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Efforts to Revive the Muslim Ban are Atrocious

Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump signed during his first week in office, Margaret Huang, Amnesty…

January 29, 2020
TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2019/03/24: Muslim leaders and allies across New York City held a rally and march against Islamophobia, white supremacy, and anti-immigrant bigotry in Times Square. The rally and march showcased the solidarity of New Yorkers against the ideology of hatred most recently manifested in the New Zealand terror attacks that left 50 fatalities. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Protest Death Toll in Iraq Surges as Security Forces Resume Brutal Repression

Chilling eyewitness testimonies and verified video analysis by Amnesty International confirm that security forces have resumed their campaign of deadly violence against largely peaceful protesters in Baghdad and cities in…

January 23, 2020
Iraqi youths block a street leading to Baghdadh's al-Tayaran square after the funeral of Yussef Sattar, a local journalist and activist who was reportedly killed earlier this week while covering anti-government demonstrations, in the Iraqi capital on January 21, 2020. (Photo by Ayman HENNA / AFP) (Photo by AYMAN HENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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World Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya

In response to today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Myanmar to take “provisional measures” to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community, Amnesty International’s Regional Director,…

January 23, 2020
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 23: Two of the representatives of the Rohingya group during the meeting held at International Court Of Justice on January 23, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. As part of the case filed by the Republic of the Gambia against Myanmar for the crimes of genocide committed against the Rohingya group, a session was held at the International Court of Justice today to indicate what interim measures should be applied. (Photo by Nacho Calonge/Getty Images)

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New Study Shows Shocking Scale of Abuse on Twitter Against Women Politicians in India

Women politicians in India face a shocking scale of abuse on Twitter, reveals data from a new study titled “Troll Patrol India: Exposing Online Abuse Faced by Women Politicians in…

January 23, 2020
KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - 2020/01/21: Muslim women hold poster and shout slogan during a rally to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA 2019. (Photo by Ved Prakash/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Upcoming Virginia Gun Rally Threatens Communities

Ahead of a gun rally scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, expected to draw white supremacists and hate groups, Amnesty International USA’s End…

January 17, 2020

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Court in Israel Decides to Hear Case Against NSO Behind Closed Doors

Responding to a decision by Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday to close the doors of the hearing of a legal action seeking to revoke the export license of spyware…

January 16, 2020
Palestinian woman and children walk past an Israeli flag at the mainly deserted Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on January 13, 2020. - At the outset of the second Palestinian intifada in 2000, or uprising, the Israeli army declared Shuhada street a "closed military zone," restricting Palestinian access to residents of the immediate area, on foot only. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)