Aiqun Yu, Christine Shearer and Joe Hittinger work at Global Energy Monitor, a US-based organisation that seeks to provide the worldwide energy transition with transparent data and analysis. With global oil and gas prices soaring at the start of the Iran war, China quietly broke ground on three major coal-to-gas and coal-to-chemical projects worth roughly […]
Even the most ambitious national climate plans aimed at cutting emissions to meet the 1.5C global warming goal in the Paris Agreement often lack a vital ingredient for success: private investment. With governments facing fiscal and political pressures, attracting private capital will be crucial for accelerating climate action in the coming years. Yet many Nationally […]
Saudi Arabian authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related offences, the latest of which was on 18 June. In response, Dana Ahmed, Middle East Researcher at Amnesty International, said today: “It is halfway through the year and Saudi Arabia has executed nearly 100 people, a grim […]
Around the world, millions of people are left with little choice but to leave their homes because of conflicts, violence, persecution or climate emergencies. Many are still seeking protection. On World Refugee Day, Victor Nyamori, Researcher and Advisor on Refugees and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, reflects on what has changed in recent years, the challenges that remain and how everybody has a role to play in the fight for justice. […]
Guillaume Konan, known as Kajeem, is a singer and songwriter who grew up in Abobo, a neighbourhood of Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d’Ivoire. Now 57, he began his career in the 1990s in rap music before moving on to reggae. Kajeem is committed to defending rights and freedoms, and speaks out against restrictions […]
Burkina Faso’s authorities should urgently account for the journalist Atiana Serge Oulon, who was forcibly disappeared by state security forces two years ago, and release him immediately, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Observatoire Kisal, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World […]
Amnesty International urges the European Union (EU) institutions and member states to abandon Afghanistan deportation plans and end any readmission cooperation with Taliban de facto authorities. Afghanistan cannot in any way be considered safe for returns, and this approach will put the lives of returnees at risk, as repeatedly noted by several UN bodies. The European Commission recently invited Taliban authorities to Brussels to discuss the deportation of Afghan nationals. This meeting, which is expected to take place imminently according to media reports, follows a push […]
While both sides claim "encouraging progress," experts say there’s a long way to go to turn the shaky diplomatic framework into a durable agreement.
Keir Starmer in a Croatia jersey. An Iranian protest against a US strike. Calls to arrest Brazil’s President Lula. Adolf Hitler in the German fan section — all supposedly seen at the World Cup. But none of it is real.
Now that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, all eyes are on Andy Burnham. The former mayor of Manchester is seen as the favorite to succeed Starmer to lead the United Kingdom.
