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Iran: Protester sentenced to death in unfair trials

Protester Abbas Deris is at risk of execution in relation to the November 2019 nationwide protests in Iran. On July...

Protesters carrying flags and brightly coloured signs march on an asphalt road on a bright day.

Mexico: Land, environment defenders criminalized for exercising right to protest

A new Amnesty International report shines a light on the use of Mexico's criminal justice system to suppress people's right...
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Argentina: Human rights defender detained for protesting

Alberto Nallar, human rights lawyer was detained on July 13, and charged with the crime of sedition. He played a...

Four police in riot gear hold full-body-length shields and fire what looks like tear gas towards protesters

Peru: President Dina Boluarte must order security forces to respect right to protest

Amnesty International urges President Dina Boluarte to 'send a clear message' that Peru's state security forces must respect human rights....
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Iran: Protestor at risk of execution

Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri is at grave risk of execution in relation to nationwide protests. In early April 2023, Iran’s judiciary...

People gather in front of the Palace of Justice (Palais De Justice) to protest, as they demand the release of those who stormed the banks on Friday in an attempt to retrieve their savings frozen in the banking system in Beirut, Lebanon on September 19, 2022.

Amnesty International urges social security protection for all

Amnesty International is calling this week for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of...

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Canada must stop arms exports to Peru amid deadly repression of protests

Amnesty International urges Canada to suspend arms exports to Peru in light of the Peruvian state’s lethal crackdown of recent...

Child detainees subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence in brutal protest crackdown in Iran

During the brutal crackdown in Iran, intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging,...

South African police officers fire rubber bullet as they chase protestors in the streets of Johannesburg, on April 23, 2019 during a protest against the lack of service delivery or basic necessities such as access to water and electricity, housing difficulties and lack of public road maintenance.

Police misuse of rubber bullets kills and maims peaceful protesters

Security forces across the world are routinely misusing rubber bullets, plastic bullets and other law enforcement weapons to violently suppress...

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Deadly repression of Peru protests shows ‘systematic racism’

Amnesty International has released the initial findings of its investigation into the state response to the recent protests in Peru....

THAILAND: Child protesters targeted

Download a copy of the 1st UA 14/23 below Thai authorities are prosecuting and harassing child human rights defenders for...

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The right to protest is under attack in Peru! Here’s what you need to know and what you can do about it

There is a crisis of extreme gravity in the South American country of Peru – so grave, in fact, that...

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