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Cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians taking shelter at a preschool in Ukraine

A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on the morning of February 25 with widely-banned cluster munitions while civilians took…

February 27, 2022

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Russian Military Commits Indiscriminate Attacks During the Invasion of Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked by indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas and strikes on protected objects such…

February 25, 2022

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Soaring Concern for Human Rights and Human Lives as Russia Invades Ukraine

Amnesty International calls for unerring respect for international human rights and humanitarian law, following Russia’s multi-pronged attack on Ukraine this…

February 24, 2022

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Human Rights Must Be Protected in Ukraine as Risk of Further Conflict with Russia Escalates

Responding to news that President Vladimir Putin has ordered “peacekeeping operations” to the so called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk…

February 23, 2022

SIMFEROPOL, CRIMEA - AUGUST 17: People walk by fresh graffiti depicting Vladimir Putin in Simferopol on August 17, 2015 in Simferopol, Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in March 2014 to annex the Crimean peninsula but Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognize its annexation. (Photo by Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)

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Amnesty International USA urges the State Department to protect human rights in Ukraine as the risk of further conflict with Russia grows

On February 16, 2022, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman urging the U.S.…

February 16, 2022

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Aleksei Navalny facing up to 15 years behind bars in new ‘sham’ prison trial

Responding to the news that jailed political opposition leader Aleksei Navalny will face a new criminal trial in prison on…

February 15, 2022

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Further Armed Conflict in Ukraine Would Have Devastating Consequences for the Human Rights of Millions

With the threat of Russia using military force looming, Amnesty International warns that another escalation of the armed conflict in…

January 27, 2022

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One year after jailing, Aleksei Navalny and his associates in a living hell

Over the course of the last 12 months, the Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented campaign of repression and reprisals…

January 16, 2022

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End Persecution of Media as Journalists Collect ‘Momentous’ Nobel Peace Prize

Responding to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov collecting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes…

December 10, 2021

Opposition activists attend a rally against efforts to stop opposition candidates to register for the elections to the Moscow City Duma outside the headquarters of a local election commission in central Moscow on July 14, 2019. - Some 2,000 people protested in central Moscow on July 14, 2019 as opposition candidates accused the city authorities of seeking to remove them from the ballot in elections for the city legislature. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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To Protect Human Rights in Russia, Newly Elected MPs Must Repeal Repressive Laws

Newly elected members of Russia’s State Duma, or lower house of parliament, must not shirk their duty to urgently address…

September 19, 2021

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Aleksei Navalny’s NGOs Banned as Extremist," Depriving Thousands of Their Rights

Reacting to the news that a Russian court designated three organizations founded by Aleksei Navalny as “extremist”, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty…

June 10, 2021

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Statement on Alexei Navalny’s status as Prisoner of Conscience

Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. In February, Amnesty took…

May 7, 2021