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Myanmar: Ethnic minorities face range of violations including war crimes in northern conflict

Released 05:30GMT/12:00 noon MMT on 14 June 2017 Civilians from minority ethnic groups suffer appalling violations and abuses, including war...

Gaza: Looming humanitarian catastrophe highlights need to lift Israel’s 10-year illegal blockade

The Israeli authorities’ latest decision to slash the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip could have catastrophic humanitarian consequences for...

Australia: Compensation deal must lead to safe resettlement for refugees

A landmark settlement that forces the Australian government to pay more than AUS $70m in compensation to nearly 2,000 refugees...

Lesotho: End culture of impunity to reverse recent spike in human rights violations

Lesotho’s newly elected government must act swiftly to ensure accountability for past human rights violations and end the spike in...

Sudan: End the miscarriage of justice against Dr Mudawi and his colleague

The Sudanese authorities must immediately release prominent human rights defender Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam and his colleague Hafiz Idris Eldoma,...

Tunisia: Fifth man facing jail term for breaking fast during Ramadan

The conviction of five people for the charge of “public indecency” after smoking a cigarette or eating in public during...

Dozens of news sites blocked as Egypt ramps up digital censorship

The Egyptian authorities have shifted their onslaught against media freedom to the digital sphere, blocking access to more than 40...

Hungary: NGO law a vicious and calculated assault on civil society

The passing of a law stigmatising non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive foreign funding is the latest in an escalating crackdown...

Russia: Mass arrests tighten authorities’ stranglehold on freedom of expression

A crackdown on peaceful protests across Russia in which hundreds of people were arrested and numerous others beaten by police...

Pakistan: Quash conviction and death sentence for alleged blasphemy in Facebook post

Responding to an Anti-Terrorism court’s decision to convict and sentence to death a man for allegedly posting content on Facebook...

Malawi: Failing criminal justice system fuels a new wave of attacks on people with albinism

A new wave of killings and attacks targeting people with albinism over the past six months is being fueled by...

Turkey: Imprisonment of Amnesty Chair is a devastating injustice

The Turkish prosecution’s decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a terrorist organisation”...

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