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Amnesty UK

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Amnesty UK

@AmnestyUK

Amnesty International in the UK (Charitable Trust & Section) fighting for human rights across the UK and world. Follow us for human rights, activism & news 📣

United Kingdom

Joined March 2008

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Amnesty activists and staff will be in each host country - as we always are - monitoring and defending human rights. You can read Humanity Must Win: Defending Rights, Tackling Repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup here 👇🏾 Read the report:
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World Cup 2026: As FIFA breaks record revenues, fans and communities must not pay the price – new...
Millions of football fans attending the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA risk coming face to face with troubling attacks on human rights
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With many immigrant communities in the USA likely to want to come together to watch the World Cup, and millions of fans travelling from all over the world, ICE and other agencies pose a chilling threat to people living in the US as well as those travelling to see a game.
$The tournament hasn\u2019t even started and people are being dehumanised.$
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But already there are reports of players and officials being mistreated.
$Senegal and Uzbekistan players were subjected to intense \u201Csecurity checks\u201D.$
$Iraq\u2019s Striker Ayman Hussein was detained and questioned for almost 7 hours.$
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The World Cup hasn’t even started...
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The scenes in Belfast last night were disgraceful. Families were targeted because of their skin colour or country of origin, leaving people frightened, homeless and fearing for their safety. The actions of one individual must never be used to stigmatise an entire community,
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Jun 9
“Like everyone else, I was shocked by yesterday’s knife attack in north Belfast. My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I wish him a full and speedy recovery. The police must now be allowed to carry out their investigation and ensure justice is done. “The
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Jun 4
When governments erase history, censor remembrance, and punish dissent, it’s easy to feel powerless. That’s the point of authoritarianism. To us feel isolated, afraid, and silent. In April 1989, some university students in Beijing gathered in Tiananmen Square. At first,
$not a single brave protestor shall be forgotten\n\nWe stand together. \n\nIn solidarity and defiance, we remember June 4th.$
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Jun 3
The cross-party House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has concluded the government should terminate NHS England's contract with Palantir - citing the company "supporting highly controversial policies and activities." Palantir has been supplying software
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Jun 2
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Iran’s human rights and impunity crisis requires urgent and sustained diplomatic international action to prevent further atrocity crimes by the authorities.
$To maintain their grip on power, the authorities have unleashed an all-out assault on people in Iran.\n\nThe international community must not allow the Iranian authorities to use the conflict as a smokescreen to deepen their machinery of repression.$
$Silence Enables Repression\nTogether we must continue to demand accountability, justice and human rights.$
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Since 28 February 2026, the authorities have arbitrarily executed at least 39 individuals on politically motivated charges following torture-tainted grossly unfair trials. 2/3
$Mass arbitrary arrests targeted children, students, teachers, journalists, lawyers, ethnic minorities, labour activists, and grieving families seeking justice.\n\nOfficials labelled detainees \u201Ctraitors\u201D and \u201Cterrorists\u201D for peaceful expression, or documenting human rights abuses.$
$Authorities introduced \u201CSaham,\u201D a digital system identifying and seizing assets belonging to alleged \u201Cenemy agents.\u201D \n\nMore than 750 individuals reportedly had bank accounts, properties, and financial holdings confiscated.$
$Human rights defenders and lawyers disappeared after arbitrary arrests, with families denied information about their whereabouts. \n\nAmnesty documented torture including mock executions, beatings, solitary confinement and food deprivation.$
$At least 39 political executions occurred after torture-tainted sham trials since the unlawful military strikes by the US and Israel in February 2026.\n\nProtesters, dissidents and alleged spies faced rushed prosecutions under \u201Cwartime conditions\u201D.$
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Jun 2
Iranian authorities are exploiting the current crisis to further erode the human rights of people in Iran. People in Iran are already suffering from the devastating consequences of unlawful air strikes by US and Israeli forces, as well as decades of crimes under international
$Iranian authorities are using \u201Cwartime conditions\u201D to intensify repression, arresting over 6,000 people: journalists, lawyers, minorities and dissidents. \n\nMany face unfair trials, enforced disappearances, torture, executions, \nand severe prison sentences nationwide.$
$Authorities imposed an 88-day internet blackout, isolating over 90 million people from information.\n\nOnline activity became criminalized as \u201Cespionage,\u201D punishable by death. Censorship, surveillance and restrictions have devastated livelihoods.$
$Security forces threatened citizens through text messages warning against VPNs, satellite internet, sharing strike footage, or contacting foreign media.\n\nAuthorities accused ordinary users of collaborating with enemies, risking arrest, imprisonment, or execution.$
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May 29
Everyone should watch this speech. "The irony of accepting an award for covering a genocide in the very country that enables that genocide should not be lost." AJ Faultlines documentary, Kids Under Fire, won "Outstanding War or Violence Conflict Coverage" at the 2026 News
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May 29
🚨 The Milburn Review must be a wake-up call. Too many young people are locked out of work. And those who do have jobs still can’t afford the basics. No one should be pushed into poverty because decent-paying jobs don’t exist. We need a root-and-branch reform of the
$Young people trying not to fall into poverty... \n\nbut the social security system punishes you if you can\u2019t find a job...\n\nbut even if you had a job you still wouldn\u2019t be able to afford the essentials...$
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