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5 brave ways activists are fighting for LGBT rights worldwide
Around the world, people face violent attacks and threats simply because of who they are or whom they have sex with. But some brave activists are still standing up for…
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Without Community Radio, No “Gooood Morning, Zimbabwe!”
Community radio stations provide a vital outlet to share information most relevant to where people live and what affects them most. But despite a 2001 law that established a licensing…
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Will the Garland Shooting Show Us An America We Can Believe In?
We all want safety and security. But prejudice and hate don’t promote security: they sustain public fear and provide a convenient scapegoat.
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Journalists to Remember on World Press Freedom Day
[caption id="attachment_60191" align="aligncenter" width="730"] Prisoner of Conscience Eskinder Nega (right) is serving an 18-year sentence for his legitimate work as a journalist in Ethiopia[/caption] By Selin Thomas, Pulitzer Center for…
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Journalists Silenced in Myanmar: Free the Unity Five
By Laura Haigh, Amnesty International Myanmar team Journalists critical of the authorities in Myanmar pay dearly for their stories. Five journalists at the Unity newspaper paid with their freedom. On…
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Diamonds Last Forever, Humans Rights Abuses Must Not: 4 Reasons You Should Care Rafael Marques Is On Trial
Contributed by Amnesty USA's Angola Country Specialist Paula Paixao. Amnesty is urging the Angolan government drop all charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais. Rafael’s work is seen as a…
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A Social Movement To Be Reckoned With In Africa
We are Filimbi. We are Lucha. We are Balai Citoyen. We are Y en a marre. We use our voices and whistles for democracy, not weapons. We are not plotters.…
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Kazakhstan: Reject Anti-LGBT “Propaganda” Law
[caption id="attachment_59931" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (Sean Gallup/Getty Images))[/caption] Following in the steps of Russia’s draconian 2013 anti-LGBT law, Kazakhstan’s Senate has passed a similar law banning “propaganda…
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5 things you should know about Bahrain ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix
This weekend, Bahrain will host the Formula One Grand Prix. But behind the shiny fast cars and super-sized champagne bottles lies a government that is willing to stop at nothing…
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1,000 Days in Prison: How Mohammed Al-Roken Is Sacrificing His Freedom for Human Rights in the UAE
By Mansoureh Mills, Amnesty International campaigns on UAE, Iran and Kuwait Sunday 12 April 2015 marks 1,000 days since Dr Mohammed al-Roken was locked up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…