Our protest is directed against many governments and sporting authorities that know exactly what is happening to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and still do nothing to stand against Israel’s genocide,” said Alexander Weihrauch, Campaigner at Amnesty International Austria. Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, its system of apartheid against all Palestinians, including the ethnic cleansing in Area C of the West Bank and its unlawful occupation of the whole OPT must not disappear from public attention. These violations of Palestinians’ rights must end, Israel must be held accountable.

"It is unfathomable to subject ordinary defenceless protesters to heavy weapons of war" says Yahya Sarkhani. Amnesty International exposes how Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity to crush the 2022 Woman Life Freedom uprising. Stand with victims. Demand international justice for crimes against humanity in Iran. Join us: amn.st/6011BGdlBV

🚨🇺🇸 It is time to #AbolishICE Racial profiling. Arbitrary detention. Unlawful killings. Possible enforced disappearances. Abusive detention conditions. Violent repression of peaceful protest. Our new @amnesty @amnestyusa investigation exposes a disturbing pattern of human rights violations by @ICEgov, @CBP and other federal agencies under the Trump administration’s mass detention and deportation system. These are not isolated incidents. They are recurring patterns of abuse enabled by racist and xenophobic policies, militarized enforcement and persistent impunity. ICE cannot be reformed around the edges. It must be abolished. We must end this machinery of fear and cruelty, hold those responsible for violations accountable, and build an immigration system rooted in human rights and dignity. Read more 🔗amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…

Our latest report documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE and other federal agencies. Based on our findings, we're calling for ICE to be abolished, immediately. bit.ly/4iNlmzH

While Israel continues its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and persists with imposing its unlawful occupation and system of apartheid against Palestinians, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is set to address the UN General Assembly in New York instead of standing trial at The Hague. It is doubly shameful that the US government continues to ignore the arrest warrant against Netanyahu - while denying Palestinian representatives visas to attend the UNGA. Nearly two years since the ICC issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu, impunity continues to reign - and Palestinians are paying the price. Continuing to undermine the ICC sends a cruel message to all victims of international crimes that prospects for justice remain elusive while the USA and other powerful states deliberately erode the universal value of international law. All states, including the USA, should enforce the Court’s arrest warrants and hand over Netanyahu to the ICC. International law must be upheld and international justice mechanisms supported to end impunity for international crimes and ensure respect for human rights for all.

Fariba Hashimi fled Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Before that, she used to train dressed as a man in an effort to avoid being attacked, in a country where women's rights are heavily restricted. Now in exile, she earned her medal in the women's road race at the Asian Game in Japan, as a part of an Afghan diaspora team. "This silver medal can show a lot of resilience from Afghan women, and I'm really happy," she said. We stand in solidarity with all the women of Afghanistan.

Fariba Hashimi fled Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Before that, she used to train dressed as a man in an effort to avoid being attacked, in a country where women's rights are heavily restricted. Now in exile, she earned her medal in the women's road race at the Asian Game in Japan, as a part of an Afghan diaspora team. "This silver medal can show a lot of resilience from Afghan women, and I'm really happy," she said. We stand in solidarity with all the women of Afghanistan.

A plain clothes agent fired tear gas outside her school, later another pulled her hair so hard that her yanked out hair was stuck inside her headscarf, which she realized when she arrived home. "After that day, I didn't feel normal and didn't go to school anymore" says Niaz Akh, a child protester. Niaz and her family had to flee Iran. "Every day I count the moments until the day that I will be able to return to my city". Amnesty International exposes how Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity to crush the 2022 Woman Life Freedom uprising. Stand with victims. Demand international justice for crimes against humanity in Iran: amn.st/6013BGdSD1

The president wants to stifle scrutiny and evade accountability by punishing journalists and silencing media outlets for their coverage of his administration. Attacking freedom of the press and access to information is just one way this administration continues to crack away at the pillars of a free society.

As the Israel team travels to Europe where they will play against Austria, Ireland and Kosovo between 24 September - 6 October, Palestinian families are being displaced and dispossessed, their land stolen, their olive trees uprooted, and their histories erased by settlers with the support of the Israeli military. The beautiful game should bring people together, not rubber-stamp apartheid. It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League this autumn despite clear evidence that Israel’s football association continues to support illegal settlements. Sport should never be used as a public relations spectacle for states committing atrocities. When rules are broken, when occupation, apartheid and genocide are ongoing, we cannot look the other way.

What do you know about the minerals that are used to make your phone? In North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 control who enters, who leaves, and who profits. For many artisanal miners, violence is a frequent, constant threat. The violations documented in our latest briefing may amount to crimes under international law. We’re demanding that global companies stop buying gold and coltan from Rwanda until Rwanda ends trafficking of mineral tainted with human rights abuses from eastern DRC.

President Trump is at it again. The president wants to stifle scrutiny and evade accountability by punishing journalists and silencing media outlets for their coverage of his administration. Attacking freedom of the press and access to information is just one way this administration continues to crack away at the pillars of a free society. The Trump administration must end its attacks against the free press and free expression. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Members of former prime minister Imran Khan's family, including his three sisters, as well as activists from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been arbitrarily detained. The targeting of his family and PTI party activists is a flagrant violation of their rights to liberty, freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. Such actions speak to the severity of the current restrictions in Pakistan. Amnesty International calls on the Pakistani authorities to immediately release Imran Khan’s relatives and PTI workers, who have been targeted simply for their familial ties, political affiliation and plans to protest.

M23 fighters have been forcing miners to dig minerals, often forcing them to work underground for more than a week at a time in coltan mines. The violations may amount to war crimes under international law. Read more 👇 amn.st/6016BGbzcy

Amidst Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign in the West Bank, Palestinian human rights defenders like Eid al-Hathaleen refuse to be silenced, fighting peacefully to protect their communities against erasure and uprooting. As we mark two years since the UN General Assembly's Resolution demanding an end to Israel's unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory, join Eid and his community to demand an end to Israel's system of apartheid, occupation and state-backed settler violence.

Artificial intelligence has dominated the news cycle this week, raising questions about how we govern these powerful tools. @Amnesty is calling for an international regulatory framework that is not controlled by just a few powerful states and companies. We, instead need a human rights based, international and multistakeholder approach that is inclusive. States must immediately insist on a pause to the development and deployment of the most harmful AI technologies.

This decision is designed to punish the State of Palestine for pursuing international justice and accountability at international institutions. It must be reversed! bit.ly/4cRPkip

IRAN: On the 4th anniversary of the Woman Life Freedom uprising, @amnesty’s new report details how Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity to crush dissent, and exposes command structures, identifying 87 officials for criminal investigations. Those responsible for crimes against humanity in 2022 still control the deadly state machinery of repression. The int’l community must end the normalization of mass protest killings in Iran and pursue international criminal justice. We call on the UN General Assembly to create an international criminal justice mechanism aimed at prosecuting those most responsible for crimes against humanity in Iran. The UNGA must urgently advance pathways to international justice and confront the unconscionable impunity that enables recurring and escalating mass protest killings in Iran. amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…

Impunity for the crimes against humanity committed in 2022 emboldened the Iranian authorities to commit further atrocities. Thousands were killed during nationwide protests on 8 and 9 January 2026, over 3,000 by the authorities’ own admission. Demand International Justice for Crimes Against Humanity in Iran ✊ amnesty.org/en/petition/dema…

Four years after Woman Life Freedom, one lesson could not be clearer: impunity kills. Our landmark new @Amnesty investigation finds that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity to crush the 2022 uprising. We identify 87 officials who should face criminal investigation and expose the architecture of repression and impunity that enabled murder, torture, enforced disappearance, rape, imprisonment and persecution. That architecture did not disappear when the streets emptied. The cycle of repression has continued and escalated, culminating in the 8-9 January 2026 massacres, when thousands of protesters were killed in just 48 hours. Today, people in Iran are caught between two profound threats: repression by their own authorities and the devastating consequences of unlawful military action by the USA and Israel. The Iranian authorities have also used wartime conditions to intensify repression internally. The international community must act: the UN General Assembly should urgently establish an international criminal justice mechanism for Iran, alongside efforts to secure an enduring ceasefire and accountability for violations committed in the current conflict. After four years, remembrance is not enough. Justice is how we break the cycle. amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…