May 18

• Egypt: Fears of Spurious Charges in Trial of Another Opposition Activist [press release]

  There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty International said as... Read more »

May 17

• South Africa: Activists Worldwide Target Homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South Africa [press release]

  In Jamaica, some men are labelled as criminals just for expressing their love. Read more »

• Africa: U.S. Shows Strong Support for New Global Arms Trade Treaty [press release]

  A senior US diplomat has said his government will be quick to sign the new Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a move Amnesty International said raises hopes for swift implementation of the... Read more »

• Morocco: Call to Investigate Alleged Torture of Detained Sahrawis [press release]

  The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists - including a child - were tortured in... Read more »

May 16

• Equatorial Guinea: Govt Targets Opposition Ahead of Elections [press release]

  The arrest of at least nine activists who were trying to organize a peaceful demonstration in Equatorial Guinea is further evidence of the authorities' determination to clamp down... Read more »

May 15

• Somalia: No Forced Returns to 'Volatile' Situation in Somalia [press release]

  Forcibly returning people to a volatile security situation in Somalia would violate international law, Amnesty International said as the Danish Refugee Board is due to consider... Read more »

• Gambia: Activist Freed - Journalist Still Missing [press release]

  A Gambian activist detained by the authorities after peacefully expressing his views has been released - but there is still no news about a journalist missing for seven years,... Read more »

May 11

• South Sudan: Sudanese Activist Held Incommunicado At Risk of Torture [press release]

  The detention of a female lawyer in Sudan, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is the latest in the authorities' brutal campaign against human rights activists in the context of... Read more »

• Egypt: Release Teacher Accused of Blasphemy [press release]

  A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of "defamation of religion" must be immediately released and the criminal case against her dropped, said Amnesty... Read more »

May 10

• Chad: New Wave of Arrests and Harassment of Opposition [press release]

  Scores of parliamentarians, journalists, army officers and civilians arrested since the beginning of the month by the Chadian authorities must either be charged with recognizable... Read more »

May 9

• Eritrea: Rampant Repression 20 Years After Independence [press release]

  Twenty years after its independence, Eritrea's prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners, locked up without ever being charged with a crime, many of whom are never... Read more »

• Zambia: Govt Urged to Release Men Charged With Same-Sex Sexual Conduct [press release]

  The Zambian authorities must immediately release two young men who have been denied bail after being arrested on charges of having sex "against the order of nature", Amnesty... Read more »

May 8

• Algeria: New Law On Associations Used to Stifle Civil Society [press release]

  The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign that a new law regulating associations is being used to... Read more »

• Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Equatorial Guinea Elections [press release]

  Serious human rights violations and denial of fundamental freedoms in Equatorial Guinea are casting a shadow over campaigning ahead of the 26 May, 2013 legislative elections,... Read more »

May 3

• Africa: Ten Ways to Repress a Journalist [press release]

  Governments and other organizations across the world are perfecting techniques to prevent journalists from shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses. Read more »

April 30

• Burundi: Freedom of Expression Under Threat From New Press Law [press release]

  A new press law that would severely limit the activities of journalists in Burundi poses a grave threat to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. Read more »

April 26

• Morocco: UN 'Miss Opportunity' to Allow Western Sahara Human Rights Monitoring

  The UN Security Council's failure to add human rights monitoring to the mandate of its Western Sahara peacekeeping force - despite ongoing reports of abuses in the region - is a... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Teachers Arrested After Peaceful Strike

  Authorities in the Republic of Congo must immediately release two teachers arrested in connection with a peaceful strike and held for a week without charge, Amnesty International... Read more »

April 21

• Swaziland: Newspaper Editor Threatened With Jail Amid Media Crackdown [press release]

  A hefty fine imposed against a newspaper editor convicted of contempt in Swaziland and the authorities' threat to imprison him are further proof of the southern African kingdom's... Read more »

April 19

• Gambia: 'They Had No Idea They Were Going to Be Executed'

  Social activist and former Minister of Information, Amadou Janneh, was found guilty of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment in January 2012 for printing and distributing... Read more »

April 17

• Sudan: Indiscriminate Bombing Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Kordofan

  The UN Security Council and African Union (AU) must take immediate action to halt indiscriminate attacks in Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said in a new report that... Read more »

April 10

• Libya: Why is Publishing So Dangerous, Asks Detained Journo's Wife [press release]

  The wife of a hunger-striking Libyan journalist has told Amnesty International of her disbelief that her husband has been imprisoned and denied bail for 'offending' the judiciary... Read more »

• Africa: Despite Setbacks, a Death Penalty-Free World Came Closer [press release]

  Despite some disappointing setbacks in 2012, the global trend towards ending the death penalty continued, Amnesty International found in its annual review of death sentences and... Read more »

April 4

• Egypt: More Face Charges in Egypt's Escalating Free Speech and Dissent Crackdown

  Today's charges against yet another comedian for 'defaming religion' are part of an alarming new escalation of politically-motivated judicial harassment and arrests, Amnesty... Read more »

April 3

• Egypt: Kidnap and Trafficking of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Must Be Stopped

  Egypt and Sudan must make urgent and concerted efforts to stop asylum-seekers and refugees being kidnapped from camps in Sudan, forcibly transported to Egypt, and being severely... Read more »