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Dec 31 2013 5:03PM
Bahrain: Children detained, threatened

Two young Bahraini cousins, namely Sayed Tameem Majed Ahmad Majed and Sayed Hashim Alwai Ahmad Majed, have been detained by the Bahraini authorities since 8 December 2013. 13-year-old Sayed Tameem was arrested at approximately 3.10pm...

Dec 29 2013 5:35PM
Is Nigel Farage riding a Trojan horse full of “terrorist Muslims” from Syria who want to take over the UK!?

The UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has said the UK should take in some of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees. He said “there is a responsibility on all of us..to try and help some of those people fleeing Syria, literally in...

Dec 24 2013 6:14PM
Migrant workers in Qatar and Saudi Arabia suffer extreme abuse and human rights violations

The plight of migrant workers in Middle Eastern countries is a topic of great concern and was a point of great discussion for the recent International Migrants Day 2013. Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been highlighted as major culprits in...

Dec 24 2013 12:05PM
Unwrapping Human Rights Abuses

Guest blog by Amnesty Scotland volunteer coordinator Risga Carson. With only one day left until Christmas, many of us will be rushing out to do some last minute shopping. In between all the holiday mayhem, why not take a moment to...

Dec 20 2013 9:33AM
[CHRB] Violence Against Lawyers Representing Christians in Henan, Many Activists Indicted (12/12-12/18, 2013)

Contents Reprisals Against Human Rights Lawyers Henan Church Group Lawyers Attacked Trying to Meet Clients Update on Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly, Association and Expression Trial of Anhui Activist Ends without Verdict, Lawyers &...