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A view of lawmakers seated in the Iraqi parliament building.
(Iraqi Parliament Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Iraq: Lawmakers Must Ensure New Law Does Not Unduly Restrict Freedoms of Expression and Peaceful Assembly 

Iraqi lawmakers must vote against or propose amendments to any laws that would further restrict civic space.

August 1, 2025

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Iran: Officials Responsible for Finger-Amputations Must Face Accountability for Torture

The amputations carried out on Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian and Mehdi Shahivand are a stark reminder of Iran’s prolific use…

July 31, 2025

(Andriamisainamiharintsoa Toky for Amnesty International)

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Madagascar: Authorities Fail to Protect and Assist Antandroy People Displaced by Climate-Exacerbated Droughts

From insufficiently addressing the impacts of droughts in the south, to its lack of protection and support for internally displaced…

July 30, 2025

(Mati Milstein)

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Israel/OPT: Killing of Prominent Palestinian West-Bank Activist Awda Al-Hathaleen Demands Justice and Accountability

The cold-blooded killing of Awda, a dedicated human rights defender and father of three young children, is a devastating tragedy…

July 30, 2025

(Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

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Congress Once Again Urged to Pass Joint Resolution of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel

AIUSA urged U.S. Senators to vote in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval that would block arms transfers to the…

July 29, 2025

David Roberts, with short hair and a goatee, looks into the camera with his eyebrows raised, against a nondescript wall. The shoulders of his orange prison jumpsuit are barely in the frame.

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Alabama Governor Ivey Must Commute David Roberts’ Death Sentence

The State of Alabama must not execute David Roberts.

July 29, 2025

(Daniyal Yousaf, Amnesty International)

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Pakistan: Sanitation Workers Facing Systemic Discrimination and Other Rights Violations Need Better Legal Protection

Pakistan’s authorities must ensure robust protections for sanitation workers both in law and practice against institutionalized religious and caste-based discrimination.

July 28, 2025

A photo of Behrouz Ehsani, sitting for a portrait wearing a dark suit, shirt and tie, and a photo of Mehdi Hassani, smiling in a checkered shirt sitting on a couch with drapes behind him.
(Private source)

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Iran: Horrifying Secret Executions Amid Mounting Political Repression

Iranian authorities arbitrarily and secretly executed Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, the latest in nearly 700 people hanged this year.

July 28, 2025

(Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Israel/OPT: Israeli Organizations Conclude Israel Committing Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza in Another Milestone for Accountability Efforts

Leading Israeli human rights organizations B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

July 28, 2025

A protest in Tunisia. People hold large signs showing faces on a multicolored banner, under a row of small red and white Tunisian flags.
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Tunisia: Mass Convictions in ‘Conspiracy Case 2’ Deepen Rule of Law Crisis

The mass conviction of opposition figures in Tunisia’s “Conspiracy Case 2” is a new example of authorities’ ongoing restrictions on civic…

July 28, 2025

A masked person in an all black uniform stands guard on a city street wielding an AK rifle. A man in a hooded jacket walks nearby. There are parked cars and leafless trees. It is cloudy.
(Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)

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Syria: Authorities Must Investigate Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls 

The Syrian government must promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate cases of abducted and kidnapped Alawite women and girls.

July 28, 2025

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Eswatini: Amnesty International Designates Arbitrarily Detained MPs as Prisoners of Conscience

Their continued arbitrary detention shows Eswatini’s deepening climate of repression and misuse of the justice system to punish those who…

July 25, 2025