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Social media, particularly Facebook, is increasingly becoming weaponised by Viet Nam to go after those who peacefully speak their mind.” – Nicholas Bequelin Vietnamese authorities have stepped up a countrywide crackdown marked by arrests and widespread social media censorship as they attempt to stifle public debate about a deadly land dispute, said Amnesty International today. …
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Israel must revoke the export license of NSO Group whose spyware products have been used in malicious attacks on human rights activists around the world, Amnesty International said ahead of the latest court case to embroil the tech firm. On Thursday, a judge at Tel Aviv’s District Court will begin hearing arguments as to why …
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The Cambodian authorities’ treason charges against Kem Sokha, the leader of the country’s banned main opposition party, are bogus and should be dropped said Amnesty International today ahead of his trial hearing tomorrow. Sokha, the President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), faces up to 30 years imprisonment if found guilty of treason. His …
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The global C20 civil society forum hosted this year by Saudi Arabia is a farcical attempt by the new G20 hosts to whitewash their dire human rights record. Amnesty International has released a joint statement, along with Transparency International and Civicus, explaining why it will not be engaging in this year’s C20 process, a cycle of …
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Almost 10,000 signatures have been handed to the Greek Consulates in Sydney and Brisbane as part of a global Amnesty International campaign demanding justice for murdered Greek LGBT activist, Zackie. December 21 marks 15 months since Zackie was murdered. He was a tireless defender of the rights of LGBTI people and HIV-positive persons. Video footage …
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Thousands arrested including children as young as 15 Detainees subjected to enforced disappearance and torture At least 304 people killed according to credible sources Iran’s authorities are carrying out a vicious crackdown following the outbreak of nationwide protests on 15 November, arresting thousands of protesters as well as journalists, human rights defenders and students to …
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Australian sports stars Craig Foster and Ian Chappell have joined forces to launch Game Over – a campaign to get all refugees and asylum seekers stranded on Nauru and Papua New Guinea to safety. “With the recent repeal of the life-saving Medevac Bill, getting people to safety from the dire conditions they’re in on Nauru …
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According to one of the largest global surveys Amnesty International has ever undertaken, young Australian adults echoed the concerns of their counterparts in 22 countries by nominating climate change as the most important issue for the global community. Amnesty’s polls asked young adults to give their views on the current state of human rights in …
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The Solomon Islands Minister of the Environment should conduct face-to-face consultations with local communities on Wagina Island to hear their concerns before deciding the fate of a proposed open-cast bauxite mine there, Amnesty International said today. The Minister is expected to decide soon whether to uphold a March 2019 Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) decision that …
Amnesty International has gathered detailed eyewitness testimony of the coordinated attack by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad last night, which claimed at least 20 lives and left more than 130 injured. The organisation also verified footage from Baghdad that corroborated testimony of witnesses who described the arrival of fleets of gunmen. Witnesses describe how “endless gunmen” …
