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Urgent Action Victory! Jordanian Journalist Released (United Arab Emirates: UA 112.16)
On 12 February 2019, Jordanian journalist and poet, Tayseer Salman al-Najjar was released from al-Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE authorities…
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Urgent Action Update: Indigenous Human Rights Defenders at Risk (Mexico: UA 63.10)
Armed men abducted Mexican Indigenous human rights defenders, Obtilia Eugenio Manuel (pictured below) and Hilario Cornelio Castro on 12 February 2019. Their captors released them on 16 February amidst an…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Jordanian Journalist Released (United Arab Emirates: UA 112.16)
On 12 February 2019, Jordanian journalist and poet, Tayseer Salman al-Najjar was released from al-Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE authorities…
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Laws Designed to Silence: The Global Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations
Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to surveillance, nightmarish bureaucratic hurdles and the ever-present threat of imprisonment,…
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Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds of others, including teenagers, in an escalation of their policy…
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Urgent Action Victory! Released Bahraini Refugee Returns to Australia (Thailand: UA 206.18)
On 11 February 2019, Hakeem Ali al-Araibi was released from Bangkok’s remand prison after the Bahraini authorities dropped their extradition request. He flew back to Australia the same day. Hakeem…
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Urgent Action Victory! Released Bahraini Refugee Returns to Australia (Thailand: UA 206.18)
On 11 February 2019, Hakeem Ali al-Araibi was released from Bangkok’s remand prison after the Bahraini authorities dropped their extradition request. He flew back to Australia the same day. Hakeem…
Press Release
Courts in Turkey being used to strangle media freedom
Responding to the decision of a Turkish first instance appeals court to uphold the conviction of journalists and executives from the Cumhuriyet newspaper, Amnesty International’s Turkey Strategy and Research Manager, Andrew Gardner said: “Today’s ruling…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Mother and Son Separated by Border Authorities (USA: UA 185.18)
In March, Valquiria and her seven-year-old son Abel* fled Brazil and requested asylum in the US after death threats from drug traffickers. US border authorities forcibly separated them and continue…
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No Shame in Diversity: The Right to Health for People with Variations of Sex Characteristics in Iceland
Individuals born with sex characteristics that vary from female or male “norms” face barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, risking lifelong physical and psychological damage, Amnesty International said today. In a…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Honor Jamal Khashoggi at Annual Media Awards Ceremony
The first Amnesty International USA Press Freedom Award recognizing extraordinary courage and dedication to speaking truth to power through journalism will honor late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The award…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Pre-Trial Detention for Human Rights Defender (Egypt: UA 69.18)
On 9 February, a judge ordered the pre-trial detention of human rights defender and lawyer Ezzat Ghoniem for 45 days pending investigation. Ezzat Ghoniem and Azzoz Mahgoub were detained on…