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Mozambique/Malawi: Authorities must act to aid victims of record-breaking Storm Freddy

Tropical Cyclone Freddy has been one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere ‘[These countries] are facing the full force of storms intensifying due to global warming' -...

Saudi Arabia: 'callous' execution of Jordanian man for drugs offences condemned

Hussein Abo al-Kheir was subjected to an unfair trial and allegedly tortured - UN recently called for his ‘immediate and unconditional’ release Saudi authorities have already executed 11 people so far...

Global: Protesters increasingly maimed and killed by police misuse of rubber bullets

Greater availability of ‘less-lethal’ weapons has led to rise in the use of force against protesters, with huge increase in eye injuries resulting in blindness There were more than 440 eye injuries...

Northern Ireland: Policing board to review ‘seriously violating’ PSNI practice of strip searching children

PSNI has strip searched children as young as 12 to 14 years old Between 2021 and 2022, 53 strip searches were carried out on children ‘The use of strip searches on children is a serious violation of...

FIFA Congress: letter demands action on Qatar workers' compensation

World football body meets in Rwanda this week with FAs set to demand compensation for migrant workers abused in Qatar Amnesty and Avaaz have handed over more than one million signatures from 190...

Manchester Amnesty group will display ‘No Qatari sportswashing at United!’

Local Amnesty group will display ‘No Qatari sportswashing at United!’ banner during Sunday’s home game against Southampton Manchester United supporters belonging to the local Amnesty International...

Saudi Arabia: oil giant Aramco's 'shocking' profits should support funding a global transition to renewable energy

The US$161.1 billion in annual profits posted today by the Saudi Arabian state-backed oil company Saudi Aramco, the most ever disclosed by a company in a single year, should be used to fund a human...

Tunisia: wave of attacks on Black African migrants has been fuelled by president's racism

President Kais Saied’s racist speech last month has incited a wave of violence against Black Africans New testimonies illustrate horror of mob attacks ‘The community of Black African migrants in...

UK/France: New deal to prevent people crossing the Channel is 'heartless and anti-refugee'

In response to the UK and France striking a deal to prevent people seeking asylum crossing the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “The...

Georgia: Protesters showed 'great courage' to object to the repressive foreign agents bill

Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse crowds Responding to the news that the Parliament of Georgia has announced its intention to withdraw the repressive bills on...