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Military Atrocities ‘Relentless and Ruthless’ in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State

Amnesty International has gathered fresh evidence that the Myanmar military is continuing to commit atrocities against ethnic minorities in the…

October 23, 2019

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Human Rights Defenders in Morocco Targeted Using Malicious NSO Israeli Spyware

Two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco have been targeted using surveillance technology developed by the Israeli-based company NSO Group,…

October 9, 2019

Protesters hold a banner that reads, "Free rights defenders" during a rally outside the court house where the trial of eleven human rights activists is taking place in Istanbul on October 25, 2017. Eleven human rights activists, including the two top figures with Amnesty International in Turkey, are due to go on trial on contested terror charges, seen by the rights watchdog as a test case for the judiciary. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Turkish Judicial Farce Must End With Acquittal Of Human Rights Defenders

More than two years after they were first detained, the honorary chair and the former Director of Amnesty International Turkey…

October 8, 2019

A general manager of Alarab TV, Jamal Khashoggi, looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on December 15, 2014. The pan-Arab satellite news broadcaster owned by billionaire Saudi businessman Alwaleed bin Talal will go on air February 1, promising to "break the mould" in a crowded field.AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo by MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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One Year After Khashoggi Killing, Saudi Activists Honor His Legacy by Continuing to Fight for Freedom of Expression

One year since the extrajudicial execution of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi citizens are honoring Khashoggi’s legacy by pursuing the fight for…

October 1, 2019

Egyptian protesters shout slogans as they take part in a protest calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo's downtown on September 20, 2019. - Protestors also gathered in other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them. In Cairo dozens of people joined night-time demonstrations around Tahrir Square -- the epicenter of the 2011 revolution that toppled the country's long-time autocratic leader. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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World Leaders Must Act To Stop Egyptian President al-Sisi’s Repressive Crackdown

Ahead of further protests expected on Friday, world leaders must confront President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and utterly condemn the crackdown…

September 24, 2019

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Amnesty International to Participate in Hearings and Events at IACHR Sessions

Amnesty International will participate in public hearings on protests and security in Honduras and on limits of access to asylum…

September 20, 2019

Members and supporters of the Uighur community in the UK mark the 10th anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi riots at a rally outside the Chinese Embassy in London, England, on July 5, 2019. Deadly clashes between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese broke out in Urumqi (capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in north-west China) on July 5, 2009. According to official figures 197 people died in the violence, most of them Han Chinese. Uighur groups maintain that the death toll was much higher, however, and that the victims were predominantly Uighur. Demonstrations have been organised by the World Uyghur Congress in 23 cities around the world. (Photo by David Cliff/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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UN Secretary-General Must Publicly Denounce Human Rights Violations In Xinjiang

Antonio Guterres should publicly and unequivocally condemn the Chinese authorities’ abusive policies in Xinjiang and call for an immediate closure…

September 17, 2019

People attend a memorial Mass to mark the one-year death anniversary of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, at the Candelaria Catholic Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Authorities arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians and sparked protests in several countries. (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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18 Months On, Brazilian Authorities Must Not Let Marielle Franco Killing Remain Unsolved

Six months after authorities in Rio de Janeiro arrested two men accused of killing Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson…

September 11, 2019

Apple released am update of its current firmware for iOS devices after Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mansoor had been targeted on his phone with spyware made by an Israeli company that specialises in the intelligence gathering through personal, electronic devices. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Must Match Words With Action

Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists,…

September 10, 2019

A demonstrator holds a poster Free Esmail Bakhshi a Iranian political prisoner during a protest at the Dam Square on April 21, 2019 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Exiled Iranians call on the UE Government and protest against the repression on the political prisoners in Iran. (Photo by Paulo Amorim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Prison and Flogging Sentences For Seven Iranian Journalists and Activists ‘Disgraceful Injustice’

Responding to reports of a Revolutionary Court’s decision on September 7 to hand four journalists and three labor rights activists…

September 9, 2019

People hold placards with an appeal to free Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov during a rally in Kiev on July 1, 2018, to demand the release Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia. - Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Russia, who have spent more than a month on hunger strike in jail to demand Moscow release Ukrainian political prisoners. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and others freed in prisoner swap

Reacting to the news that Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and dozens of other detainees have been released as a part…

September 7, 2019

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Killing of Afghani Human Rights Defender Is A War Crime

Responding to the news that Abdul Samad Amiri, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s acting director in Ghor province, was…

September 5, 2019