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Georgia: Symbolic acts of protest targeted with draconian new law

Activists detained for placing protest stickers under newly enacted law hurriedly passed in December New police power granted for ‘preventative’ detainment over suspicion of plans to violate new rules...

Iran: release of German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi welcomed

The dual-national, one of many to be targeted in recent years, was given a grossly unfair trial on fabricated ‘national security’ charges Taghavi was detained and tried alongside UK national Mehran...

UK: Chancellor must use China trip to challenge Beijing over 'brutal suppression' of human rights

‘Respect for human rights needs to be central to any economic, security or other agreements with China’ - Polly Truscott Ahead of Rachel Reeves ’ expected visit to China , which comes in the wake of...

UK: 'Nothing progressive' about new sanctions regime on people smuggling gangs

In response to the Foreign Secretary’s announcement to target people smuggling gangs with new sanctions, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said:...

DRC: president must halt mass execution of more than 170 people

More than 170 alleged ‘bandits’ were recently transferred from Kinshasa to the remote Angenga prison All those under threat of death are reportedly 18-35-year-olds ‘The announcement of these prison...

Angola: Five government critics released after more than a year of arbitrary imprisonment

Authorities deliberately denied healthcare including urgent surgery and daily HIV medication. TikTok star among the five was jailed after critiquing the President on the social platform ‘Angola’s...

Syria: urgent need to preserve evidence of Assad-era human rights crimes

Researchers saw documents being taken from buildings and people digging up remains in unsupervised mass graves, including a leg with flesh still attached HTS-affiliated Syrian Salvation Government...

USA: Biden's commutation of federal death sentences welcomed

‘It is near certain that Donald Trump will re-start the federal killing machine’ - Paul O’Brien Responding to an announcement from the US government that 37 men currently on federal death row will...

Lebanon: Hezbollah's rocket attacks on northern Israel must be investigated as likely war crimes

Detailed new investigation into three Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israeli cities and towns that killed eight civilians and injured at least 16 others In one attack, unguided 220mm Fadi-1 rockets hit a...

UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St

Actor and activist Khalid Abdalla to show his solidarity with the family Laila Soueif will mark the 81st day of a hunger strike on behalf of her jailed son Alaa Abdel Fattah with a Christmas vigil...