Come Little Rabbit by Akmal Shaikh, mentally ill Briton facing death in China Reprieve 2009-10-27 | Akmal Shaikh is British and bipolar. He wanted to celebrate world peace with a song on rabbits. He faces imminent execution in China instead. Please listen to his song and his story. Update: On December 29th, 2009, Akmal was executed. Please help us protest against his execution and pay tribute to his memory and disseminate this song as widely as you can or create your own. Let's make Akmal's song become the hit Akmal was hoping for.
The biggest lie about lethal injection, exposed Reprieve 2024-05-13 | If you care about racial justice and you stand against the death penalty, you need to watch this video.
Lethal injection in the modern era cruel, unusual and racist Reprieve 2024-05-07 | Our new groundbreaking investigation ‘Lethal Injections in the Modern Era: Cruel, Unusual and Racist’, reveals data showing that lethal injections aren’t just cruel, they’re racist.Find out more about the report: reprieve.org/us/2024/04/18/everything-you-didnt-know-about-lethal-injections-theyre-cruel-unusual-and-racist
How were fighting to abolish the death penalty in Malawi Reprieve 2024-03-26 | There’s a movement to abolish the death penalty in Malawi, and this man, Chipi, is one of people leading the way.
British families detained in North East Syria - everything you need to know in 90 seconds. Reprieve 2023-12-07 | British kids and their families are illegally detained in North East Syria. The UK Government has abandoned them, but we won't let that happen. [Credit: Calm, Xylo-Ziko, Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC]
🏆 Womens football 1, Mens Football 0 ❌ Reprieve 2023-08-20 | Today is the Women’s World Cup final. Whatever the outcome, we’re cheering on the organisers and players who said no to Saudi Arabian sponsorship of this year's tournament, halting Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing in its tracks.There's still dirty money in the women’s game, but their rejection of Saudi Arabian sponsorship demonstrates that we can take on powerful governments when we are united in standing up for what is right.
One of the worlds top executioners Reprieve 2023-08-12 | One of the top executioners in the world owns a club playing in the Premier League today.How has this been allowed to happen?
A U.S. drone strike killed this mans four cousins Reprieve 2023-06-05 | A U.S. drone strike in Yemen targeted 5 innocent men: 4 were killed and Adel was left disabled. The U.S. is refusing to answer Adel's questions about the devastating attack, let alone provide compensation. Will you join us in demanding justice for Adel? 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽secure.reprieve.org/page/128881/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=youtube_adel_video_20230605
Free my dad: Facing a death sentence for sarcasm Reprieve 2023-05-19 | My dad's been kept in solitary confinement for almost six years.Sarcasm and mockery is not a crime. Yet my dad faces a death sentence in Saudi Arabia for it.Share my dad's story and sign the petition to help me bring him home.
Free my dad: Facing a death sentence for sarcasm Reprieve 2023-05-19 | My dad's been kept in solitary confinement for almost six years.Sarcasm and mockery is not a crime. Yet my dad faces a death sentence in Saudi Arabia for it.Share my dad's story and sign the petition to help me bring him home.
MI6 may have caused the torture and detention of my brother, Jagtar Singh Johal Reprieve 2023-02-10 | MI6 may have played a role in my brother’s torture, so I wrote to Richard Moore, the head of MI6, to ask him for a meeting. But he refused to meet me - and my brother continues to languish in an Indian Jail.Will you stand with me and sign the open letter? secure.reprieve.org/page/121755/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=mi6_youtube
It’s time to shut Guantánamo Bay down for good. Reprieve 2023-01-23 | On this day two years ago, Joe Biden became the President of the United States.2 years in, we’re handing in the names of over 68,0 people who’ve taken a stand for the men detained in #guantánamo Bay. Support our fight to close Guantánamo Bay for good: secure.reprieve.org/page/68843/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=shivan_youtube
EXPOSED: the truth about Guantánamo Bay Reprieve 2023-01-11 | 21 years ago today, Guantánamo Bay opened its doors.Remember: human rights do not exist without justice.Fight for the freedom of innocent men. Sign the petition today:
Thank you to all our supporters Reprieve 2022-12-20 | POSITIVE NEWS FROM 2022 - lives have been saved because of you. ✅ Taking on powerful Governments✅ Halting executions✅ Getting men freed from Guantánamo Bay Here are some of this year's highlights told to you by Reprieve staff.
Jagtar Singh Johal | 5 Years Reprieve 2022-11-04 | Five years ago today, British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal was abducted by Indian authorities.His brother, Gurpreet, just delivered a moving speech outside No.10: “the UK Government has failed my family.”It’s been five years, and still not one UK Prime Minister has sought his release. So, Jagtar’s brother Gurpreet left this government a message where they couldn’t miss it: on the doorstep of No.10.
Free Ali Kololo Reprieve 2022-09-23 | Ali was jailed following the murder of Judith's husband.Now Judith wants him to be freed. She believes he’s innocent.Join Judith by calling for Ali to regain his freedomL reprieve.e-activist.com/page/113974/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=judith_tebbutt_youtube
5 stories that tell you everything you need to know about the lethal injection Reprieve 2022-05-10 | ❗️CW // graphic references to the effects of the lethal injection❗️Reprieve US
5 stories that tell you everything you need to know about the lethal injection Reprieve 2022-05-10 | ❗️CW // graphic references to the effects of the lethal injection❗️Reprieve UK
Panel discussion: Challenges Around Regulating the Use of Force with Armed Drones Reprieve 2021-11-16 | This video is from a side-event to the 48th session of the Human Rights Council on September 24, 2021, hosted by Reprieve and PAX. State representatives, families of victims, human rights lawyers and UN experts spoke at the event. More about it below.------Twenty years after their first deployment outside situations of armed conflict, the use of drones have now become routine for many nations and non-state actors alike. Whilst it is necessary for states to cooperate to address violence carried out by non-state armed groups, it is imperative those efforts comply with and uphold human rights and international law and the unintended consequences of proliferation are taken into account.The remote nature of drone strikes and reliance on biased data lead to civilian casualties and compromised assessments of compatibility with international law. The lasting impacts of drone operations on communities have taken place in an accountability vacuum, where the lack of transparency and independent post-strike investigations mean communities are often met with silence when their loved ones are killed. The proliferation of drones amongst states and non-state actors risks eroding the rule of law and international norms surrounding the use of force. After a decade of the use of force in counter-terrorism operations through drone strikes, where are we now? What lessons can be learnt from prior experience to inform future engagement, for example in Afghanistan? How can the international community address the ongoing transparency and accountability vacuum surrounding lethal strikes? What role do voices of affected communities have in ensuring these measures an be truly meaningful? And how can we address concerns regarding the expanding proliferation and use of drone technologies in a multilateral context?
Thousands of people could be resentenced off death row in Kenya Reprieve 2021-10-04 | The Supreme Court declared Kenya's mandatory death penalty unconstitutional in 2017. But the reality on the ground - in Kenya's overcrowded prisons - was that thousands of people became eligible for resentencing off death row overnight. This should have been great news, but no one in Kenya had a full list of those thousands of people. That’s where Reprieve Fellows Winnie and Shirly come in. To find out more and support Reprieve's work: reprieve.org
5 things you need to know about the UK Overseas Operations Bill Reprieve 2020-09-14 | The UK Government wants to pass the Overseas Operations Bill through Parliament this year. In its current form, the Bill will effectively decriminalise torture - as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity - if they were committed by UK personnel overseas more than 5 years ago.
Why are children facing death sentences in Egypt? Reprieve 2020-03-13 | Children in Egypt face the sickening possibility of being sentenced to death. Since 2013, Egyptian authorities have handed down preliminary death sentences to at least twelve children. That's a violation of Egyptian and international law.This happens because of a small legal loophole in the Egyptian justice system. We’ve made this short video to explain the change we're campaigning for.Sign the petition to stop death sentences for children in Egypt: reprieve.e-activist.com/page/56785/petition/1Illustrated by Carys Boughton - carysboughton.com
20 years: hundreds of lives saved - hear their stories Reprieve 2020-01-22 | This short film – starring Academy award winner Olivia Colman, Thandie Newton and David Morrissey – tells just some of the stories of Reprieve’s work from the last 20 years. Thanks to Tony Miller, Dixie Linder, Caz Lawrence, Katie Bryer, Asa Shoul, Daniel Gadd and the many, many other people who donated their time and talent to make this film a reality.
20 years of Reprieve - Olivia Colman, Jon Snow, Rory Bremner, Mark Rylance & Adjoa Andoh Reprieve 2019-11-19 | Olivia Colman and other celebrity supporters look back at just some of the landmark achievements since Reprieve was founded in 1999
Meet Ahmed: the schoolboy sentenced to death for a crime that took place 21 days after his arrest Reprieve 2018-11-16 | Meet Ahmed. He was just 17 when he was abducted by Egyptian police and tortured until he "confessed" to taking part in an assassination attempt. But here's the thing: the attempt took place 21 days AFTER Ahmed's abduction. He couldn't have done it. This is his story.On 2 March 2015, armed officers kicked down the door of Ahmed’s family home in the middle of the night and took Ahmed from his bed. There was no warrant.He was taken to an undisclosed location, where he was held for nearly three months. He was not allowed to contact a lawyer or even his family – who didn’t know if he was alive or dead.While in detention, Ahmed was beaten with metal rods and subjected to electric shocks until he confessed to crimes he didn't commit.The most serious alleged offence – involvement in an attempted assassination – took place on 23 March 2015, 21 days after Ahmed’s abduction. Ahmed simply could not have been involved in the assassination attempt, because he was already in custody and being tortured as it happened.After 80 days, Egyptian authorities finally acknowledged Ahmed's detention and "officially" arrested him.If you thought that Ahmed would be able to clear his name at trial, you’d be wrong. Ahmed was sent to a mass trial of 30 people, nearly all adults.Officially, children in Egypt should be tried in special juvenile courts. But the authorities exploited a loophole in the law that allows children to be tried alongside adults in mass trials.Mass trials are not fair trials – scores or even hundreds of people stand in the dock at once, unable to present an individual defence. This leaves children especially vulnerable.Ahmed was convicted in a mass trial on the basis of his forced confession obtained through torture, which the court failed to exclude.Ahmed has now been sentenced to death. Under Egyptian and international law, children should never be sentenced to death. Yet in Egypt, this is regularly ignored. Courts have recommended death sentences for at least 10 children since 2013.A final appeal in Ahmed’s case is in December. But in the meantime, we’ve launched a campaign to end the appalling abuses like those Ahmed has suffered.We’re calling on Egypt to release children sentenced to death, close the Child Death Penalty Loophole, and end the use of mass trials. You can read more and join the campaign to #EndMassInjustice here: act.reprieve.org.uk/page/content/egypt?source=eg1018ytthv1You can sign the petition to end mass trials and death sentences for children here: act.reprieve.org.uk/page/s/egypt?source=eg1018ytthv2
Bahrain: Dont execute victims of torture Reprieve 2018-09-18 | Mohamed Ramadhan is a policeman and father of three. After attending pro-democracy protests, he was blindfolded, stripped and beaten with iron rods – forced to "confess" to a crime he didn't commit. He's one of at least three victims of torture facing imminent execution in Bahrain.Watch our video to get the facts, then please share with your friends. We need as many people as possible to join our campaign to stop the execution of torture victims in Bahrain.You can sign our petition here: act.reprieve.org.uk/page/content/bahrain-executions?source=bah2018ytv1
Andy Tseges family and Reprieves Maya Foa discuss his pardon on Victoria Derbyshire Reprieve 2018-05-29 | After almost four years on death row in Ethiopia, British citizen Andy Tsege has received a pardon from the Ethiopian Government.Andy was originally sentenced to death in his absence in 2009 while he was living in London with his family on charges that were widely seen as politically motivated. He was detained at an international airport in June 2014 and illegally transported to Ethiopia where he has been ever since.On Victoria Derbyshire, his partner Yemi and Reprieve's Maya Foa discuss what his pardon means to Andy and Yemi's family and children.
A message from Jeremy Corbyn: Bring Andy Home Reprieve 2018-05-23 | Jeremy Corbyn has called for the UK Government to intervene decisively in the case of Andy Tsege, a British father of three held illegally by the Ethiopian Government for nearly four years. The Leader of the Opposition is urging Theresa May and Boris Johnson to bring Andy home.Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege is an internationally-respected campaigner for democracy who has addressed the US Congress and the EU Committee on Human Rights. He sought political asylum in Britain in 1979 after his brother was murdered by Ethiopia’s security forces. He was granted British citizenship, started a family in London, and has lived in Corbyn’s Islington constituency (and supported Arsenal!) for many years.Ethiopia’s New Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has sworn to uphold the constitutional principles of “equality before the law, accountability, human rights and freedom of assembly,” and has released thousands of people from jail, but Andy, a political prisoner who has never received due process, remains behind bars. He is held under a death sentence handed down in absentia while he was living in London. The British Government usually acts quickly to protect the legal rights of its subjects overseas, but in the nearly four years Andy has been unlawfully detained, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to condemn his kidnap or secure his return.Today Jeremy Corbyn joins the thousands who have signed Reprieve’s petition calling for the Government to bring Andy home, so he can be reunited with his partner, Yemi, and their three children.Sign the petition now: act.reprieve.org.uk/freeandytsege
A Thanks from Ibrahim Halawa Reprieve 2018-03-28 | Ibrahim is an Irish student who spent over four years facing a death sentence in Egypt for attending a protest.He was freed last year after sustained pressure from Reprieve, his MEP Lynn Boylan, his lawyer Darragh Mackin, and other human rights organisations – as well as the tireless efforts of his family. Here, he thanks his supporters and talks about what it meant for him to receive a birthday card from Reprieve supporters when he was in prison.
Ibrahim Halawa on Egyptian Prisons Reprieve 2018-03-28 | We caught up with Irish student Ibrahim Halawa during his visit to European Parliament, where he discussed his experience of Egyptian prisons after he spent over four years facing a death sentence for attending a protest.He was freed last year after sustained pressure from Reprieve, his MEP Lynn Boylan, his lawyer Darragh Mackin, and other human rights organisations – as well as the tireless efforts of his family.
Charade Reprieve 2018-03-02 | In "Charade", an art project by David Birkin, actors and artists – including Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Trevor Paglen, Peter Kennard, and Martha Rosler – mime the crimes that British spies may be authorised to commit in our name.Find out more and sign the petition at act.reprieve.org.uk/charadeVideo edited by Trevor Tweeten
On their 11th Birthday, Yilak and Menabe Tell the Story of their Dads Kidnap Reprieve 2018-01-11 | Andy Tsege is a British Father on death row in Ethiopia on politically-motivated charges. His Children Yilak and Menabe are celebrating their 11th birthday today, their 4th without their Dad. In this video they tell the story of Andy's kidnap and imprisonment. Find out more here: reprieve.org.uk/andargachew-tsege
Peter Capaldi, Adjoa Andoh and David Morrissey read the words of a Guantánamo Inmate Reprieve 2017-11-15 | Peter Capaldi, Adjoa Andoh and David Morrissey read the words of Khalid Qasim, a man on hunger strike in Guantánamo Bay in protest at his continued detention without charge or fair trial. The US Government and Donald J. Trump have decided to starve the inmates to make them end their protest. Khalid's words were dictated to his lawyer from Reprieve on 12 October.Sign our petition: act.reprieve.org.uk/page/s/close-guantanamo
Fathers Day Messages for Andy Tsege & Boris Johnson Reprieve 2017-06-18 | Andy Tsege's 10-year-old twins Yilak and Menabe send Father's Day messages to their dad and to Boris Johnson, asking him to help reunite them with their Dad.Andy Tsege is a British father of three who has been on death row in Ethiopia for nearly three years. Andy, a prominent critic of the Ethiopian government, was kidnapped and taken to face a politically-motivated death sentence illegally handed down when he was living in London with his partner and three children, Helawit (now 17) and twins Yilak and Menabe (now 10).
14 Days in May Live Screening and Q&A Reprieve 2017-05-17 | Thirty years ago at this moment, Edward Earl Johnson was running out of time, and Clive Stafford Smith was fighting to save him from execution in Mississippi’s Gas Chamber.Paul Hamann, an award-winning film-maker, was there to record that fight in the documentary Fourteen Days in May. Paul had access to the prison warden, guards and to Edward’s family in the last days leading up to his execution on the 20th of May 1987.Later, Paul and Clive founded Reprieve.Join them both on Wednesday for this special event: an online screening of Fourteen Days in May, followed by webcam Q&A.All times British Summer Time (GMT +1).7:00pm-8:30pm: 14 Days in May Screening8:30pm-9:00pm: Q&A with Reprieve founder Clive Stafford Smith and film director Paul Hamann
Death Penalty FAQs Reprieve 2017-05-11 | Your frequently asked questions about the death penalty, answered by Reprieve. Find out more at: www.reprieve.org.uk/death-penalty-around-world
Boris Johnson: Bring Andy Home - #FreeAndyTsege Reprieve 2017-03-20 | Rory Bremner contrasts what Boris Johnson said versus what Boris did for Andy Tsege, a British dad on death row in Ethiopia.Sign the petition to bring Andy home at http://action.reprieve.org.uk/FreeAndyTsege
Our Best Moments From 2016 Reprieve 2016-12-22 | Reprieve staff describe their best moments defending human rights in 2016.
Last Words Reprieve 2016-11-23 | In their own words, the stories of death row prisoners from around the world. www.reprieve.org.uk/lastwords
Fourteen Days in May preview Reprieve 2016-05-18 | This clip shows Mississippi's gas chamber being tested before Edward Earl Johnson's execution. Click here for free online screenings of the film to mark the anniversary of Edward's execution: reprieve.bsd.net/page/s/Fourteen-days-in-may-screeningThe documentary, Fourteen Days in May tells the true story of the countdown to an execution in the USA. Edward Earl Johnson, a young African-American was put to death in the gas chamber of Mississippi’s state penitentiary on 20 May 1987. Convicted of the murder of a white police officer, Edward protested his innocence until his death. Produced and directed by Reprieve’s Chairman Paul Hamann for the BBC, the film crew were given access to the prison warden, guards and chaplain, and to Edward and his family. Paul Hamann received the BFI’s Grierson Award for Fourteen Days in May. Clive Stafford Smith (Reprieve’s Legal Director) represented Edward on his final appeals and fought to save his life up to the moment of his execution.
Andy Tsege - kidnapped democracy campaigner facing execution in Ethiopia Reprieve 2016-05-17 | British citizen Andy was kidnapped from an international airport in June 2014 and taken to an Ethiopian secret prison. His partner and three children speak out about life without him. Join the call for Andy's release: reprieve.bsd.net/page/s/andy-tsege-official-registerFind out more about Andy's case: http://www.reprieve.org.uk/case-study/andargachew-tsege
Reprieve last visit to Shaker Aamer in Guantánamo Reprieve 2015-10-08 | Reprieve Director Cori Crider visits Shaker Aamer in Guantánamo for the last time before he is released to the UK after 13 years of detention and torture.
Kris Maharaj Update August 2015 Reprieve 2015-08-21 | Created with WeVideo Video Editor (http://www.wevideo.com). Download Android App at http://bit.ly/10xf4Ec
