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Press Release
Facebook Blocks Australian News Sites From Being Shared on its Platform
Responding to Facebook blocking Australian news sites from being shared on its platform Amnesty International Australia campaigner Tim O’Connor said:
February 18, 2021
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Report
Government Tactics to Silence Criticism and Social Demands Deepen Human Rights Crisis in Nicaragua
Since the current human rights erupted in Nicaragua in 2018, the government has clamped down on all forms of dissent…
February 15, 2021
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Press Release
President Biden Must Close Guantánamo Bay Detention Center, End Twenty Years of Human Rights Abuses
President Biden must commit to finishing what former President Obama failed to do: putting an end to this human rights…
February 12, 2021
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Press Release
Police Deployed Sub-Machine Guns Against Peaceful Protesters in Myanmar, Despite Denials
A young woman was shot in the head by Myanmar’s security forces during protests, Amnesty International has confirmed after investigating…
February 11, 2021
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Press Release
Organizations sue Biden administration regarding release of detained children and families
A coalition of nineteen human rights and immigrants’ rights organizations filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security and its…
February 11, 2021
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Press Release
Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian…
February 11, 2021
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Press Release
At Opened Facility at Donna, Texas, the Best Interests of the Child Must be Respected
Responding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection announcing today the opening of a soft-sided facility in Donna, Texas, Denise Bell,…
February 9, 2021
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Press Release
How Quickly We Welcome New Neighbors Will Decide How Bright our Future Can Be
Responding to executive actions by President Joe Biden today on restarting the U.S. Refugee Admissions program, Bob Goodfellow, the Interim Executive…
February 4, 2021
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Press Release
As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped
Responding an announcement today from the Biden administration that the United States will cease support to the Saudi/UAE-led coalition engaged…
February 4, 2021
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Press Release
Aung San Suu Kyi Reportedly Charged for Having Walkie-Talkies in Myanmar
Responding to news that Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching import-export laws for having walkie-talkies in her home, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for…
February 3, 2021
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Press Release
Accountability For Rights-Abusing Immigration Policies Must Not be Brushed Aside for Unity
Responding to executive actions addressing regional migration and border processing and creation of an interagency task force on family reunification,…
February 2, 2021
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Press Release
Department of Homeland Security Must Stop the Deportations and Free the Families
Over one hundred leading immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations called on the Department of Homeland Security, currently under…
February 2, 2021