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EU policies partly to blame for 3,000 deaths in Mediterranean last year, say rights groups

Rescue organisations warn decree requiring their boats to return directly to a given port – often far away – prevents them from helping others in distress

The Guardian - UK

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe over Myanmar military bombing of church

The January attack in Sagaing killed 17 villagers, including nine children, as they attended a Sunday service.

Al Jazeera

Why is Amnesty urging India to halt bulldozing of Muslim properties?

Rights group calls for a halt to the demolition of Muslim properties, calling it a form of extrajudicial punishment.

Al Jazeera

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BJP govts ‘weaponised’ JCB for ‘targeted’, ‘illegal’ razing of Muslim properties: Amnesty probe

The authorities in five BJP-governed states repeatedly used JCB equipment for “unlawful, punitive demolition” of Muslim properties in at least 33 instances, as per an Amnesty International investigation of 63 of 128 documented demolitions in Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Newslaundry

Israel’s ‘chilling disregard’ for life in occupied West Bank: Amnesty

During its war in Gaza, Israel has unleashed unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in the West Bank, NGO says.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military.

Al Jazeera

Why do America’s liberal hawks attack Russia while giving Israel a free pass?

Liberal hawks like Michael McFaul, Max Boot and Anne Applebaum are quick to denounce Russian aggression but ignore Israeli crimes

The Guardian - US

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Iran executes 2022 protester for murder

Human rights advocates criticise Mohammad Ghobadlou’s conviction, saying he did not get a fair trial.

Al Jazeera

Major human rights violations at Del Monte farm in Kenya, report finds

Exclusive: summary sent to UK supermarkets describes conflict between pineapple thieves and Del Monte security staff

The Guardian - UK

Humanitarian aid boost for Middle East unveiled

Penny Wong has pledged a further $21.5 million in humanitarian aid for the Middle East, following the first stop on her trip to the region.

AAP

Pegasus report: Some papers skip, The Hindu, Telegraph feature govt pressure claim on front page

A day after a joint investigation by Amnesty International and Washington Post suggested that two Indian journalists had been targeted with Pegasus spyware, few prominent dailies carried a report from an Indian source.

Newslaundry

Is Pegasus spyware targeting journalists in India?

Pegasus Spyware: Amnesty International’s Security Lab found traces of Pegasus spyware on the phones of two journalists in India, following Apple’s security notification in October.

The Hindu

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?

A forensic investigation reveals that the Pegasus software was recently used to target Indian journalists.

Al Jazeera

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty

Investigation shows journalists in India face ‘threat of unlawful surveillance’ along with other ‘tools of repression’.

Al Jazeera

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2 months after Apple alert row, Amnesty report says 2 journalists targeted with Pegasus

Two months after several politicians and journalists claimed they had received alerts from Apple about “state-sponsored attackers”, an investigation by Amnesty International’s Security Lab in partnership with the Washington Post has now said that at least two journalists in India were recently targeted with Pegasus spyware on their iPhones.

International Business Times

India Targeting High-profile Journalists With Spyware: Amnesty

India's government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday.

The Hindu

Pegasus infection found on Indian journalists’ phones after Apple alert: Amnesty International

Pegasus Spyware: Amnesty International announced on Thursday that it found recent traces of Pegasus infection, sold only to governments, on two Indian journalists’ phones

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

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Al Jazeera

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation

Allegations centre on military response to Operation 1027, the biggest challenge to the regime since the coup.

Evening Standard

Cancelled Amnesty judge pleads freedom of conscience

The political blogger defends his views on the death penalty

The Hindu

Amnesty FCRA 'violations' | CBI files supplementary charge sheet

CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd & Aakar Patel for alleged FCRA violations; 8 entities charged.

The Independent UK

Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate

Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were apparently deliberate and a direct attack on civilians

Al Jazeera

Israel should face war crimes probe over journalist death in Lebanon: NGOs

Rights groups say attack that killed Reuters journalist and injured six others ‘likely a direct attack on civilians’.

The Independent UK

Amnesty says US-made missiles used in Gaza strikes that killed 43

Amnesty’s investigation reveals survivors in both instances received no warning of impending airstrikes

France 24

Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says

Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

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