The Candle
Fall 2025 | Vol 27 | No. 1
Amnesty International Canada’s Candle has long symbolized our collective resolve to confront human rights abuses with the glow of compassion and activism. As we bring “The Candle” to life in this digital form, we hope to amplify its power to inspire change and drive progress for human rights everywhere. Individual donations power the impactful work described in here – THANK YOU to all our supporters!
Featured Story
“Your messages kept me going!”
There was good news on June 20 when Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was finally freed from US immigration detention on the orders of a federal judge.
A lawful US permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University in New York, Mahmoud was arrested on March 8 at the student housing building where he lived. The immigration officials who took him into custody threatened to detain his wife, Noor Abdalla, a US citizen. At the time of Mahmoud’s detention, Noor was expecting their first child, who was born just a few weeks later.
Photo: Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Noor, after his release from immigration detention. Mahmoud was unlawfully detained for exercising his rights to freedom of expression. © KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images.
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