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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 control information and weaponize cybercrime.
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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 the next generation.
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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 Sudan.
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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 and personal integrity.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 at sea as the death toll nears 200.
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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.
