Briton faces threat of extended Saudi prison sentence for tweet Contact with Ahmed al-Doush heavily restricted and details of his offence unclear even to his UK-based lawyer The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
MPs urge David Lammy to intervene as British man remains in jail in India Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in one case The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025
Labour warned 'you're responsible if anything happens to Jaggi' THE UK Government has been warned that “if anything untoward were to happen” to a Scot who has faced torture and the threat of execution in an… The National (Scotland) · Apr 2, 2025
British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025
Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025
Government urged to press India to free British man after acquittal Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, near Glasgow, was detained in 2017. Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025
British activist Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted in India terror trial Human rights campaigner still faces threat of death penalty if found guilty of further charges The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025
Scot acquitted on terrorism charges in India – but still faces death penalty threat A SCOTTISH Sikh detained in India for seven years has been acquitted in one case against him – though still faces the threat of the death penalty. The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2025
Shamima Begum and 65 other IS-linked Britons detained in Syria face uncertain future US voices concern over continuing offensive by Turkish-backed rebel groups against Kurdish groups guarding prisons and camps The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024
Starmer defends seeking investment from ‘key partner’ Saudi Arabia Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Mohammad bin Salman Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024
Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024
Starmer has economy as top priority on Saudi trip amid human rights concerns Sir Keir Starmer was meeting Mohammad bin Salman on the latest leg of his Middle East trip. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024
Starmer to visit Gulf states as he strives to deepen trade ties The PM will meet UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday. Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2024
Brother of imprisoned blogger ‘more hopeful’ after talks with Foreign Secretary Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, has been detained in India since 2017. Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2024 Labour told to live up to rhetoric as detained Scot's brother meets Foreign Secretary THE Labour Government must deliver more than “empty talk” and secure the release of a Scot detained in India, his brother has said after a…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 British activist denied bail after years in Indian jail without trial Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detained and targeted for his human rights activism, say campaigners
The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2024 Scottish man's Indian prison nightmare extended as court denies him bail A SCOT believed to have suffered torture at the hands of the Indian authorities has been denied bail in a move supporters say should “shock the UK…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024 Judges have refused to save Shamima Begum. Labour should bring her back to the UK to face justice Stripping her of her citizenship was a political act. Keir Starmer’s government can right that wrong, says Maya Foa, director of the human rights charity Reprieve
The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2024 Black death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve finds
WEKU · Apr 18, 2024 States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Concern over rise in requests for UK to share intelligence despite torture risks UK does not ‘solicit, encourage or condone’ inhumane treatment, but critics say ministerial approval system contradicts this
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Britain to repatriate woman and five children from Syrian camps However, human rights group says UK lagging behind other western nations in repatriating families who lived under IS
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023 Dominic Raab denial over torture-risk decisions was wrong, officials admit Committee says that after Raab’s curry analogy, full picture was provided only when it pressed for further information
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 Brother of Briton held in India says UK government is ‘more talk and no action’ Gurpreet Singh Johal calls for increased pressure to free brother Jagtar after Rishi Sunak raised case with Narendra Modi
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023 PM intervention over jailed British blogger ‘meaningless’ without details Rishi Sunak said he raised the case of Jagtar Singh Johal during his talks with India’s leader Narendra Modi at the G20 summit.