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Egypt: Crackdown against peaceful critics set to worsen if constitutional amendments are passed
Egypt’s authorities must end their crackdown against critics who oppose amendments to the Egyptian constitution, proposed by members of parliament,…
April 8, 2019
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The 24th Annual ‘Get on the Bus’ Event Draws Hundreds of Human Rights Activists to NYC
On Friday, April 5th, human rights activists of all ages will travel to New York City to participate in Amnesty…
April 3, 2019
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Brunei Darussalam must immediately halt plans to introduce stoning and other vicious punishments
Responding to the news that Brunei Darussalam has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces…
April 3, 2019
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Saudi Arabia: Six months after the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, there remains ‘no real signs of justice’
Marking six months since the shocking murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Samah Hadid, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of…
April 2, 2019
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Congress Must Reject Inhumane DHS Policy Proposals
Responding to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s letter to Congress, Charanya Krishnaswami, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International…
March 29, 2019
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Global: Facebook must help ‘lead fight against hate speech online’
Responding to the news that Facebook will no longer allow content supporting white nationalism and white separatism to be published, Tanya O’Carroll,…
March 28, 2019
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Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week
Cruel and inhuman punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery will come into…
March 28, 2019
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Syria: Unlawful attacks by government forces hit civilians and medical facilities in Idlib
Syrian government forces, supported by Russia, hit a hospital, blood bank and other medical facilities as well as a bakery…
March 27, 2019
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Amnesty International USA Statement on US State Department’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020
March 25, 2019 The Honorable Eliot Engel Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives 2170 Rayburn House Office Building…
March 25, 2019
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Vietnamese and Thai authorities must come clean about journalist’s disappearance
Reliable reports that independent journalist and former prisoner of conscience Truong Duy Nhat is being detained in Viet Nam raise…
March 21, 2019
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Greece: Message for European leaders beamed onto Acropolis on anniversary of EU-Turkey deal
European leaders were sent a clear message last night when a huge “Refugees Welcome” sign was projected on to the…
March 18, 2019
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Saudi Arabia: Women activists persecuted under bogus charges. Speaking to Amnesty is not a crime
The prosecution of 11 women activists before a Criminal Court in Riyadh for their human rights work and contact with…
March 14, 2019