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Hungary: Amnesty launches legal challenge to shameful law on migration that targets civil society
Amnesty International will challenge in court the constitutionality of Hungary’s controversial law that criminalizes with up to one year in…
October 15, 2018
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Greece: Refugee women speak out against violence, dangerous conditions and official neglect
Women fleeing war and conflict are coming together to fight against horrific abuses, including sexual violence, and to demand a…
October 4, 2018
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EXPULSION OF SEVEN ROHINGYA: A DARK DAY FOR INDIA TODAY
Today, seven Rohingya men, Mohammad Jalal, Mokbul Khan, Jalal Uddin, Mohammad Youns, Sabbir Ahamed, Rahim Uddin and Mohammad Salam were…
October 4, 2018
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Malaysia: Syrian man stuck at airport must not be deported
Responding to the arrest of Hassan al-Kontar by Malaysian police, Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Amnesty International’s Malaysia Researcher, said: “Hassan al-Kontar’s arrest…
October 3, 2018
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France: Criminal conviction for a tweet will have chilling effect on migrant rights defenders
Following the conviction of Loan Torondel, a human rights defender charged with defamation for a tweeted photograph of policemen standing…
September 25, 2018
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UN: ‘Wanted for mass murder’ posters target Myanmar’s top general
“Wanted” pictures of Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar military who oversaw atrocities against the country's Rohingya population,…
September 25, 2018
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Italy: A new underhand tactic for ending work of NGO rescue ship will cost lives
Responding to news that the Panama Maritime Authority revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship, Aquarius, operated by…
September 24, 2018
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New Refugee Cap is an Abandonment of Refugees, Congress Must Oppose
Reacting to news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to set the refugee admissions number to 30,000 for Fiscal year 2019, Ryan…
September 17, 2018
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Pacific Islands Forum: Australia must tackle refugee crisis in Nauru as regional summit closes
The Australian government must urgently evacuate the 107 refugee children and their families trapped in appalling conditions in Nauru, or…
September 6, 2018
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Amnesty International USA calls on the Trump administration to halt possible deportation of Mauritanian asylum seekers in the US
Amnesty International USA calls upon the Trump administration to refrain from deporting Mauritanians who have sought refuge and safety in…
August 20, 2018
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Italy/Malta: Stop playing with refugee and migrants’ lives by closing ports
Responding to news that the authorities in Italy and Malta have closed their ports to Aquarius MV, a rescue ship…
August 14, 2018
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270 BIPARTISAN ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADMIT AT LEAST 75,000 REFUGEES NEXT YEAR
270 local and state elected officials from 42 states expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a…
August 9, 2018