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Saudi Arabia: Authorities Hosting Internet Governance Forum While Imprisoning Online Critics Exposes Deep Hypocrisy
40 NGOs and human rights organizations call on Saudi Arabia’ s authorities to immediately release all those arbitrarily detained solely for expressing their views online ahead of the upcoming Internet…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: JOURNALIST AND POET FACES CHARGES AFTER ABDUCTION (Pakistan 46.24)
Share: On This Page On May 15, 2024, Ahmad Farhad, a Kashmiri journalist and poet, outspoken critic of enforced disappearances and known for his support for social movements, was forcibly…
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Russia: “I Would Love to Hug Her But It’s Impossible. Imprisoned Dissenters Deprived of Family Contact.”
This is a deliberate strategy of the Russian government to isolate and silence dissenters and inflict further suffering on them and their families.
Report
Russia: “I Would Love to Hug Her, but it is Impossible.” Imprisoned Dissenters Deprived of Family Contact
Amnesty International finds that Russia’s authorities are systematically denying arbitrarily imprisoned government critics contact with their families.
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Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Asylum
This executive action plays into false narratives about invasions at the border and advances a policy grounded in white supremacist ideas at the expense of people in search of safety…
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Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Border Policy Announcement
The decision by President Biden to prosecute migrants and asylum seekers with criminal charges in U.S. Federal Court shows complete contempt and disregard for the human rights of people in…
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Tunisia: Repressive Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations Following Months of Escalating Violence Against Refugees and Migrants
The Tunisian government has launched an unprecedented repressive clampdown against migrants, refugees, and human rights defenders working to protect their rights, as well as journalists.
Update
Voices Amidst Conflict: Protecting Journalists on World Press Freedom Day
In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International USA’s Country and Thematic Specialists are championing the role of journalists in upholding human rights worldwide.
Press Release
East and Southern Africa: Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: JAILED ACADEMIC’S HEALTH IN PERIL (Azerbaijan Third UA 77.23)
Gubad Ibadoghlu is a renowned economist and political activist. On July 23, 2023, the Azerbaijani authorities detained him on fabricated charges in an apparent retaliation for his criticism of the…
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AIUSA Documents Police Violence Against Protestors for Black Lives
Amnesty International has documented 125 separate examples of police violence against protesters in 40 states and the District of Columbia between May 26 and June 5, 2020, a period when…
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Amnesty International Challenges President Biden to Abandon Cruel Anti-Immigrant Proposals
President Biden needs to find the political courage to rise above the growing tide of xenophobia and return to his promise to push for common-sense solutions that center safety and…
