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A woman wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans stands as she gazes toward a river. (Alli McCracken/Amnesty International)

Closing arguments heard in court case of Wet’suwet’en land defenders

The court case involves three land defenders criminalized for their efforts to protect the unceded territory of the Wet’suwet’en Nation....

Algeria: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi freed after presidential pardon

On November 1, Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi was released from El Harrach prison following a presidential pardon for over...

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Indonesia: Fishermen freed after activism-related charges

Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik, two fishermen from North Sumatra, Indonesia, were convicted of property damage during a protest linked to...

Lieutenant-General Constant Ndima visits a registration centre on the first day of the launch of activities in Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on February 16, 2023. Voter registration ahead of year-end presidential elections got underway on February 16, 2023 in DR Congo's troubled east, where armed groups control swathes of territory and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. Photo by GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP via Getty Images.

Goma massacre in DRC: Senior army officials must be investigated for possible crimes against humanity

The former governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province and two other senior army officers must...

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Iran: New compulsory veiling law intensifies oppression of women and girls

Iranian authorities have adopted a new draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls, imposing the...

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“We won’t rest until Manahel is free”

Amnesty campaigner writes about her efforts to free Manahel Al-Otaibi Amnesty International campaigner Bissan Fakih writes about her tireless efforts...

A woman wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans stands as she gazes toward a river. (Alli McCracken/Amnesty International)

Write for Rights 2024 targets Canada’s criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders

It's only the second time that Amnesty International's Write for Rights global letter-writing campaign has featured a Canada-focused case....

16 Days of Activism: #NOEXCUSE UNiTE to End Gender-Based Violence

The #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign that raises awareness about the systemic nature of gender-based...

Iran: Kurdish activist faces execution after unfair trials

Verisheh Moradi, a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority, faces the death penalty after a deeply unfair trial in Tehran’s Revolutionary...

A child carrying a baby goats walks between a man carrying a TV on his head and a woman walking with an adult goat on soil parched by drought.

COP29: Climate finance target is a blueprint for deepening inequalities, violating human rights

The derisory new climate finance target agreed to at the close of COP29 in Azerbaijan will put the human rights...

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Saudi Arabia: Death sentence for social media posts commuted

On September 24, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) reduced Mohammad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi’s death sentence to 30 years...

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