Amnesty International - Anti Death Penalty: Webinar

 

• We start with the World Day Against the Death Penalty in October. To mark the day we will be holding a webinar on 5 October at 7pm in which we will introduce a new campaign theme – the death penalty as a tool of state oppression.
• For our news articles we start in Egypt where TV presenter Sarah Kalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging along with 11 other defendants in violation once again of international law.
• Then we have yet another awful story from Iran where Taraneh Rahimi has been sentenced to death on charges of ‘Moharebah’ or ‘waging war against God’, primarily arising from her alleged participation in the recent protests there.
• We have two stories from the USA. We start with Francis Clifford Smith who has died in prison aged 101 having served seventy years on death row during which time he was reprieved eight times! We also have the story of Tyler Robinson, charged with the killing of Charlie Kirk. A judge has ruled that prosecutors can seek the death penalty.
• Then back home to Britain where Lee Anderson has once again been advocating for a return to the death penalty.
• We have an urgent action for you to get involved with, this time from Libya where 50 men are in imminent risk of execution following 30 other executions carried out by the LAAF. Do please look at this and take part.
• Our death penalty video is presented by the ACLU and is a really informative look at how the death penalty works in the USA. Finally, our death penalty fact looks at the operation of the death penalty in Japan.

Thank you all so much for your continued support of Amnesty’s campaign against the death penalty.

World Day Against the Death Penalty webinar

Last month we let you know that we would be running a webinar to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The webinar will mark the launch our latest campaign highlighting the use of the death penalty as a tool of repression and intimidation. The webinar will take place on Monday 5 October starting at 7.00pm and will last around one hour.  During the webinar we will:   •    explain the purpose of the campaign •    hear from Country Coordinators representing China, Iran and Saudi Arabia, countries that are all guilty of this practice •    tell you what we plan to do during the campaign including an event to be held in the New Year •    explain how you can get involved. This promises to be a really informative and stimulating session from activists who really understand what is happening in these countries. Join us if you can, registeration button is below:

Register for the webinar here

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September 26th - 27th

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October 3rd - 4th

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October 23rd - 24th

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October 24th - 25th

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IHRNGO Receives Award at 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

 

IHRNGO has been awarded the Documentation Award at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, held in Paris from 30 June to 2 July 2026. Organised by Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), the congress brought together over 1,300 global delegates to strategise on the universal abolition of the death penalty. The award was also dedicated to the “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” abolitionist movement behind bars which is staging its 129th weekly hunger strikes today.

Iran Human Rights for 2025 : End Systematic Repression of Human Rights Defenders

 The 6th Annual Human Rights Report for 2025 was published by the Swedish Iran Human Rights Organization: 

                                End Systematic Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Iran

Click here for more information:   

Azam's Report: Nowruz 2026 (7 Cases)

2026 Amnesty International Nowruz Actions

By: Amnesty International Group 139, Wisconsin

Submitted By: Azam Niroomand-Rad, PhD

Coordinator Group 139

Nowruz Actions: 218 Signatures

Number of signatures for each of Amnesty International Nowruz cases are shown next to their names:

(1) Narges Mohammadi, Human Rights Defender (41 Signatures)

(2) Dr. Ahmad Reza Djalali, Iranian Swedish citizen, Emergency Medicine (42 Signatures)

(3) Zeynab Jalalia, Iranian Kurdish Activist, Kermanshah Province (41 Signatures)

(4) Vahid Afkari, Prisoner of Conscious, Adelabad Prison, Shiraz (42 Signatures)

(5) Sharifeh Mohammadi, Human Rights Defender, Rasht Prison (42 Signatures)

(6) Reza Khandan, Graphic artist, women’s right defender (43 Signatures)

(7) Mahvash Sabet & Fariba Kamalabadi, members of Baha’ faith, Evin Prison (42 Signatures)

Note: Could not be mailed to Islamic Republic of Iran. Instead, they were mailed to:

Iran Team/Amnesty International/ International Secretariat, 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW, United Kingdom

See the full report here. 

Amnesty International - The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2026

The 2026 edition of Amnesty International’s annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, assesses national, regional and global developments across a wide range of human rights themes. It highlights how states have undermined the international rules-based system, hindering the resolution of problems that affect the lives of millions. It also identifies trends regarding armed conflicts, repression of dissent, discrimination, economic and climate injustice, the abrupt halt of humanitarian aid, and the misuse of technology. The report documents human rights concerns during 2025 in 144 countries, connecting global and regional issues and looking to the future.

To view the Annual Report, click here: AI Report: April 2026

Amnesty International 2026 Nowruz Actions

https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Nowruz-2026.pdf

Nowruz marks the Persian New Year, the first day of spring, and the start of the Iranian calendar year—an engaging, creative way for people of all ages to show solidarity and spread messages of hope. Please click the link above to learn more about individuals at risk and how you can help. Thank you!