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Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung (C) and lawmakers take a selfie after a meeting for Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council on March 19, 2024. Photo by Chen Yongnuo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images.

Hong Kong: Passing of Article 23 law a devastating moment for human rights

Responding to the passing of Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Article 23), Amnesty International’s China director Sarah Brooks said:...

Equatorial Guinea: Jailed Human Rights Defender at Risk of Torture

On March 1, Anacleto Micha Ndong, a defender of human rights from Equatorial Guinea, was moved to the Black Beach...

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Yemen: Release Five Arbitrarily Detained Baha’is

On May 25, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They took 17 members of...

Zimbabwe: Former MP’s Convictions Should Be Overturned

On January 30, 2024, Job Sikhala, a former leader of the opposition, was freed after 595 days in jail without...

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Tunisia: Unfair detention of six politicians

In Tunisia, six opposition figures—Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj, and Abdelhamid Jelassi—have been wrongfully...

Philippines: Call For Fair Review Of Charges Against Leila De Lima

Court proceedings for the last of three baseless charges against Leila de Lima, a human rights defender and former Philippine...

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Argentina: Drop Charges Against Three Social Media Users

Nahuel Morandini, Roque Villegas, and Lucía González face legal action merely for sharing their satirical views on a public figure...

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Russia/Ukraine: Lilia Hemedzhy disbarred

Lilia Hemedzhy is a human rights defender and lawyer. She is one of the few lawyers working to defend the...

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Hong Kong: Article 23 legislation takes repression to ‘next level’

Responding to the release of the full draft text of Hong Kong’s new national security law – known locally as...

Sudanese refugees queuing up to fetch water in Adre, Eastern Chad, 26 June 2023. Photo by Amnesty International.

Sudan: Internet shutdown threatens delivery of humanitarian and emergency services

A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to...

Anti war protester being arrested at the center of Moscow, in Moscow, Russia, on February 28, 2022 during a demonstration against the war on Ukraine. Photo by Daniil Danchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Russia War Censorship Laws Must Go

In Russia, merely speaking out against the war in Ukraine is an act of protest. A week after the start...

Gambia: Drop charges against human rights defender

In May 2022, the President of Gambia labeled Madi Jobarteh, a human rights advocate, a “troublemaker” for allegedly trying to...

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