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Venezuela: Authorities must stop armed attacks against the population

In the context of the arrival of international aid, and in response to multiple complaints of the use of force…

February 23, 2019

Protesters display signs on Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington, DC January 19, 2019. - Thousands of protesters gathered in the US capital and across the country for their annual message opposing Donald Trump and supporting women's rights. (Photo by Eva HAMBACH / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

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Trump Administration Attacks Vital Healthcare in New Rule

Reacting to reports of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “domestic gag rule” draft around Title X, the…

February 22, 2019

Head of the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC), Maurice Kamto, 64, poses in Yaounde on August 14, 2018. - Maurice Kamto will run for the next presidential elections taking place on October 7, 2018. (Photo by Reinnier KAZE / AFP) (Photo credit should read REINNIER KAZE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Opposition leader and more than a hundred supporters face the death penalty in Cameroon

Opposition leader Maurice Kamto will today be summoned by a military court on charges which carry the death penalty, as…

February 20, 2019

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Laws Designed to Silence: The Global Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations

Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to…

February 20, 2019

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Nauru: Deterring essential medical transfers risks deadly consequences

Responding to news that the government of Nauru has passed a law severely restricting medical transfers to Australia for refugees…

February 20, 2019

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Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro

Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds…

February 20, 2019

Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart of the Cumhuriyet (L) hugs his wife after being freed from Silivri prison on July 28, 2017 following a Turkish court order to free the seven defendants. The hugely controversial trial in Istanbul of 17 writers, cartoonists and executives from the Cumhuriyet daily newspaper on "terror" charges -- ridiculed as absurd by supporters -- began earlier this week. After five days of intense hearings, the judge ordered that seven suspects, including cartoonist Musa Kart, be released ahead of the next hearing under judicial supervision, meaning they have to report to the authorities regularly. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL / The erroneous mention appearing in the metadata of this photo by YASIN AKGUL has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart of the Cumhuriyet (L) hugs his wife after being freed from Silivri prison on July 28, 2017 following a Turkish court order to free the seven defendants.] instead of [Supporters hoist posters while they wait for the release of seven people from Silivri prison in Istanbul on July 28, 2017 following a Turkish court order to free the defendants. ]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention from all your online services and delete it from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Courts in Turkey being used to strangle media freedom

Responding to the decision of a Turkish first instance appeals court to uphold the conviction of journalists and executives from the…

February 19, 2019

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No Shame in Diversity: The Right to Health for People with Variations of Sex Characteristics in Iceland

Individuals born with sex characteristics that vary from female or male “norms” face barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, risking lifelong…

February 18, 2019

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Amnesty International USA to Honor Jamal Khashoggi at Annual Media Awards Ceremony

The first Amnesty International USA Press Freedom Award recognizing extraordinary courage and dedication to speaking truth to power through journalism…

February 18, 2019

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Government sows fear among LGBTI people in Indonesia by boasting of Instagram user ‘removal’

Responding to Instagram’s statement that it did not remove an account featuring web comics about being gay in Indonesia, after…

February 14, 2019

CEO of Philippine news website Rappler, Maria Ressa (C), arrives at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila on January 22, 2018. The head of a news website threatened with closure by the government appeared before state investigators on January 22 over a defamation complaint which she decried as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's concerted attack on press freedom. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Arrest warrant against Rappler’s Maria Ressa shows authorities ‘railroading’ case in the Philippines

Responding to the arrest warrant served to Maria Ressa at the Rappler offices today on charges of ‘cyber libel’, Amnesty…

February 13, 2019

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Instagram ‘fails to be an ally’ to LGBTI people by shutting down account in Indonesia

Responding to the decision by Instagram to take down an account featuring comic strips about the life of a Muslim…

February 13, 2019