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NO ONE SHOULD BE ARRESTED UNDER TERROR LAWS FOR HOLDING A SIGN.
NO ONE SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR PEACEFULLY PROTESTING.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
SIGN THE PETITION! amnesty.org.uk/get-involved/…
BREAKING: Peaceful protestors are being arrested AGAIN.
The arrests of grandparents, teenagers and everyone in between for peacefully holding signs are a truly SHAMEFUL attack on our freedom of speech.
Peaceful protests are one of the best ways we have to make the government listen to us.
The Foreign Secretary has said that the government never meant to treat elderly people, vicars and grandmothers as criminals. Even the Home Secretary has said that some of these arrests make her uncomfortable.
IF YOU’RE OUTRAGED, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD – add your name to the petition: amn.st/6013BHSZu3
Sir Patrick Stewart was best known for playing heroes on screen, but one of his bravest acts was telling the truth about his own childhood and speaking up for human rights.
For many years, he stood with Amnesty and spoke openly about the violence his mother suffered at home to support our campaign to stop violence against women. His honesty gave courage to survivors around the world.
Our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends. The best way to honour him is to carry on the fight he believed in. It should appal us all that the scourge of violence against women and girls continues, and Governments must do far more to end it. amn.st/6010BHUwSr
Credit where it’s due: 100 days in, Prime Minister @andyburnham has delivered on some promises 👏
But human rights don’t come one at a time. Homes, food, protest and justice all matter, and the list below is still waiting.
Amnesty UK retweeted
Against the backdrop of Israel's elections Israeli authorities have continued to wage their crackdown against Hebron in the occupied West Bank, during which they forcibly displaced nearly 3,000 Palestinians in a matter of days, demolished homes & property & continue to place the city under total lockdown.
PROTESTING WORKS!
Around the world, we’ve seen how protesting gives us power to make our leaders listen to us and challenge their decisions that shape our everyday lives.
In the UK, the right to protest is under threat. Watch our new documentary at the link below 👀
In the UK, the right to protest is under threat. Watch the full documentary here 👀 amn.st/6018BHcXMA
Would you notice if someone you love was skipping meals?
"I love my mum and when I notice she's not eating it is hard."
Tyler's mum cares for his nan. He and his sister both work part-time, but there's still never enough food in the house, and when Tyler asks his mum if she's eaten, she says she's not hungry. He thinks she's going without, so they don't have to.
Tyler's family is one of the 20% of households across the country going through the same thing. He wrote a letter to his neighbours for our Message in a Bottle campaign, asking them to stand with him. Will you?
Sign our petition calling on the Prime Minister to protect the right to food in law: amn.st/6010BHwlJ8
Hundreds of people across the country opened their front door this morning to find a milk bottle on the step, with a letter from a neighbour inside.
Each one is from someone who knows what it's like to struggle to afford food, asking: will you stand with me?
17.6 million people across the country can't reliably afford food. Some of them could live on your street.
Stand with them by signing our petition calling on the Prime Minister to protect the right to food in law: amn.st/6013BHnUYR
New figures show 17.6m of us can't reliably afford food, including 4.6m children.
That's 3.5m more people than in 2024.
That could be your neighbour, your colleague, or the parent you wave to at pick-up.
Sign our petition for a Right to Food in law  👉 amnesty.org.uk/get-involved/…
@TrussellUK
A fantastic launch of the #RightToFoodCommission in Parliament, bringing together commissioners, parliamentarians, trade unions, campaigners and the communities at the heart of this fight.
It has been one of the honours of my life to listen to communities across the country and work alongside people determined to end the scourge of hunger.
In one of the richest countries in the world, nobody should be worried about where their next meal is coming from.
Now we need Government action.
A Right to Food enshrined in law, ensuring everyone can access affordable, nutritious food with dignity.
Our communities cannot carry on paying the price for political decisions that drive poverty and food insecurity.
Hunger is a political choice. Together, we must demand a different future.
#RightToFood #HungerIsAPoliticalChoice
We have the RECEIPTS 🧾 and we printed a very big one.
It lists everything the right to food should mean, from affordable food to reliable access.
For World Food Day we took it to Parliament with @IanByrneMP who said “this is what the UK desperately needs.”
Sign the petition to make it law, ✍️
amn.st/6015BHzrT9
Amnesty UK retweeted
NEW: Home Office stats released today reveal that arrests for “terrorist-related activity” in the year ending June 2026 were up 1,553% on last year and 94% of the arrests (3,630 of 3,867) were linked to showing support for Palestine Action.
We're being told to stock up on food this winter, but currently 1 in 5 people across the UK can't afford enough to eat as it is.
Help us hit 10,000 signatures before we take our petition to No.10 next week and demand the right to food in UK law 👇🏾
amn.st/6012BGA3gE
Three years after the deadly Hamas-led attacks of 7 October and the start of Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, Palestinian civilians continue to endure catastrophic suffering amid Israel's ongoing genocide.
Justice for victims of all crimes in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory remains out of reach.
The world must stop turning its back on humanity.
States must act now to end the genocide, halt arms transfers, dismantle Israel’s system of apartheid and unlawful occupation, and support justice for all victims.
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