Amnesty
Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths
Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of jailing young activists to quell unrest under one of the toughest crackdowns…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi
Egypt
June 17, 2015
EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi
The life imprisonment and death sentences handed on Tuesday against former president Mohamed Morsi and several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders…
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Health & Fitness
June 9, 2015
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a…
Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’
Amnesty International on Saturday called an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi…
Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists
Egypt
May 3, 2015
Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists
Egyptian authorities are using the courts to stifle journalism, Amnesty International said on Sunday in a report that listed 18…
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and US singer Joan Baez get Amnesty’s top rights award
Art news
March 25, 2015
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and US singer Joan Baez get Amnesty’s top rights award
Amnesty International has given its top 2015 human rights award to both Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, a fierce critic…
Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists
World
December 9, 2014
Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists
Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women's rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom…
Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt
Egypt
November 12, 2014
Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt
Egypt's plan to create a security buffer zone along its border with Gaza is not a solution to growing militancy…
Foreign Ministry rejects Amnesty’s report on human rights in Egypt
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Foreign Ministry rejects Amnesty’s report on human rights in Egypt
The Foreign Ministry has said that the report issued by Amnesty International on the third anniversary of the 25 January…