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Syria: Suspend Use of Assad-era Cybercrime Law Pending Reform
Amnesty International documented five cases of people detained for online speech between January and June 2026.
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India: Invoking of Extraordinary Police Powers Amid Delhi Protests an “Affront to Human Rights”
This deeply concerning move is an affront to human rights that risks enflaming the situation in Delhi even further.
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Georgia: Journalist Jailed and Comedian Attacked for Political Satire
In their ongoing crusade against free speech, Georgia's authorities are now cracking down hard on those who dare to crack a joke.
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Cuba: Exile of Afro-Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Underscores Years of Injustice
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara should never have spent a single day in prison.
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South Korea: Appeal Decision for Abortion Case Exposes Legal Vacuum
Upholding convictions of medical staff who performed an abortion exposes loopholes in healthcare access in South Korea.
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Ghana: Still No Law Criminalizing Witchcraft Accusations Six Years After Akua Denteh’s Fatal Lynching
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Zambia: Authorities Must Free Journalist Arrested Over Social Media Posts
MacPherson Mukuka’s arrest raises serious concerns about the application of Zambia's Cyber Crimes Act
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Peru: Another Step Towards Entrenching Impunity
Amnesty International rejects the enactment of Law 32735, which allows alleged crimes committed by members of the Armed Forces and the Police to be investigated and tried by military and…
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France: Protecting Children Online Starts With Platform Design, Not Bans
Efforts should be on forcing social media platforms to abandon their reckless pursuit of profit to the detriment of human rights.
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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Deadly Pakistan Air Strikes on Kabul Drug Rehab Center Should Be Investigated as Possible War Crime – New Investigation
The attack on the Omid Center constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law – possibly amounting to a war crime.
