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Niger: Human rights defender Moussa Tchangari detained

On December 3, 2024, Moussa Tchangari, a respected human rights defender and secretary general of the civil society group Citizens’...

Canadian government’s decision to split Bill C-63 a ‘step in the right direction’

Amnesty International Canada welcomes the federal government’s plan to split Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, into two separate pieces...

Uganda: Opposition politician charged after abduction

On November 16, Dr. Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition politician and former presidential candidate for the Forum for Democratic...

Kyrgyzstan: Drop all charges against journalists

On October 10, 2024, the Leninsky District Court in Bishkek sentenced four journalists from independent media projects “Temirov Live” and...

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...

Indonesia: Worker arrested for criticizing former employer

On August 26, 2024, Septia Dwi Pertiwi, a former employee at a tax and accounting firm in Jakarta, Indonesia, was...

Azerbaijan: Journalists face new charges and extended detentions

Ahead of the COP29, Azerbaijani authorities have filed new charges and extended the detention of six journalists from the investigative...

Mali: Author & activist Étienne Sissoko remains unjustly detained

On October 14, the Bamako Court of Appeal ordered Étienne Sissoko’s release while he awaits his appeal trial on November...

Saudi Arabia: Dutch-Yemeni restaurant owner arbitrarily detained

On November 20, 2023, Saudi authorities detained Fahd Ezzi Mohammed Ramadhan, two days after his arrival from the Netherlands. From...

Iran: Kurdish activist faces death sentence

Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist and humanitarian worker from Iran, is at risk of execution. A Revolutionary Court in Tehran...

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