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The New “Cash Cow” for Assad in Syria: Human Rights Abuses
The Syrian economy is collapsing, and the Syrian people are suffering. But the Assad regime has found a new “cash cow” that is reaping great profit for the government: enforced…
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A Father’s Urgent Plea to See His Son Freed From Death Row in Saudi Arabia
By Mohammed al-Nimr Ali Mohammed al-Nimr was arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province in 2012 when he was only 17 years old. He was sentenced to death after a grossly…
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What Can Europe Do to Welcome Refugees?
By Kristin Hulaas Sunde Now is the time to put pressure on Europe’s leaders to give refugees the welcome and support they’re entitled to. Here's what Amnesty is asking for,…
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Syria’s Refugee Crisis in Numbers
REFUGEES IN THE REGION More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt: Lebanon hosts approximately 1.2 million refugees from…
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In Turkey, Journalists Targeted Once Again
[caption id="attachment_63836" align="aligncenter" width="4256"] OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] In Turkey, the crackdown on independent journalism continues. Mehmet Baransu remains in jail, apparently a victim of the government’s crackdown on the Gulen Movement. Other journalists…
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Syrian Human Rights Activist Mazen Darwish Released
[caption id="attachment_63121" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Abd al-Rahman Hamada, Hussein Gharir, Mazen Darwish, Hani al-Zitani and Mansour al-Omari[/caption] From a country where there is little reason to celebrate, here is some good…
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Morocco Continues to Muzzle Criticism of its Human Rights Record: Kicks Out Two Amnesty Investigators
[caption id="attachment_62716" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Some photos of some of AI Morocco actions on Stop Torture.Stop sign[/caption] By Jihane Bergaoui, Country Specialist for Morocco and the Western Sahara A few days ago,…
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Yemen: The Humanitarian Crisis in the Shadows
Despite more than 100 days of heavy fighting, the impoverished country of Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis that you most likely haven't heard of.
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A Conspiracy of Neglect: How the World is Failing Syrian Refugees
Since 2011, more than half of the Syrian population has been on the run, fleeing their homes to escape war crimes and human rights abuses by both the Assad regime…
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Did your Member of Congress Stand Up for Palestinian Children?
On Friday, 19 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Secretary of State John Kerry to defend the human rights of Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation. Led by…