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Amnesty International has been campaigning against the death penalty for nearly 50 years.

Over the years, our global movement has tirelessly campaigned against the death penalty and the world has witnessed a global progressive trend towards abolition.

However, a small, isolated group of states were still willing to carry out executions in 2025 in defiance of international law. Swipe right to find out which countries 👉

Amnesty International has been campaigning against the death penalty for nearly 50 years.

Over the years, our global movement has tirelessly campaigned against the death penalty and the world has witnessed a global progressive trend towards abolition.

However, a small, isolated group of states were still willing to carry out executions in 2025 in defiance of international law. Swipe right to find out which countries 👉

World leaders and states need to be courageous enough to buck the trend of ignoring human rights.

We must all do everything in our power to disrupt the expansion of authoritarian practices. Leaders won’t hold themselves accountable. People will.Our State of the World’s Human Rights’ report is out now.Link in bio.

Even the best player on Earth can’t outrun the simple fact that the beautiful game has an ugly truth:

The #FIFAWorldCup is taking place in a landscape where ICE agents have killed migrants, protesters and observers — in 2025 alone, deported over 500,000 people — more than six times the number of people who will watch the World Cup final in person next month.

Despite this, #FIFA has yet to ask President Trump to halt cruel #ICE raids during the #WorldCup.

Enough is enough. Humanity must win – call on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and host country authorities to:

1) respect peaceful protest,
2) end mass detentions and deportations,
3) protect everyone from discrimination.

Stop the World Cup from turning into a festival of fear. The World Cup belongs to us all.

Take action via link in bio.

A reminder: under the guise of deterring crime, authorities in a handful of countries are weaponizing the death penalty and using it as a tool for repression and control. The death penalty kills people, not crime.

Russia’s drone and missile strikes on Dnipro, Ukraine are the latest in a series of attacks on the country amid Russia's ongoing war of aggression. The strikes, which happened earlier today, injured at least 18 people. Among them were children. The attacks hit civilian buildings and set them alight, causing firefighters to attend the scene.

Last week, Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks yet on Ukraine, involving over 1,500 long-range drones and missiles. In Kyiv alone, one Russian strike on a residential building killed at least 24 people including children, as rescuers cleared the rubble. Across the city, dozens of civilians were injured and residential buildings were damaged. Earlier that day, other Ukrainian cities, including Rivne and Ivano-Frankivsk, were also under attack, with civilians killed and injured there as well.

A UN vehicle carrying aid to Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson was also struck last week, followed by another hit while the delivery was underway.

Amnesty International has documented numerous war crimes and other crimes under international law committed by Russian forces since the beginning of its war of aggression against Ukraine. This includes deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. These are crimes under international law. Russia’s aggression must be stopped, and civilians in Ukraine must be protected.

With human rights under threat around the world, millions of people continue to fight against the death penalty each year in a powerful demonstration of our shared humanity. As executing countries become ever more isolated, many countries are choosing to listen.

In the Americas however, USA stands alone as the only country in the region to carry out executions.

In 2025, as authorities of several countries placed the death penalty at the centre of flawed public security and “tough on crime” narratives to assert control, project state power and score political points, some other countries demonstrated that with continued pressure and determination, global abolition is within reach - proving hope is stronger than fear.

Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981. Iran was the main driver behind the spike, doubling its 2024 figure, a dangerous trend as the authorities used the death penalty to instil fear and punish dissent.

Our new report, Death Sentences and Executions 2025, out now - link in bio.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

Wherever you are, whoever you love - your right to exist, exactly as you are, matters.
Budapest Pride 2025 drew an estimated 200,000 people into the streets despite a government ban - proof that resistance is impossible to legislate away.
Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - in solidarity with everyone who fights hate and refuses to be silenced.

"I am fully myself, without fear, without hiding, without restraint, and I am met with complete acceptance and love".

On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Y shares his story of Lebanon, football, and family.

Bille, a town of 30,000 people in Rivers State, Nigeria, sits next to abandoned oil and gas infrastructure. Since October 2025, methane has been bubbling up in rivers, swamps and drinking wells near the town. It is suspected that the oil and gas wells are the cause of these leaks. School children have had to relocate and members of Bille’s community are falling sick due to this. One resident told Amnesty International that the community is “no longer safe.”

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission began investigating the leaks in April and ordered all operating companies nearby to find a solution. The state Governor also offered 100 million Naira (approximately 75,000 USD) to the Bille community to cover relief costs. But little has been done to stop the leaks, and Bille now faces a serious health emergency.

Amnesty International continues to call for these investigations to be expedited. Immediate action must be taken to stop the gas leaks, and clean drinking water must be restored to Bille.

For Palestinians, every day is Nakba Day. For 78 years, Israel has denied Palestinians their right to return home - violating international law and UN resolutions. Dispossession, displacement, and fragmentation continue to define Palestinian lives.

The lives of Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip – most of whom are refugees and descendants of refugees - are now also devastated by Israel’s genocide. The denial of the right of return is a key tool through which Israel enforces its system of apartheid, which is a crime against humanity.

Israel must stop its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and end its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory. It must grant Palestinian refugees their right of return. Palestinians do not simply mark the Nakba; every aspect of their lives is marked by its continuation.

For Palestinians, every day is Nakba Day. For 78 years, Israel has denied Palestinians their right to return home - violating international law and UN resolutions. Dispossession, displacement, and fragmentation continue to define Palestinian lives.

The lives of Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip – most of whom are refugees and descendants of refugees - are now also devastated by Israel’s genocide. The denial of the right of return is a key tool through which Israel enforces its system of apartheid, which is a crime against humanity.

Israel must stop its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and end its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory. It must grant Palestinian refugees their right of return. Palestinians do not simply mark the Nakba; every aspect of their lives is marked by its continuation.

For Palestinians, every day is Nakba Day. For 78 years, Israel has denied Palestinians their right to return home - violating international law and UN resolutions. Dispossession, displacement, and fragmentation continue to define Palestinian lives.

The lives of Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip – most of whom are refugees and descendants of refugees - are now also devastated by Israel’s genocide. The denial of the right of return is a key tool through which Israel enforces its system of apartheid, which is a crime against humanity.

Israel must stop its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and end its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory. It must grant Palestinian refugees their right of return. Palestinians do not simply mark the Nakba; every aspect of their lives is marked by its continuation.