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Algeria: fresh wave of arrests ahead of presidential elections

Millions have demonstrated against this week’s elections At least five journalists in Algiers arrested since 28 November, while satirical artist Nime arrested in port city of Oran ‘Expressing...

IRAQ: Testimonies emerge of coordinated attacks which killed at least 20 protesters

Amnesty International has gathered detailed eyewitness testimony of the coordinated attack by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad last night, which claimed at least 20 lives and left more than 130 injured...

Sri Lanka: new Amnesty graphic novel highlights discrimination against LGBTI people

The Sri Lankan authorities must end discrimination against LGBTI people, Amnesty International said today as it published a graphic novel recounting the struggles of LGBTI people in the country. The...

Saudi Arabia: prominent lawyer on hunger strike over prison mistreatment

Waleed Abu al-Khair, lawyer for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, in solitary confinement and at risk of torture Latest evidence of escalating crackdown, as high-profile Anthony Joshua boxing match shines...

India: Urgent investigation needed after rape suspects 'extrajudicially executed'

Amnesty International is calling for a full, independent and impartial criminal investigation into the alleged extrajudicial execution of four rape suspects by police in India earlier today. In a...

Indonesia: Two people whipped unconscious in 'vicious' public punishments

Responding to reports that a woman and a man lost consciousness as they were whipped during separate public punishments by authorities in Aceh, Indonesia today, Usman Hamid, Amnesty International...

Slovakia: rejection of regressive abortion law 'a victory for women's rights'

Following a vote today rejecting a bill that would have forced women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound scan of the embryo or foetus, Monica Costa Riba, Amnesty’s Senior Campaigner on Women’s...

China: US passes Uyghur human rights act

Responding to the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in the United States Senate and House of Representatives , Francisco Bencosme, the Asia Pacific advocacy manager at Amnesty...

Seven in 10 people want 'Big Tech' regulated over personal data fears - new poll

Seven in ten people (73%) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech companies amid concerns with how their personal data is being used, a new Amnesty International poll has revealed. People...

Tanzania: withdrawal of individuals' and NGOs' rights to access African Court will deepen repression

Tanzania: Withdrawal of individual rights to African Court will deepen repression The Tanzanian government has withdrawn the right of individuals and NGOs to directly file cases against it at the...