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Urgent Action Update: HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS PRISON SENTENCE (Iraq: UA 28.21)
On April 28, 2021, the Court of Appeal upheld the prison sentence against activists and journalists Sherwan Sherwani, Guhdar Zebari, Hariwan Isaa, Ayaz Karam and Shvan Saeed. On February 16,…
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End Brutal Repression of Palestinians Protesting Forced Displacement in Occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli security forces have used repeated, unwarranted and excessive force against Palestinian protesters in occupied East Jerusalem following four days of violence in which 840 Palestinians were injured, Amnesty International…
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Urgent Action Update: WATER DEFENDERS CONTINUE IN JAIL (Honduras: UA 133.20)
The eight members of the Municipal Committee for the Defence of Common and Public Assets (CMDBCP, in Spanish) continue in prison in Honduras after more than 19 months. Seven share…
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Urgent Action: FACING TRIAL FOR PROTESTING PEACEFULLY (France: UA 52.21)
The trial of long-standing trade unionist Frédéric Vuillaume starts on May 20, 2021. His peaceful participation in protests as part of the Yellow Vests movement since its outset has been…
Press Release
Statement on Alexei Navalny’s status as Prisoner of Conscience
Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. In February, Amnesty took an internal decision to stop using the “Prisoner of Conscience”…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Domestic Updates International Updates In Case You Missed It may 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S FIRST 100 DAYS U.S. STILL…
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Urgent Action: Repression Against People Protesting (Colombia: UA 51.21)
Since April 28, 2021 thousands of people took the streets across the country calling for the withdrawal of a tax reform and for better social and economic measures in a…
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Urgent Action: Release Aid Worker Sentenced to 20 Years (Saudi Arabia: UA 50.21)
On April 5, 2021 Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, a 37-year old Red Crescent worker, was sentenced by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh to 20 years in prison to be followed by…
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Facebook Decision to Ban Trump Doesn’t Solve Disastrous Handling of Hateful and Violent Speech
Responding to the Facebook Oversight Board voting today to uphold Donald Trump’s ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence and stating that…
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Urgent Action: JOURNALIST ARRESTED FOR COVERING A PROTEST (Algeria: UA 49.21)
On April 18, 2021 the Algerian authorities arrested journalist Rabah Kareche shortly after he published an article in Liberté newspaper, covering a protest staged by the Tuareg population of the…
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Amnesty Calls for Co-sponsors of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act and Freedom for Families Act
On May 4, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to members of Congress urging them to co-sponsor the recently introduced Freedom for Families Act (S. 1517, H.R. 2925). As a bill…
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The United States Must Revamp Refugee Admissions as Soon as Possible
Responding to President Biden’s proposed presidential determination to admit up to 62,500 refugees this fiscal year, Joanne Lin, the National Director of Advocacy and Government Relations at Amnesty International USA,…
