he grips a microphone and speaks passionately into it.
(Getty Images)

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Hong Kong: New Charges Against Joshua Wong Designed to Prolong His Stay Behind Bars

The new charges against jailed activist Joshua Wong show that Hong Kong's authorities continue to use the National Security Law…

June 6, 2025

Agather Atuhaire, wearing a smile and a colorful printed shirt, poses for a portrait against a black background. Boniface Mwangi, also smiling, poses in a blue jacket and black shirt against a white background.
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Tanzania: Torture and Forcible Deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan Activists Must be Urgently Investigated

Tanzanian authorities must investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, detention, and deportation of human rights defenders Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi.

May 27, 2025

Three health care workers, a young man with a beard wearing a checkered button-down shirt, a young woman in a black and red graduation gown smiling and holding her graduation cap, and a young man smiling in a white lab coat and a tie with a stethoscope around his neck.
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Ethiopia: Authorities Must Engage in Negotiations with Striking Healthcare Professionals, Unconditionally Release Detained Medics

Ethiopian authorities have arrested 212 healthcare workers since the strike began on May 12, 2025.

May 23, 2025

Front facing photo of Rita Karasartova
(Private)

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Kyrgyzstan: Detention of Human Rights Defender Rita Karasartova is Alarming Sign of Deepening Repression

If Karasartova is being detained for exercising her right to freedom of expression, she must be released immediately and unconditionally.

April 15, 2025