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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 18h
🚨 BREAKING: Destroyed Palestinian ambulance unveiled outside Palantir HQ this morning with NHS workers protesting against Palantir’s links to Israel’s ongoing genocide. 1/3 🧵
DESTROYED PALESTINIAN AMBULANCE UNVEILED OUTSIDE PALANTIR HQ
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're proud to have been part of the Right to Food UK Commission, and its findings are clear. It's time for a Right to Food Bill 💛 Sign our petition for a Right to Food Bill 👉 amn.st/63327BGSPqV
A young child's hand grips a fork over a patterned bowl with a few chips and pieces of meat left in it. Text reads: "The plan is on the table. Now make it law." The graphic calls for a Right to Food Bill following the Right to Food UK Commission's findings. Amnesty International logo in the top left corner.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday! But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
OUTRAGEOUS scenes outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool yesterday! But it’s nothing new... In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The UK government must end its attack on jury trials once and for all. Amnesty UK welcomed the government’s signals that it will walk back some of the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PROTESTING WORKS! Even the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, agrees. Thanks to millions of people around the world demanding justice for Palestinians, the UK has taken the first steps to help end Israel’s illegal occupation by banning settlement goods and some services.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On Tuesday, the Trades Union Congress passed a motion to support the campaign to enshrine the right to food in UK law. 14.1 million people across our country are living in food poverty. We are the 5th richest country in the world. No one should be going hungry.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Yesterday morning Tiananmen activists were sentenced to prison for organising peaceful vigils. The sentencing of activists who organised peaceful vigils to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown is a triple tragedy.
Tiananmen activists - including Chow Hang-tung - sentenced to prison for organising peaceful vigils
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Usama Ghanem can return to university! 🎓 Last year, King's College London suspended Usama after he participated in pro-Palestine protests, which led to his student visa being revoked. An internal review has now found no reason for that to stand - a win from student campaigning across the UK 🎉
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The fourth Hong Kong Film Festival UK (HKFFUK) is again partnering with Amnesty UK. We hope you’ll join us for two joint film screenings around the theme of "Narrating Migration" exploring migration, identity and movement.
Hong Kong Film Festival
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
150+ organisations are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation. We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.
Racial violence is escalating. 150+ organisations have RAISED the alarm and demand the government acts.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Today’s announcement is hugely welcome. The Foreign Secretary promised a ‘comprehensive reset’ and today could be the sea change that is needed. The UK Government has committed to concrete action and has recognised Israel’s unlawful occupation and ethnic cleansing.
Amnesty UK welcomes the Government’s initial steps against Israel's unlawful occupation
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Amnesty International was founded by Peter Benenson in 1961. We're inviting you to an evening to celebrate Peter's life and work. 🗓️ Monday 21 September 🕣 7pm 📍 British Library, London Find out more and buy your tickets here 👇🏾 events.bl.uk/events/a-lif...
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A Life in Human Rights – the story of Amnesty International | British Library
Peter Benenson founded a human rights movement that would spread around the world: Amnesty International. Following his death, Peter’s daughter Natasha beq
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yesterday's announcement: over 3 million children are now eligible for free school meals. Genuinely good news. Still one meal though. Teachers are filling the rest, the gaps that shouldn't exist. Sign for a Right to Food Act: amn.st/63324B1764A
Black graphic with a yellow quotation mark icon. White text reads a quote from Alex, a teacher in Oxfordshire, describing how hunger affects children's behaviour and concentration at school, and how a student was nearly permanently excluded before the cause was identified. Below the quote, bold yellow text reads: 'No child should have to risk expulsion to be noticed.' The Amnesty International candle logo appears at the bottom.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘We have an opportunity to pressure the government into changing some of the ridiculous laws we have brought in in the last few years, from the criminalisation of peaceful protest to the proscription of Palestine Action.’ - @mrnishkumar.bsky.social 🎤💥
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have risen to their HIGHEST LEVELS since records began more than two decades ago. According to police statistics published today, the surge was driven by the organised racist violence that occurred in parts of Northern Ireland in June.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Amnesty UK welcomes the judge's ruling that the ‘Barclays 5’ will not be sentenced as terrorists. The ‘Barclays 5’ were responsible for the direct action against Barclays bank in Burnley in August 2024.
Palestine Action activists responsible for Barclays action will not be sentenced as terrorists, judge rules.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did you laugh? 😅 For some actual lols, come to our Edinburgh Fringe shows this weekend featuring your favourite comedians! 🎤 Get your tickets for Stand Up For Freedom here: amn.st/6186B1dGq2
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Comedy has always belonged beside human rights campaigning - that's why Amnesty’s show is back at Edinburgh Fringe this Friday and Saturday! Read more about how comedy is an essential survival tool in frightening times: amn.st/63320B1wKKp
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'Comedy isn't the opposite of seriousness. Sometimes it's how we survive it.' : Correspondents 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
'Comedy isn't the opposite of seriousness. Sometimes it's how we survive it.' - Amnesty International’s Felix Jakens on why comedy has always belonged alongside human rights campaigning
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reform has proposed transferring people convicted in the UK to prisons in El Salvador - a country known for serious human rights abuses. This would be financing brutality with British taxpayers’ money.
Photo of Nigel Farage with copy that reads: UK taxpayers would pay for Reform's El Salvador plan
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Is clapping illegal in the UK in 2026?
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: More than 100 peaceful protestors have been arrested today under terror laws. Amnesty legal observers attended to document the arrests and any human rights violations.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
GOOD NEWS: The UK’s highest court has granted permission to appeal the terrorist ban of Palestine Action. This news comes a month after the Court of Appeal upheld the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action in July 2025.
Breaking: Supreme Court Granted Permission to Appeal the Terrorist Ban of Palestine Action
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
For the first time ever in our country's history, a barrister is facing contempt proceedings over the content of their closing speech. It is seriously concerning and entirely disproportionate. Rajiv Menon KC is facing up to two years in prison for the way he defended his client.
Photo of Rajiv Menon KC which says: Prosecution of Palestine Action lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, IS a serious threat to fair trial rights and the right to protest
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
More than 70 attacks on UK mosques were recorded in the past year. No one should feel unsafe attending their place of worship. amn.st/63323BEslPl
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One UK mosque attacked ‘every five days’, says British Muslim Trust
More than 70 attacks have been recorded over past year, including acts of violence, property damage and vandalism
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When they're discussing Andy Burnham's clothes, but the saxophones are getting louder
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
14.1 million people in the UK are experiencing food insecurity. Our message to the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is simple: Food is a human right. It’s time to protect it in UK law. Join us in calling on Andy Burnham to ensure everyone has access to food👇🏾 www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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Prime Minister: Protect the right to food in UK law
Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments now and in the future have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
As billions around the world tune in to the World Cup, this is what has happened to football in #Palestine. Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 1,007 Palestinian athletes and sports professionals and destroyed more than 260 sports facilities.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The beautiful game belongs to everyone. As Amnesty Ambassador Anita Asante says: the World Cup should be a moment of unity but that's not been the reality for many. Help us bring people together and fight injustice by buying one of these World Cup t-shirts today👇🏾 amnestypopup.co.uk/collection/f...
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There is now an imminent threat to the life of Dr Abu Safiya. He has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities since Dec 2024, subjected to torture, severe physical & psychological abuse, & prolonged solitary confinement. Join us and demand his release: amn.st/63322BEMbho
Before and after detention image of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, showing his degradation.Many healthcare works in the UK holding signs reading Free Gaza Medics and Free Dr Abu Safiya and other medics.List of prominent signatories who signed the letter by healthcare works calling for the release of Dr. Abu SafiyaMany healthcare works in the UK holding signs reading Free Dr Abu Safiya
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.
Photo of Nya Bevan with a quote saying: "Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community."
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If the Secretary of State responsible for social media regulation and oversight says X/Twitter "isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities" she should take more decisive action - not just leave the platform. 1/6 🧵
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
❗New Amnesty International report alert: City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces' Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This weekend, our movement came together. Hundreds of members and activists gathered in Brighton for Amplify - Amnesty's Annual General Meeting - to plan, shape and build our campaigns so we can defend human rights in the UK and around the world.
Photo of dozens of Amnesty activists holding up various signs in support of human rights causes from ending apartheid in Palestine to promoting LGBTQ+ and women's rights
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Health workers and activists took over Brighton beach this evening to demand the UK Government terminates Palantir’s contract with NHS England.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
First Minister, it's time to deliver. Bring forward the Human Rights Bill within the first year of the new Scottish Parliament. Scotland needs a Human Rights Bill to enshrine people’s everyday rights into law – so everyone can live with dignity.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Today, the government has published a long-overdue draft bill to ban conversion practices. Such a Bill has been promised by several governments over the past eight years and, after many broken promises, today marks a significant step forward in protecting the rights of LGBT+ people in the UK.
FINALLY: GOVERNMENT RELEASE DRAFT BILL TO BAN conversion THERAPY. Amnesty will scrutinise every word
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Join Prevent Watch, Amnesty UK and Liberty for the launch of a new resource helping educators navigate the Prevent Duty. Find out more about the event here 👇🏾
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Navigating Prevent: Safeguarding not Securitisation
Join Prevent Watch, Amnesty UK and Liberty for the launch of a new resource helping educators navigate the Prevent Duty.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A United Nations’ independent commission has found that Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children. Commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar described the “systematic killing and harming of children” including since the so-called ceasefire was declared in October 2025.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’ve partnered with Bambi Street Artist on a special collaboration to mark 65 years of Amnesty, celebrate the power of collective action and remind us that the fight for human rights is as urgent as ever! Bambi has created two designs for our collection.
Artist holding spray can in front of the expect resistance designArtist finishing an expect resistance design with a microphone and two birds
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Last week saw the worst and best of Belfast. Racist hate mobs attacked people in their homes, boosted by shameful political rhetoric and far-right social media accounts. www.democracynow.org/2026/6/15/be...
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“This Is the Real Belfast”: Major Antiracist Rally Condemns Anti-Immigrant Riots
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman is in Belfast, where several days of racist riots have targeted immigrants and ethnic minorities with violence, threats and property destruction. It is the third consec...
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This #RefugeeWeek, and every week, we stand #WithRefugees🧡 This could not be a more important time for us to come together to fight back the dehumanisation. Find out where you can join an event this week to show your support for refugees and people seeking asylum 👇🏾 amn.st/63327BD1hsP
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal is deeply disappointing. This case remains about much more than one group. The banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is a grave misuse of counter-terrorism powers with serious consequences for human rights.
BREAKING: Court of Appeal upholds proscription of Palestine Action
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This evening, survivors, their families and this community once again walked silently through the streets around Grenfell Tower. They will never stop fighting for justice. They marked the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire - and the lives of the 72 people who died.
Survivors, their families and this community are walking silently through the streets around Grenfell Tower.Photo of a sign saying justice and another saying "this much evidence and still no charges"
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
As Australia are playing in their first game of the #FifaWorldCup, we want to thank Socceroo footballer Jackson Irvine for speaking out for human rights. It’s a powerful message to all footballers & pundits that they can use their platform to speak out against injustice. #HumanityMustWin
Photo of Jackson: "In America, we’re seeing more and more of the rights of [LGBTQIA+] communities…being taken away all over the country."Photo of Jackson: "Decisions like awarding this peace prize [to President Trump] makes a mockery of what they’re trying to do with the human rights charter and trying to use football as a global driving force for good and positive change in the world.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
🚨The recent images of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya are shocking evidence of Israel's abuse against Palestinian detainees.
Photo of Dr Safiya from October 2024 looking healthy in his doctor's uniform next to a photo form June 2026 of Dr Safiya looking very slim and unhealthy in Israeli detention. Photo from 27th December 2024 of Dr. Safiya’s and his last action as a free person of walking to confront a tank that was part of an Israeli raid of his hospital.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case. The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them. Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future
Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists, use of terrorism laws against protesters must end
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎟️ TICKETS AVAILABLE: In conversation with Jordan Stephens, hosted by Ben Hurst. Join us for a space of reflection, to explore how young men can push back on the ideas dividing our communities and take on the social and economic issues shaping life within them.
Photo of Jordan Stephens with a quote: There's a lot being said about young men right now, and much of it feels negative, polarised or stuck. This conversation is about honesty, connection and figuring out how men and boys can show up differently for ourselves, each other, and our communities.Photo of Ben Hurst with a quote: What if the manosphere's pull isn't just about a fringe group of bad apples at the far reaches of the internet? What if it's being targeted at a generation of boys and young men who feel unanchored, unseen and unheard?
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Scared and angry at the scenes of racist violence? You're not alone. This Saturday 13 June, join thousands in Glasgow and Belfast standing for equality, dignity and justice.
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Location: Buchanan steps
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The World Cup hasn’t even started...
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