A Letter from Amnesty International UK

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Follow us Twitter Facebook   Dear Rector, As you know on 28 May we celebrated our 50th anniversary and it turned out that we had more than expected to celebrate. Just days before we were overjoyed to hear the fantastic news that Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fətullayev (pictured above) had been released from prison following a presidential pardon. This was a brilliant birthday present and we want to thank everyone who took action on his case over the years. We had been campaigning hard for Eynulla for several years, ramping up our efforts just days before the pardon came through, including a mass Twitter action directed at the president of Azerbaijan. Eynulla said to us "I am very happy to be released. I am extremely grateful to Amnesty International, who have campaigned since the beginning. In my opinion you saved me. Thank you to all of you who tweeted.”  Read more In 1961 we were set up to free prisoners of conscience and 50 years later this work continues. Our methods may have changed over the years but as this news shows we're still able to make a big difference to individuals around the world. To remind yourself about the work we have done over 50 years to secure the release of thousands of prisoners of conscience be sure to watch the new BBC Four documentary - Amnesty! When They Are All Free while it's up on iPlayer. It's an inspiring look at five decades of our campaigning and some of the challenges we've faced so far. The independently commissioned and produced documentary has been critically acclaimed with The Times calling it "a fascinating and important film" and The Observer describing it as "remarkable... This is an excellent documentary." Please take time to watch the film - it's up on iPlayer until Saturday 11 June. Thanks for your support, Kate Allen Director