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‘Israeli firm behind WhatsApp breach must be punished’
May 17, 2019 01:41Amnesty 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.
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Amnesty slams French weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, says Paris no longer trusted
May 10, 2019 01:35Amnesty International has condemned France's weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite the kingdom's deadly war on Yemen, saying Paris cannot be trusted on claims that the weapons are not being used against civilians.
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Amnesty slams UAE trial of Hezbollah-linked Lebanese citizens
May 10, 2019 01:21Amnesty International has denounced the trial of eight Lebanese citizens, all Shia Muslims, in the United Arab Emirates on charges of “terrorism” as unfair and based on fabricated confessions obtained under torture.
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US-led coalition killed over 1600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa: Rights groups
Apr 28, 2019 02:01The US-led military coalition to purportedly fight the Daesh terrorists in Syria, has killed more than 1,600 civilians in the country’s northern city of Raqqa during months of airstrikes that led to eviction of the foreign-backed terrorists, two UK-based rights groups said, noting that the figure reflects hundreds more than the number claimed by the mainly Western coalition.
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Saudi Arabia resorting to death penalty to quash opposition: Amnesty
Apr 14, 2019 01:09Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is making use of the death penalty to crush opposition figures, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Muslim preachers, members of the press and intellectuals widens in the conservative oil-rich kingdom.
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Saudi women activists face ‘bogus’ charges: Rights group
Mar 17, 2019 02:57UK-based rights group Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia has leveled “bogus” charges against some 10 women rights activists.
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International rights groups denounce Saudi decision to try jailed women’s activists
Mar 03, 2019 01:02International human rights groups have censured Saudi Arabia over its decision to put on trial women's rights activists detained in last year’s crackdown, after holding them for nearly a year without charge.
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Amnesty urges ICC to formally investigate Boko Haram conflict atrocities
Dec 10, 2018 10:04Amnesty International urges the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a full-blown probe into the atrocities committed by both the Boko Haram terrorists and the Nigerian military during the militancy campaign in the African country, criticizing Abuja for not doing enough to bring those responsible to justice.
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Amnesty censures South Sudan over rising number of executions
Dec 07, 2018 15:06Amnesty International has denounced a rise in the use of the death sentence in South Sudan, urging the world’s youngest nation to “stop signing execution orders.”
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Amnesty International voices concern over Bahrain crackdown on opposition
Nov 23, 2018 16:58Amnesty International has expressed “grave concerns” over a campaign of suppression by Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime against political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.