In 1961, Peter Benenson read a newspaper report about two Portuguese students who had been arrested and jailed for drinking a toast to liberty in a cafe in Lisbon. Outraged, he decided to look at ways ...

Meanwhile, Amnesty International was also founded on this day in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson. Here is all that took place on this day across the world. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests for ...

On May 28, 1961, the British newspaper The London Observer publishes British lawyer Peter Benenson’s article “The Forgotten Prisoners” on its front page, launching the Appeal for Amnesty ...

British lawyer Peter Benenson established Amnesty International in 1961 in London. The group advocates for human rights globally, including people facing strict restrictions on free speech. Recently, ...

Amnesty’s founder, Peter Benenson, was a Jew whose conversion to Catholicism led him to conclude that the path to sanctity was through abandoning national identity. Amnesty’s ultimate goal ...

Amnesty’s founder, Peter Benenson, was a Jew whose conversion to Catholicism led him to conclude that the path to sanctity was through abandoning national identity. Amnesty’s ultimate goal, he ...

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including Florida Politics and Sunburn, the morning read ...

As one of Hollywood’s most low-key couples, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard tend to keep their family away from the public eye as much as possible. Though the two highly acclaimed actors ...

This week, the 2025 Peter Pan Stakes is one of the top prep races for the Belmont Stakes and will go to post at 6:46 p.m. ET on Saturday. This race is normally held at Belmont Park, but this year ...

PETER Andre has hinted at plans to "quit" the UK for Australia after sharing touching moments with his mum during a recent trip Down Under. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker admitted his thoughts on re ...

Before he stepped out of the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013 as Pope Francis in tribute to the saint of Assisi, the late pontiff was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. That’s ...

Published May 16, 2025Updated May 19, 2025 Peter Lax, whose work at the intersection of mathematical theory and application redefined how scientists used new computing technology to solve the ...