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Israel: Plans to shut down Al Jazeera an attack on media freedom

In response to the announcement by Israel’s communications minister, Ayoub Kara, that the Israeli government has decided to close...

BC Government Continues to Play Russian Roulette with Citizens’ Future on 3rd Anniversary of Largest Mine Disaster in Canadian History

Three years after Canada’s largest mine waste disaster, communities in the Cariboo-Central Interior of British Columbia learned that the Province...

Manus Island/Australia: Authorities must respect right to protest, refrain from violence

Responding to reports of protests on Manus Island, where Papua New Guinea (PNG) immigration officials, implementing a policy set...

Myanmar: Avoid escalation of violence after spate of killings in Rakhine State

Responding to mounting reports of violence in northern Rakhine State, including the deaths of Buddhist and Rohingya villagers in...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES BC GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT THAT FINAL DECISION ON SITE C DAM WILL CONSIDER IMPACTS ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Yesterday, the newly elected government of British Columbia sent the Site C dam to the provincial utilities commission for a...

Russia: Decision to deport journalist to Uzbekistan puts him at risk of persecution and torture

The Russian authorities must immediately overturn their decision to deport asylum seeker Khudoberdi Nurmatov, better known under his journalist alias...

Syria: Extrajudicial execution of Bassel Khartabil a grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors

Responding to news of the execution of Syrian-Palestinian human rights activist Bassel Khartabil today, Anna Neistat, Amnesty International’s Senior...

Iran vilifies human rights defenders as ‘enemies of the state’

Iran’s judicial and security bodies have waged a vicious crackdown against human rights defenders since Hassan Rouhani became president in...

Thailand: Drop sedition charges against prominent journalist for Facebook posts

Responding to the Thai authorities summoning of prominent journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk to answer accusations of sedition for some of...

Kenya: Murder of election official and threatening statements raise fears ahead of elections

Recent events in Kenya, including the chilling murder of a top electoral commission official, are creating a cloud of...

Venezuela: Country at breaking point as opposition leaders seized from homes

The seizure of two opposition leaders in Caracas late last night is a telling sign that the Maduro administration...

Maldives: Halt executions now

· First executions in more than 60 years · Government seeks to divert attention from political crisis · Executions...

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