TWO YEARS OF CAPTIVITY It has now been over 800 days since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at a Tehran airport after a family visit to Iran with her infant daughter Gabriella. Detained for over five months, initially in solitary confinement without access to a lawyer, Nazanin was eventually sentenced to five years in prison in…
Stand Up in the Park
It’s here! Cardiff Amnesty have unveiled their new poster for Stand Up in the Park 2018. At a meeting on Monday evening the Cardiff Amnesty International group were busy planning their summer campaign in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her daughter, Gabriella, who have been imprisoned in Iran for over two years. Cardiff Amnesty International…
Laughter is a kind of freedom
Cardiff Amnesty International and the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival are proud to announce STAND UP IN THE PARK in support of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Sunday 24th June 2018, 8.00pm (bar opens at 6.30pm) Part of the Open Air Theatre Festival in Sophia Gardens To book tickets click here STAND UP IN THE PARK Join…
OMG! It’s the AGM
Members of the Cardiff Amnesty International Group attend this year’s National Conference and AGM held in Swansea. It was an inspiring event with fantastic speakers. It was also great way to meet activists from across the UK. Kate Allan, Director of Amnesty International UK, outlined some of the Human Rights challenges in the current global…
The End of Policing
Cardiff Amnesty International’s March event was held jointly with the University of South Wales. Alex Vitale, renowned Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, spoke about his new book, The End of Policing. The role of the police involves protecting the liberties of individuals but in order to undertake that task they often have to interfere with…
When is an Arms Fair not an Arms Fair?
When it is a “procurement event for security related technology”. Cardiff Amnesty International lent its support to the campaign opposing the arms trade on Tuesday 27 March. Group members joined a large and lively crowd of fellow activists outside the Motorpoint Arena in opposition to the “Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability Exhibition” being held…
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