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Iran executes man over January protests as crackdown on dissent widens

Mohammad Amini Dehaghani was convicted of setting fire to a governor's office in Isfahan on 9 January, as Amnesty International says Iran is using wartime conditions as a pretext to accelerate politically motivated executions.

Euronews

Amnesty International sends ‘sportswashing’ warning to Aston Villa over new Visit Rwanda sponsorship deal

Aston Villa announced a new sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda on Tuesday

The Independent UK

VPN firms and digital rights groups join forces to urge the UK government to leave VPNs alone

A coalition of over 20 digital rights groups and tech firms, including Amnesty International, NordVPN, and Mozilla, warns that plans to age-gate or restrict VPNs will severely compromise national cybersecurity while doing little to keep children safe.

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Amnesty expresses regret over report naming JK Rowling centre as ‘anti-rights’

The charity has removed the report which included Beira’s Place among organisations described as ‘gender critical’.

Evening Standard

‘Give us his body to bury’: a mother’s six-year fight for justice for son killed in Nigeria’s anti-police protests

Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsible

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling urges gender-critical groups to sue Amnesty over 'anti-rights' labels

JK Rowling has urged gender-critical groups branded as “anti-rights” by Amnesty International to sue ...

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty backtracks on 'anti-rights' report and launches investigation

AMNESTY International has expressed its "regret" over a report naming dozens of gender-critical campaign groups as "anti-rights"…

The National (Scotland)

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Amnesty take down report that called JK Rowling’s sexual abuse centre ‘anti-rights’

AMNESTY International have removed a report which branded JK Rowling’s sexual abuse support centre as “anti-rights” ...

The National (Scotland)

JK Rowling claims Amnesty 'don't believe women deserve rights' in report row

JK Rowling and other gender-critical campaigners have reacted furiously after a report from human rights organisation Amnesty International…

The National (Scotland)

JK Rowling’s sexual assault support centre branded ‘anti-rights’ in Amnesty report

A SEXUAL violence support centre founded by JK Rowling has been branded an “anti-rights” group by Amnesty International ...

The National (Scotland)

Police say mosque replica on top of loyalist bonfire is hate crime

Political parties and religious leaders have condemned the bonfire display in Moygashel.

Evening Standard

Mosque effigy atop Northern Ireland bonfire sparks outrage; man arrested after anti-Muslim display

A replica of a mosque placed atop a towering loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland has sparked widespread condemnation, with politicians, community leaders and rights groups describing it as an act of anti-Muslim hatred and intimidation.

The Times of India

'Vile' mosque effigy on Northern Ireland loyalist bonfire condemned

A LOYALIST bonfire featuring an effigy of a mosque has been condemned as an incitement of hatred ...

The National (Scotland)

Mosque effigy on loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘vile’

Amnesty says pyre to be burned on Friday in Moygashel is ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’

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Evening Standard

Police urged to act after replica of mosque placed on top of loyalist bonfire

The bonfire in Moygahsel has been criticised by Amnesty International and political parties.

The Independent UK

Man arrested after replica of mosque put on top of loyalist bonfire

Amnesty International called the display a ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’

The Guardian - AU

A rock star welcome and human rights protests to greet India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Australia

Amnesty International says Albanese has opportunity to ‘reaffirm mutual commitment’ to rule of law as thousands in diaspora expected at stadium event

The National (Scotland)

Damning new report shows how UK is 'defying legal obligations' in arms exports to UAE

The UK Government has been accused of 'defying legal obligations' in its arms exports to the United Arab Emirates in a damning new report

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says

Report accuses paramilitary force of numerous crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians

The Independent UK

Rights group accuses three paramilitary commanders of war crimes in Sudan

Amnesty International has accused three senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary forces of overseeing war crimes during the siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur

Radio France Internationale

Sudan's RSF paramilitaries accused of crimes against humanity in El Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing while deliberately targeting children during their campaign to seize El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres

As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men

Euronews

Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants

EU countries are engaging with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led regime to return irregular migrants deemed security threats or convicted of serious offences. Yet any such arrangement could carry political and diplomatic costs, requiring concessions and risking public backlash.

The National (Scotland)

Israel's use of an obscure legal order to build settlements is spiralling. Here's why

ISRAELI authorities are ramping up use of an obscure legal mechanism to create illegal settlements in an apparent attempt to make it harder for…

France 24

Amnesty International: Libyan authorities 'are more and more violent towards migrants'

NGOs are accusing the European Union of being "complicit in horrific violations and abuses in Libya". Amnesty International in particular says the EU is effectively cooperating with what it calls a xenophobic and racist country. The accusation comes as Europe has moved to bolster efforts to stem migration and introduced…

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