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U Myint Aye: Amnesty urgent action

The Burmese human rights activist has been sentenced to life imprisonment based on evidence that Amnesty believes is fabricated

Published: 7:05 PM

Patrick Okoroafor: Amnesty urgent action

Condemned to death at the age of 16 after an unfair trial, the young Nigerian has now spent half his lifetime in prison

Published: 7:07 PM

Transcript of video: One Iranian lawyer's fight against capital punishment

Transcript to go with an animated video telling the extraordinary story of Mohammad Mostafaei

Published: 1:13 PM

One Iranian lawyer's fight to save juveniles from execution - animation

The powerful story of Mohammad Mostafaei who defended juveniles on death row in Iran

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Published: 3:01 AM

Amnesty calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist and youth leader

Twelve months after his arrest for taking part in an anti-government protest, Tural Abbasli still languishes in jail

Published: 7:06 PM

Women of Zimbabwe Arise: Amnesty Urgent Action

Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of the social justice movement Woza, face trial in Bulawayo after a peaceful protest

Published: 7:05 PM

Shaker Aamer: Amnesty urgent action

Next month, the 45-year-old will have been held at Guantánamo Bay for 10 years without charge or trial

Published: 7:06 PM

Ramze Shihab Ahmed: Amnesty urgent action

Ramze Shihab Ahmed, 69, who lives in London, was arrested in Iraq two years ago. He says he has been tortured in custody

Published: 7:04 PM

Amnesty at 50 Amnesty: why the pen is mightier than the sword

To mark its half-century, Amnesty International is asking supporters to write letters once again

Published: 7:05 PM

Chen Guangcheng: Amnesty urgent action

Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer, suffers house arrest and constant harassment for investigating forced abortions in China. An Amnesty urgent action alert has been raised

Published: 7:03 PM

Iwao Hakamada: Amnesty Urgent Action

The former boxer has been on death row in Japan for 43 years, and is suffering severe mental deterioration. Even one of his trial judges believes his conviction for murder is unsafe

Published: 7:05 PM

The UAE Five: Amnesty urgent action

Political activists Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, Fahad Salim Dalk, Ahmed Abdul Khaleq and Hassan Ali al-Khamis have been in jail in Abu Dhabi since April for calling for democratic reforms, writes Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy

Published: 7:25 PM

Ibragim Gazdiev: Amnesty urgent action

Ibragim Gazdiev, the manager of a shop, has been missing for four years in Ingushetia. It is thought he is being held by the Russian Federal Security Service

Published: 7:01 PM

Mao Hengfeng: Amnesty urgent action

Mao Hengfeng, a Chinese human rights activist, has been detained for almost four months in Shanghai

Published: 5:59 PM

Amnesty International marks 50 years of fighting for free speech

Published: 7:08 PM