What? Sometimes a letter can change someone’s life. That’s the premise of Write for Rights, Amnesty’s global letter-writing campaign. Today, it’s one of the world’s biggest human rights events. Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions of letters for those whose basic human rights are being attacked. They are people like you, […]
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Felicity Webb writes a letter to imprisoned journalist Ayşenur Parildak
Felicity Webb is an Amnesty activist who has written a letter of solidarity to Ayşenur Parildak, a journalist imprisoned in Turkey. Ayşenur was imprisoned by the Turkish government soon after the coup attempt of July 2016. Amnesty’s “Write for Rights” Campaign: Sometimes all it takes is a letter to change a person’s life. That’s the […]
Diane Green Writes a Letter of Solidarity to Sahin Alpay
Diane Green is an Amnesty activist who has written a letter of solidarity to Sahin Alpay. Sahin Alpay was recently released by the Constitutional court but the lower court revoked this decision. We hope that by raising awareness about their plight, we may be able to help end it. Please share widely.
Jan Walters writes a letter of solidarity to Neslihan Ekinci
Jan Walters is an Amnesty activist who has written a letter of solidarity to Neslihan Ekinci. In recent months, there have been many people like Neslihan – including some Amnesty activists – who have been arrested in Turkey as part of an unjust clampdown by the state. We hope that by raising awareness about their […]
Mike Shaw writes Letter of Solidarity to Faruk Akkan – Write for Rights
Mike Shaw is an Amnesty activist who has written a letter to Faruk Akkan Recently, many amnesty members are also arrested in Turkey including Taner Kilic and Idil Eser. we are hoping that raising awareness about this issue may help them. Please share widely.
Keith Webb writes a letter of solidarity to Mustafa Erkan Acar – Write for Rights
Keith Webb is a passionate Amnesty activist who has written a letter to Mustafa Erkan Acar. 241 journalists are in prison on terrorism charges in Turkey, Mustafa is one of them.
Keith Webb writes a letter of solidarity to Mustafa Erkan Acar – Write for Rights
Keith Webb is a passionate Amnesty activist who has written a letter to Mustafa Erkan Acar. 241 journalists are in prison on terrorism charges in Turkey, Mustafa is one of them.
Felicity Webb writes a letter of solidarity to Asli Ceren Aslan
Felicity Webb is a passionate Amnesty activist who has written a letter to Asli Ceren Aslan, a journalist imprisoned in Turkey.
Paul Cooney writes a letter to imprisoned journalist Cihan Acar
Paul Cooney is a passionate Amnesty activist who has written a letter to Cihan Acar, a journalist imprisoned in Turkey. Cihan is a young and successful journalist who was imprisoned by the Turkish government, following July 2016’s coup attempt. Write for Rights: Sometimes all it takes is a letter to change a person’s life. That’s […]
Amnesty Kirklees PUB QUIZ!
AMNESTY KIRKLEES PUB QUIZ – Tuesday, November 20th from 7pm at: “The Corner” 5 Market Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2QA FURTHER DETAILS We are very much hoping to see you and some friends and/or relatives at “the Corner” on Nov 20th. The upstairs bar where we are holding the event will be open from 7pm onwards, […]