The Latest Breaking News from Amnesty

Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.

Three Iranian men arrested while protesting the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have been executed.

Ex-PM Imran Khan accused of sheltering aides and supporters wanted over attacks on army following his arrest last week.

A leading international rights group and a Pakistani watchdog are calling on Pakistan not to try civilians who were involved in recent anti-government protests before military courts

Some 20 countries executed 883 people in 2022, a more than fifty percent increase from the year before, according to rights group Amnesty International. And the number does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, for which it is impossible to get transparent figures.

The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of president have been arrested in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

Palestinians say Israel’s newly exposed facial recognition programme Red Wolf is another way to entrench the occupation.

"What sort of credibility do you have when you start publishing images created by artificial intelligence?”

Nuria Piera, known for her investigations into corruption, was targeted three times, Amnesty International says