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Facebook Must Cease Complicity with Government Censorship in Vietnam
Facebook must immediately reverse its decision to censor posts deemed critical of the government in Viet Nam, said Amnesty International today.
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Torture Trial in Germany a ‘Historic Step’ Towards Justice in Syria
The first trial of two former officials of the Syrian government’s security service charged with crimes against humanity marks an important step towards justice, Amnesty International said.
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Journalist Must Be Released (Somaliland: UA 90.19)
Journalist Abdimalik Oldon was arrested one year ago, on 17 April 2019, in Burao, northern Somaliland, for exercising his right to freedom of expression. Despite a country-wide release of prisoners…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: 15 Democracy Leaders Arrested (Hong Kong: UA 60.20)
15 prominent pro-democracy leaders and activists were arrested on 18 April 2020 for their role in organizing and joining “unauthorized assemblies” more than six months prior. This is the most…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Court Sentences Four Journalists to Death (Yemen: UA 27.16)
A Huthi-aligned court in Sana’a handed down death sentences to four journalists following a grossly unfair trial. The four journalists have been detained with six others since 2015. During their…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Activist Arrested for Criticizing the President (Uganda: UA 56.20)
On 13 April, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a Ugandan activist, was arrested by military police at his home in Iganga, eastern Uganda. He was charged with trumped-up charges of defamation and cyber…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Fears for Uyghur Academic Demand Answers (China: UA 119.19)
The whereabouts of prominent Uyghur academic Tashpolat Tiyip remain unknown and the risk of execution cannot be ruled out. Victim of an enforced disappearance in 2017, his family received reports…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Crackdown on Dissent Continues During COVID-19 (India: UA 55.20)
Activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde were arrested by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) on 14 April 2020 and charged under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code along with…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Journalist at Risk After Receiving Death Threat (Russian Federation: UA 57.20)
On 13 April, Chechnya’s Head Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video on Instagram in which he issued a death threat aimed at Russian journalist Elena Milashina. The threat followed the publication…
Press Release
Trump’s Proposal to “Halt Immigration” Is Fueled by Bigotry and Xenophobia
Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States”, Joanne Lin, the national advocacy director of…
Update
Letter to Congressional Appropriators on WHO Funding Cuts (4-20-20)
To view PDF click here: Letter to Cong Appropriators on WHO Funding Cuts (4-20-20) April 20, 2020 Sen. Lindsey Graham …
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Historic discrimination in Libya threatens right to health of minorities in the south amid COVID-19
The Libyan authorities and militias in control of southern cities and towns and international donors must ensure that those most marginalized are factored into their emergency public health response to…