While the movement should be celebrating 60 years of life-changing activism, Amnesty International UK finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The issue of racism and the working culture within Amnesty International UK is a matter of concern to members of the Cardiff Amnesty Group. We agree with the AIUK Board that: “Racism is a pervasive problem. It is deep-rooted, entangled in every aspect of the world as it is today:…
Nazanin’s New Charge: How You Can Take Action
It has sadly been announced today that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been given a further 1 year jail sentence with then an additional 1 year travel ban preventing her from leaving Iran after this jail term ends. Her lawyer has said an appeal is being lodged on the basis that the charges had been laid out…
Our next book: The Power of Privilege by June Sarpong
At the last meeting of the book club we focussed on The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. This was the first fiction book we had read and covered everything from class to identity. It also divided opinion among the group which led to some lively conversation. We are now approaching the fourth meeting of the…
Anoosheh’s Fourth Birthday Spent in Prison
Today is Anoosheh Ahoori’s 67th birthday. It is the fourth birthday he has spent imprisoned in Iran despite being innocent of all charges. Anoosheh was visiting family in Iran in August 2017, something he had done regularly for many years. On the 13th August he was abducted by the Iranian authorities and has been detained…
Cardiff Amnesty’s Choice for AIUK Elections
The Cardiff Amnesty International Group are delighted to nominate Dr Owen Collins to stand for election to the Board of Amnesty International UK. Owen, as many of you will know, is a committed campaigner who has been the driving force behind one of the most active Amnesty groups in Wales. Over the last decade, he…
Forgotten Behind Bars: New AIUK report and a call to action
As you will likely be aware, the Cardiff AIUK group have been campaigning on the issue of the use of excessive cellular confinement in UK prisons for a number of months. Our own, Dr Dennis Eady, spoke on the concerns of the group at the recent AIUK Wales Conference, Activism in Action, and included a…
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