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Saudi authorities urged to allow peaceful protests

Amnesty International has today (7 March) called on the Saudi Arabian government to allow peaceful protests after the authorities confirmed a ban on all demonstrations in the Kingdom. On Saturday, The...

Turkey must review legislation restricting freedom of expression after journalists arrested

Amnesty International has urged the Turkish authorities to review the use of a law on “incitement to hatred or hostility” after eight journalists were arrested last week for holding membership of...

Doctors tell Amnesty of deepening humanitarian crisis in Ivory Coast after water and power cuts

Amnesty International today (4 March) warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Ivory Coast after electricity and water supplies were cut to large parts of the country earlier this week...

Libyan Paramedics targeted by pro-Gaddafi forces

Libyan medical teams have told Amnesty International how they came under fire from pro-Gaddafi security forces yesterday while carrying out their medical work. Two medics from the Libyan Red Crescent...

Egypt: protestor jailed for five years by military court should be freed

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to release a man sentenced by a military court yesterday to five years in prison, apparently for exercising his right to peaceful protest...

Libya: Neighbouring countries must keep borders open to those fleeing chaos

Amnesty International is urging countries neighbouring Libya to keep their borders open to migrants as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow with thousands of migrants attempting to flee unrest in the...

Pakistan: Bring killers of minorities' minister to justice and protect those calling for blasphemy law reform

Pakistan’s government must ensure that the killers of Shahbaz Bhatti, the country’s minister for minorities, are brought to justice, Amnesty International said today. Bhatti, the only Christian member...

India: Orissa steel project threatens human rights

About 2,000 Indian farmers could lose their livelihoods in the next month if a proposed US$12 billion steel plant operation involving South Korean steel giant POSCO goes ahead, Amnesty International...

Ivory Coast: Tens of thousands at risk as fighting intensifies

Pro-Gbagbo ‘Young Patriot’ group kills man in burning tyre attack Amnesty International has urged authorities in Ivory Coast to protect the population as tens of thousands of people were forced to...

Tunisian security forces must be held accountable for killing protesters-New Amnesty report

Amnesty International today (1 March) released a new report detailing unlawful killings and acts of brutality by Tunisian security forces during the protests in December and January that led to the...