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Greece: Message for European leaders beamed onto Acropolis on anniversary of EU-Turkey deal
European leaders were sent a clear message last night when a huge “Refugees Welcome” sign was projected on to the side of the Acropolis.
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New Zealand: Mosque attacks are a moment of reckoning for the politics of demonization
The horrific attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which shooters killed 49 people and injured at least 48 more, is a devastating reminder of the consequences of…
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Saudi Arabia: Women activists persecuted under bogus charges. Speaking to Amnesty is not a crime
The prosecution of 11 women activists before a Criminal Court in Riyadh for their human rights work and contact with international organizations is an appalling escalation of the Saudi authorities’…
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FIFA must put human rights at heart of World Cup expansion talks
Ahead of this week’s FIFA Council Meeting in Miami, Amnesty International and a coalition of NGOs, trade unions, fans and players groups have called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to…
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Brazil: After a year of impunity, authorities must bring Marielle Franco’s killers to justice
One year on from the killing of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, Brazilian authorities are still failing to provide…
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Indonesia: Arrested after singing a song critical of military, ludicrous charges against pro-democracy activist must be dropped
Responding to the charges brought against pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Robertus Robet, who was detained in the night of 7 March for criticizing the Indonesian Military (TNI)
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Egypt: Forcibly disappeared transgender woman at risk of sexual violence and torture
Fears are growing for the safety and well being of Malak al-Kashef, a transgender woman seized during a police raid from her home in Giza in the early hours of…
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Google Dragonfly plans further eroding users’ trust
Responding to reports by The Intercept that Google is still working on Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China
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Egypt: Photojournalist Shawkan released after five and a half years in prison
Responding to the news that photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was finally released today after spending more than five years in prison on trumped-up charges.
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Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a…