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Turkey prosecutor urges conviction of Amnesty's local chief
Nov 28, 2019 07:36Turkey’s state prosecutor has called for the conviction of Amnesty International’s local Head, Taner Kilic, former Director Idil Eser and four other human rights defenders over allegations of involvement in the failed July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Amnesty warns of Egypt's 'parallel justice system'
Nov 27, 2019 17:56Amnesty International has warned that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government had built a "parallel justice system" to crack down on critics and dissent.
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Amnesty slams Zionist entity’s killing of Palestinian woman
Sep 19, 2019 12:09Amnesty International slams the fatal shooting of a Palestinian woman by the Zionist regime forces, saying she “did not pose any immediate danger” to the regime’s forces and that her death underscores the need for international justice.
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Amnesty urges Bahrain regime to lift travel ban on ailing former lawmaker
Sep 04, 2019 07:07Amnesty International has called on Bahraini officials to put an end to their continued harassment of former legislator Osama Jaber Muhana al-Tamimi, and to allow him to travel abroad for medical treatment after he suffered a stroke following his arrest last month.
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Amnesty issues ‘travel advisory’ for US after shootings
Aug 08, 2019 12:13Amnesty International has issued a “travel advisory” for the United States in the wake of deadly mass shootings that took place over the weekend.
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Amnesty calls on Egypt to end abuses against political prisoners
Aug 01, 2019 10:55Amnesty International has censured the “harsh and inhumane conditions” of political prisoners in Egypt, calling on the African country’s authorities to immediately end the rights abuses of the detainees there.
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Saudi court postpones hearing of prominent dissident cleric Awdah
Jul 29, 2019 06:08Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court has postponed a hearing in the case against prominent Saudi dissident Muslim Cleric Sheikh Salman al-Awdah until later this year amid growing concerns he will be sentenced to death.
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Saudi Arabia ordered 122 executions in first half of 2019: Rights organization
Jul 10, 2019 08:17A Europe-based human rights organization says Saudi authorities have ordered the execution of 122 people in the first half of 2019 — well over double the number of beheadings carried out in the first six months of the preceding year.
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Amnesty slams intimidation of former Bahraini MP, intensified clampdown on social media activists
Jul 04, 2019 07:27Amnesty International has condemned the Bahraini regime’s harassment and intimidation of a former legislator and intensified clampdown on social media activists, as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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‘Israeli firm behind WhatsApp breach must be punished’
May 17, 2019 06:11Amnesty International says the Israeli firm behind a recent security breach that targeted human rights activists using the WhatsApp messenger app must be held into account for its close ties with repressive regimes.