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Cameroon: Amnesty calls for release of 36 activists, five years after crackdown

Cameroon on Monday is marking five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…

Radio France Internationale

Singapore to hang man as activists press for a halt to the death penalty

Datchinamurthy Kataiah was convicted of trafficking about 45 grams (1.6 ounces) of heroin into Singapore

The Independent UK

Rights group calls for urgent action for 5 men deported by US and held in Eswatini without charges

International rights group Amnesty International has called for urgent action from authorities in the southern African nation of Eswatini to give five men deported there by the United States access to lawyers and explain why they’ve been held in a maximum-security prison for two months without charges

The Independent UK

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'End genocide denial': SNP and Amnesty lead calls for Labour action against Israel

THE UK Government are under extreme pressure to end “genocide denial” and act against Israeli after a key UN report concluded that there is a…

The National (Scotland)

Concern grows for safety of South Sudan opposition leader facing treason and other charges

Amnesty International has called for a public trial for South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar, who faces treason and other charges

The Independent UK

Israel kills dozens in Gaza as Amnesty warns of ‘unlawful’ displacement

Amnesty International urges Israel to ‘immediately rescind’ mass displacement order as WHO vows to remain in Gaza City.

Al Jazeera

British father jailed in Saudi Arabia over seven year old tweet ‘is in living hell’

The family of Ahmed al-Doush said that ‘every day is filled with pain and longing’ since he was detained

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Women’s groups gather in front of parliament in Indonesia amid protests

Amnesty International has said the increasing number of deaths from the government crackdown is ‘alarming’.

Al Jazeera

Palestine activists arrested 'on terrorism charges in home raids'

DEFEND Our Juries (DOJ) activists have reportedly been arrested under the Terrorism Act after having their homes raided ...

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty calls on governments to reign in Big Tech. But as Trump’s tech threat looms, will they?

The report said AI is ‘the next phase’ of tech giants’ global ‘dominance’.

Euronews

Israel’s destruction in Lebanon could amount to war crimes: Amnesty

Amnesty said more than 10,000 civilian structures were destroyed by Israel – many of them after the ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Amnesty urges Lord Advocate to drop charges against Palestine Action protesters

AMNESTY International has called on the Lord Advocate of Scotland to drop all charges against those arrested for peacefully protesting in support of…

The National (Scotland)

French man becomes latest foreign national to be detained in Venezuela

A French national is being detained without cause in Venezuela, claims his family, who say he is one of several foreigners being held in the country in what Amnesty International has denounced as a widespread policy of enforced disappearances.

Radio France Internationale

International NGOs report mass killings and sexual violence in eastern DRC

Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual violence and forced displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underscoring the human cost of the conflict despite ongoing peace talks.

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Amnesty slams Israel for ‘deliberately starving’ Palestinians in Gaza

Rights group condemns Israel for ‘systematically destroying the health, wellbeing, social fabric of Palestinian life’.

The Guardian - UK

Hamas tells mediators it approves latest Gaza ceasefire proposal – as it happened

Hamas official tells Reuters news agency it has approved latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

The Guardian - UK

UK Foreign Office fails to release 2024 assessment of risk of genocide in Gaza

Report said to have found no serious risk last June, and government refuses to say if new assessment made since

Al Jazeera

‘Accountability elusive’ a year after Nigeria protest killings: Amnesty

Rights group says perpetrators ‘must be held to account’, a year after 24 people killed during cost of living protests.

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The National (Scotland)

Amnesty calls on John Swinney to stand up to 'authoritarian' Donald Trump

DONALD Trump's visit will be a "major test" of the Scottish Government's commitment to equality and human rights, Amnesty International…

The Guardian - UK

European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK

The National (Scotland)

Refusal to suspend EU-Israel deal a ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ – Amnesty

AMNESTY have branded the European Union's decision to stand by a deal with Israel as "one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s…

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia executing ‘horrifying’ number of foreigners for drug crimes

Hundreds put to death for non-violent drug offences over past decade, with little scrutiny of Saudis, says Amnesty

Al Jazeera

Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?

Rights groups call out state repression after violent crackdown on protests against Faure Gnassingbe’s extended rule.

The Independent UK

Airstrikes and shootings kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza including dozens trying to get aid, officials say

Israel is facing ongoing criticism of its handling of food aid in the war-torn enclave, as efforts to forge a ceasefire continue

The Independent UK

Amnesty International says Israel and aid system use starvation to commit Gaza genocide

Amnesty International has issued a report saying a controversial system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war with Hamas

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