Uzbek photographer pledges to appeal guilty verdict

February 12th, 2010

An award winning Uzbek photographer sentenced to jail after a court ruled she had insulted the nation, has been released thanks to an amnesty.  Umida Akhmedova said that she had done nothing wrong and will therefore appeal on the verdict. Akhmedova could have faced six months in jail or two years in a labour camp.

Iraq play wins Amnesty award

August 28th, 2009

A play which looks at the war in Iraq from three different viewpoints has won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. Palace of the End by Judith Thompson was described by the human rights organisation as “a truly formidable piece of work”. Read more here