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Türkiye: Acquittal of Taner Kılıç After Eight-Year Ordeal Comes Amid New Wave of Repression of Rights Defenders
The case of Taner Kılıç, who has finally been acquitted after a judicial process that has lasted almost 8 years,…
February 27, 2025
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Egypt: Authorities must immediately reveal whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist Nasser al-Hawari
Egyptian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist and TV anchor Nasser al-Hawari, who was forcibly disappeared after…
February 14, 2025
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Saudi Arabia: Woman Unjustly Convicted For Social Media Posts About Women’s Rights Forcibly Disappeared
Saudi Arabia’s authorities must immediately reveal the fate and whereabouts of Manahel al-Otaibi, a 30-year-old woman serving an 11-year prison…
February 13, 2025
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Saudi Woman Imprisoned for Tweeting in Support of Women’s Rights released after Four-Year Ordeal
Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi Arabian woman, who has spent more than four years imprisoned on terrorism-related charges for posting tweets…
February 10, 2025
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Sudan: Civilians At Imminent Risk Of Reprisal Attacks As Fighting Rages In Khartoum And Darfur
As the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalate their fighting in Khartoum, Amnesty International has received…
February 7, 2025
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Israel/OPT: Release of Palestinian Aid Worker After Nearly Nine Years of Unjust Imprisonment Ends Appalling Miscarriage of Justice
The long overdue release of Palestinian aid worker and prisoner of conscience, Mohammed al-Halabi brings to an end his agonizing…
February 7, 2025
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Why Protecting Human Rights Defenders Must be a Priority for Us All
Human rights defenders risk their lives to shine a light on abuses and fight for justice while governments have failed…
January 23, 2025
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Angola: Five Government Critics Released After More Than A Year Of Arbitrary Imprisonment
At last, Neth Nahara, Adolfo Campos, Gildo das Ruas, Tanaice Neutro and Pensador are free.
January 7, 2025
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Nicaragua: Ortega’s Repressive Machinery Continues to Stifle any Dissent
Amnesty International has designated Brooklyn Rivera, a leader of the Miskito Indigenous people, as a prisoner of conscience and calls…
December 17, 2024
Blog
If Society is to Change, People with Disabilities Must be Included in the Fight
In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we want to highlight disability rights activist Kyung Seok Park, who…
December 3, 2024
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Hong Kong: Prisoner of Conscience Jimmy Lai Must Be Released as National Security Trial Resumes
The years-long pre-trial incarceration of a 76-year-old man simply because his newspaper dared to criticize the government and report public…
November 18, 2024
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Cuba: Amnesty International Designates Four Persons as Prisoners of Conscience in the Midst of a New Wave of State Repression
These designations are a recognition of the dozens of people who remain in prison in Cuba for peacefully exercising their…
October 23, 2024