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Mozambique: Release journalist detained for documenting deadly attacks in Cabo Delgado

Mozambican authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Amade Abubacar from arbitrary detention by military forces and end the escalating...

Thailand: Amnesty welcomes Saudi woman’s refugee protection

Responding to news that the UN have granted refugee status to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year old Saudi woman, and...

It’s Time To Stop Political Posturing And Protect Human Rights At The Border, Says Amnesty

In anticipation of President Trump’s address tonight on his administration’s policies toward asylum-seekers and migrants at the border, Margaret Huang,...

Guatemala: Termination of CICIG agreement is latest blow to the fight against impunity

In reaction to the decision of the Guatemalan government to put an end to the agreement with the United Nations...

Thailand: Don’t deport Saudi woman in grave danger

Responding to reports that Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year-old Saudi woman, faces deportation from the transit zone of Suvarnabhumi Airport...

Bangladesh: Authorities must investigate attacks on journalists and activists   

Bangladesh’s authorities must investigate the ongoing violent attacks on journalists and activists ahead of the country’s 11th parliamentary elections due...

Saudi Arabia: Censorship of Netflix is latest proof of crackdown on freedom of expression

Responding to news that Netflix have removed an episode from a comedy show in Saudi Arabia, after officials from the...

Bahrain: Five-year prison sentence over tweets upheld for Nabeel Rajab

Responding to the news that Bahrain’s Court of Cassation has upheld the conviction of Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain’s most...

UAE: 10-year prison sentence upheld for prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

Responding to today’s decision by the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to uphold the conviction and...

China: Trial of lawyer Wang Quanzhang a “cruel charade”

The trial of Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang is a cruel charade and he should be immediately and unconditionally...

Sudan: 37 protesters dead in government crackdown of protests

Amnesty International has credible reports that 37 protesters have been shot dead by the security forces in five days of...

Nicaragua: Report by independent experts affirms that the government of President Ortega has committed crimes against humanity

In response to the publication of the “Report on the Acts of Violence Occurred Between April 18 and May 30,...

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