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Saudi Arabia: Independent investigation into Jamal Khashoggi’s death is urgently needed
Responding to the Saudi public prosecution’s investigation findings revealing that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died after a ‘fist-fight’ inside the…
October 20, 2018
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Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy
Fears of escalating bloodshed are rising ahead of planned protests in Gaza later today after Israeli authorities announced a “zero…
October 19, 2018
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Mexico: Honduran caravan is not a security threat but a group of people with human rights
The Mexican government must listen to the individual stories of those fleeing Honduras and inform them of their right to…
October 18, 2018
Press Release
Turkey: Seek UN Inquiry on Khashoggi
Turkey should urgently ask UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish a United Nations investigation into the possible extrajudicial execution of…
October 18, 2018
Report
Instilling terror: From lethal force to persecution in Nicaragua
From the beginning of June, the government of President Daniel Ortega intensified its strategy for repression in a so-called “clean-up”…
October 18, 2018
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Viet Nam: Mother Mushroom’s freedom should spark release of countless more peaceful critics
Responding to news of the release of blogger “Mother Mushroom” in Viet Nam, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for…
October 17, 2018
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Nigeria: Boko Haram killing of aid worker Hauwa Liman is a war crime
Responding to the murder of aid worker Hauwa Liman by Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said:…
October 16, 2018
Report
France flouts international law by continuing to export arms used in deadly crackdowns in Egypt
An Amnesty International investigation published today reveals that armored personnel carriers supplied by France were used with deadly effect by the…
October 16, 2018
Press Release
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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Russia: Amnesty researcher abducted and subjected to mock executions in Ingushetia
An Amnesty International researcher sent to observe demonstrations in the Ingushetian capital Magas was abducted, beaten and subjected to terrifying…
October 15, 2018
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A year after Raqqa, US-led Coalition’s ongoing denials an insult to survivors
The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction…
October 14, 2018
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Washington Becomes the 20th State to Abolish the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty violates its Constitution, Kristina Roth, Senior Program…
October 11, 2018