Cardiff Amnesty warmly invites you to an evening of crafting and human rights in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. You may have heard of Nazanin … Since the 3rd April 2016 Nazanin and her daughter, Gabriella, have been imprisoned in Iran. Nazanin was returning to the UK after a family holiday when she was detained…
Hunger Strike for Medical Treatment
At the first Cardiff Amnesty meeting of 2019 we discussed the worrying situation facing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi, who both announced a three day hunger strike starting on Monday 14th January. Both Nazanin and Narges have been denied access to the medical treatment they have requested by the Iranian authorities. Nazanin has long requested access…
Write for Rights 2018
On the 10th December Cardiff Amnesty held its annual Write for Rights meeting at Chapter Arts Centre. Each December we come together to write greetings cards for prisoners of conscience whose rights are being abused. It only takes a few minutes to send a card or but for someone facing oppression or unjustly imprisoned they are often…
Wales – Nation of Sanctuary?
Cardiff Amnesty International’s November event was held in collaboration with the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. An inspiring panel of community activists reported on the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers in Wales in an evening of debate entitled “Wales – Nation of Sanctuary?” Alongside chairing the event, Susie Ventris-Field, speaking on behalf of…
Trump Protest
Cardiff Amnesty joined a large crowd of fellow activists in Cardiff City Centre on Thursday afternoon in opposition to the divisive politics of Donald Trump. Like many other people across the UK, Amnesty members are alarmed by the views of a president who in just 18 months has encouraged a deeply disturbing human rights roll-back…
VIDEO: 400 People Singing Happy Birthday at Stand Up in the Park!
Laugh? I nearly cried… On June 24th Cardiff Amnesty partnered with the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival for the second sell-out ‘Stand Up in the Park’ in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. You may have heard of Nazanin. It has now been over 800 days since Nazanin was arrested at a Tehran airport after a family…
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