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A woman yelling into a megaphone during a protest.
(Judit Ruprech / Amnesty International Hungary)

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Hungary: Meta Failed to Stop Anti-LGBTI Content on Facebook

Risks to LGBTI people in Hungary were foreseeable and well documented, yet Meta did not adequately act on them.

September 8, 2026

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Azerbaijan: Lengthy Sentences for Anar Mammadli and Other Independent Voices Point to the Shocking Scale of the Crackdown on Dissent

Azerbaijani authorities must release Anar Mammadli and all others imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their human rights.

September 8, 2026

Still from a video that shows parts of the police station in Javadieh destroyed, as well as destruction and damage to other surrounding buildings in Ghorbani street. © Sharghdaily

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USA/Israel/Iran: Investigation into U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Neighborhoods Reveals Devastating Civilian Harm

These strikes may constitute indiscriminate attacks and amount to war crimes. They must be the object of independent, impartial, effective…

September 8, 2026

(Amnesty International Switzerland)

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Russia: ECtHR Decision to Strike Out More Than 800 Complaints Denies Victims Truth, Justice and Reparation and Should Be Reversed

ECtHR deprives hundreds of individuals of what for many of them is their last hope of seeing justice for the…

September 4, 2026

People protest down a narrow street holding up signs of the convicted people.
(Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Tunisia: Upheld Convictions in Mass ‘Conspiracy Case’ a Travesty of Justice

The Tunis Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold these unjust convictions is a devastating blow to justice.

September 4, 2026

A digital illustration of the inside of a museum, with people looking at images on walls with text next to them.
(Amnesty International)

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Amnesty International Opens Virtual Museum Exploring More Than Six Decades of Human Rights Activism

Amnesty International presents Stories That Resist, its first Virtual Museum showing the history of Amnesty International.

September 3, 2026

The Tunisian flag atop an official looking building.
(Imen Ben Youssef/ Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tunisia: Final Judicial Avenue to Overturn Convictions in Unjust ‘Conspiracy’ Case

Tunisia’s authorities must overturn the unjust convictions of 34 opposition figures, human rights defenders and lawyers.

September 3, 2026

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Israel/ OPT: Israel Steps up Annexation Measures with Unlawful Land Seizure Orders in the Occupied West Bank

Israel’s shameless use of land seizure orders to dispossess Palestinians and accelerate the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory must…

September 3, 2026

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(Creative Commons / Polites.news)

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Russia: Detention of Charity Leader Lida Moniava for Anti-War Social Media Posts a Brazen Attack on Freedom of Expression

Russian authorities must immediately end the criminal prosecution of Lida Moniava for exercising her right to freedom of expression.

September 2, 2026

People entering a blue van from a building with barbed wire.
(ADNAN BECI/AFP via Getty Images)

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EU: ‘Return Hub’ Plans in Rwanda and Uganda Risk Becoming ‘Cruel Black Holes’ for Human Rights

The EU’s ‘migration diplomacy’ is based on deep power asymmetries reflecting an attempt by the EU to shirk its migration…

September 2, 2026

A group of women sits on a bench in the background. In front of them hang a branch of green leaves.
(Amnesty International)

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Namibia: Drought Displaced Angolans Face Human Rights Abuses

Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face human rights abuses from lack of safe migration pathways.

September 2, 2026

(Publika)

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Georgia: Pardoned Protester Must Be Protected from Forcible Return to Russia

Georgia must ensure that Denis Kulanin can seek international protection, including to leave voluntarily for a safe third country.

September 1, 2026