activists

February 10, 2019

Activists celebrate as arms fair is 'chased out of Birmingham'

Birmingham was due to host the DPRTE arms fair in March but it has now been moved to Farnborough following a campaign by local activists.
February 6, 2019

Decision not to jail Stansted 15 'a relief, but not enough'

Amnesty International says the activists should never have faced a serious terrorism-related charge in the first place.
January 2, 2019

Human rights defender's conviction upheld in UAE

The United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court has upheld a 10-year sentence for award-winning human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.
December 13, 2018

Myanmar must end crackdown on Kachin civil society, says Global Witness

Targeting peaceful human rights defenders for condemning conflict is a farcical miscarriage of justice, says Global Witness.
December 3, 2018

Greenpeace activists denied bail in Slovakia

Twelve activists are at risk of being imprisoned for up to five years after a peaceful protest against coal.
November 26, 2018

Transparency International concern at arrests of activists and academics in Turkey

Transparency International has appealed to the Turkish government to uphold the country’s constitution and international conventions it has signed, committing it to support the basic rights of freedom of expression and assembly.
November 20, 2018

Hong Kong should drop 'chilling' prosecution of Umbrella Movement leaders

Thr prosecution is an act of retaliation aimed at silencing the pro-democracy movement, says Amnesty International.
November 17, 2018

Turkey's brutal crackdown continues with new wave of activist arrests

The latest wave of arrests arrests shatters any illusion that Turkey is normalising following the lifting of the state of emergency, says Amnesty.
November 3, 2018

'Chilling' new human rights crackdown in Egypt

Egyptian authorities have stepped up their onslaught against the country’s human rights community.
November 1, 2018

Instigators of attacks against activists in Ukraine 'must face justice'

There has been a wave of attacks against public figures, journalists, activists and representatives of non-governmental organisations in Ukraine.