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Two blue vans are parked outside of a building with barbed fence. A group of people stand outside of the building. One man is being led by two other men, from the building to the blue vans. He is in handcuffs.
(Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Image)

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EU: New Rules on Asylum and ‘Safe Countries’ Undermine the Foundation of Refugee Protection

This shameless attempt to sidestep international legal obligations is far from a humane migration policy that upholds people's dignity.

December 18, 2025

Anis Alamgir, wearing black frame glasses, tan suit with dark pocket square, gold tie, and blue shirt looks to his left into the camera, eyes squinting slightly in the bright afternoon sunlight.

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Bangladesh: Journalist Targeted with Anti-Terror Legislation Must Be Released

Anis Alamgir’s arrest continues an alarming trend of individuals being targeted for perceived support for activities of the now-banned Awami…

December 17, 2025

A fenced in compound with two people in tall, mesh cages. One is standing looking away. The other is doing pushups. There is no roof to the compound, just rows of tall mesh cages.
(Getty Images)

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Hong Kong: Prisons Rife with Violence and Inhumane Treatment, Inmate Testimony Reveals

Former Hong Kong prison inmates report physical violence, prolonged solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions and dangerously high temperatures behind bars.

December 17, 2025

A cartoon shows a giant white hand holding a blue gavel, pressed against three small people, each straining to hold back the gavel. The background is red.
(Amnesty International / Joan X. Vázquez)

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Russia: Prominent Human Rights Defenders Targeted Under Undesirable Organizations Legislation

By detaining three prominent human rights defenders, the Russian authorities are blatantly attempting to criminalize human rights work.

December 16, 2025

Protesters march through a city street with a black and yellow banner that says
(Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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EU: Deregulation Deal on Climate and Human Rights ‘Betrays People and the Planet’

December 16, 2025

Large gray warships at sea under a blue sky streaked with white clouds.
(Sgt Nathan Mitchell/U.S. Marine Corps)

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Death Toll Hits 95 in U.S. Military’s Horrific, Illegal Air Strike Campaign

With three air strikes killing eight people, Monday was the deadliest day since October in the U.S. military’s horrific, illegal campaign in the…

December 16, 2025

A collection of colorful buses and trucks, many of them loaded to capacity with bundles of people's belongings, stretch into the distance on a hot day.
(Abdul Basit/AFP via Getty Images)

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Afghanistan: Forced Returns to Taliban Rule Must End as Latest Figures Reveal Millions Unlawfully Deported in 2025

All forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan must immediately end.

December 16, 2025

A group of women in hijabs holding up signs, one of which reads,
(Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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India: Chief Minister’s Removal of Woman’s Hijab Demands Unequivocal Condemnation

The minister's removal of a woman's hijab was an assault on her dignity, autonomy and identity.

December 16, 2025

Jimmy Lai, wearing a gray linen suit, blue shirt, and a facemask, walks out of a darkened room into sunlight, his hands behind his back, held on each side by masked police officers. Lai's eyebrows are raised. His chin lifted up.
(AFP/Getty Images)

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Hong Kong: Conviction of Jimmy Lai Sounds Death Knell for Freedom

Hong Kong authorities have jailed Jimmy Lai simply because he and his Apple Daily newspaper criticized the government.

December 15, 2025

(Mariya Kalesnikava (left) and Ales Bialiatski © Hochu Zhit / Telegram; Radyio Svaboda / YouTube)

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Belarus: Long Overdue Release of Maryia Kalesnikava, Ales Bialiatski and Others Must Not Mask the Scale of Repression

This release doesn’t erase a system that still holds hundreds if not thousands of others languishing behind bars merely for…

December 13, 2025

A photo of three smiling NGO workers, in front of image of barbed wire.
(Private/Amnesty International)

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Tunisia: Authorities Must Immediately Drop Charges Against Humanitarian Workers Facing Bogus Criminal Trial

Tunisian authorities must drop charges against six humanitarian workers facing trial for humanitarian work with refugees and migrants.

December 12, 2025

Serrote Jose de Oliveira, with a beard, stands in a street looking off to his left, his chin raised slightly. His shirt is white with a black necklace.
(Amnesty International)

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Angola: Authorities Must Provide Urgent Medical Care to Detained UNTRA Leader and Release Him Immediately

Angolan authorities must allow Serrote José de Oliveria to immediately access to all necessary medical care.

December 11, 2025