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Gulf States: More Than 1,000 Arrested in Sweeping War-Related Crackdown on Expression

In a bid to protect their glossy image as safe havens, Gulf states have used a heavy-handed authoritarian approach to…

June 1, 2026

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Russia: Schools Have Turned Into Factories of Compliance Through State Indoctrination and Surveillance of Children

Russian authorities have shown no limit to the lengths they will go to impose their deeply politicized, ideological narrative on…

June 1, 2026

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South Sudan: Renewal of UN Arms Embargo is Key to Protecting Civilians

The renewal of the arms embargo, if it is diligently enforced, is an important measure to protect civilians in South…

May 29, 2026

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Nicaragua: Brooklyn Rivera Must Be Released Before it is too Late

Amnesty International has repeatedly warned that the conditions in which Brooklyn Rivera has been held could seriously endanger his life…

May 29, 2026

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Ethiopia: International Community Must Act to Safeguard Press Freedom Ahead of National Election

Ethiopian authorities should reverse these increasingly authoritarian tendencies and immediately end this campaign of repression against the media.

May 29, 2026

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Closing Alligator Alcatraz Would Be Important Step, But U.S. Must Do More to End Cruel Anti-Immigrant Policies and Practices

Alligator Alcatraz is a cruel and failed experiment. Authorities should close this despicable immigrant detention center immediately.

May 28, 2026

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Iran: Mass Arbitrary Arrests and Political Executions Mark Intensifying Repression

Iranian authorities are using the cover of what they call “wartime conditions” to intensify their repression of dissent.

May 28, 2026

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(Kassy Cho)

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Global: Enormous Data Pipelines Powering Major Generative AI Systems are Rooted in Mass Invasions of Privacy by Design

Companies are extracting vast troves of online data through unlawful web scraping to build their generative artificial intelligence (AI) products.

May 27, 2026

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USA: Death Toll in Campaign of Extrajudicial Killings at Sea Nears 200

The U.S. Congress and the international community must take immediate action to stop the U.S. military’s campaign of extrajudicial killings…

May 27, 2026

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(Selvaraja Rajasegar)

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Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil Workers in Private Tea Estates Suffer Serious Labor Abuses - New Report

Malaiyaha Tamils working on private tea estates and smallholdings in Sri Lanka face abuses indicative of forced labor.

May 27, 2026

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Mahmoud Khalil Should Be Free: Freedom of Expression and Assembly are Human Rights

The Trump administration should end this political charade by dropping the immigration case against Mahmoud entirely

May 22, 2026

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Amnesty International Supports Lawsuit against U.S. Tech Company AppLovin over Illegal Tracking Software

The case focuses on the alleged unlawful collection and trading of personal data of millions of Dutch people via tracking…

May 21, 2026