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Scottish Government warned over 'inadequate' checks on arms firm grants

AMNESTY International has warned that Scottish Government checks on grants offered to arms firms are “not fit for purpose”.

The National (Scotland)

Climate crisis and conflict in Gaza are ‘interlinked’, protesters say

Around 1,000 protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to demand an end to fossil fuels and ‘UK complicity in the Gaza genocide’.

Evening Standard

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

The Guardian - UK

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Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?

In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the history of global organised sport

The Guardian - UK

'Forget Celebrations': This War of Mine creators say their 'mission to shed light on the civilian cost of war is far from over' as they announce new DLC for its 10th anniversary

Funds raised by the new DLC will be donated to charity.

PC Gamer

French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty

Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate

The Guardian - UK

UAE Armored Vehicles Equipped With French Systems Captured In Sudan

Amnesty International reports UAE-made armored vehicles with French systems seized in Sudan civil war, violating UN arms embargo.

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Germany captain Kimmich regrets political stance at World Cup Qatar 2022

Joshua Kimmich says the national team’s 2022 protest of the ban on pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at World Cup wasn’t a good image.

Al Jazeera

French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty

Amnesty International said Thursday it has identified several UAE-made armoured personnel carriers on the ground in Sudan after verifying pictures shared on social media showing the vehicles captured or destroyed by the Sudanese army

The Independent UK

Journalist Says His Detention Removed Guatemala's 'Mask Of Democracy'

A prominent Guatemalan journalist and corruption critic, declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, says that his time in prison allowed him to strip away his country's "mask of democracy."

International Business Times

Kurdish Activist Fled Iran Into Italy Nightmare

After fleeing Iran and making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi did not expect to be jailed in Italy for people smuggling.

International Business Times

Jailed Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist found ‘hope’ in UK refugee scholarship

Makomborero Haruzivishe was nearly killed before he fled his home country two years ago, and is now studying law and politics in Kent.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso aims to reinstate death penalty, government source says

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government source told AFP news agency on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says

Military regime considering move after capital punishment abolished in west African country in 2018

The Guardian - UK

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Cycling Weekly

'What he's doing for Abu Dhabi is worth more than the races he wins': Tadej Pogacar's team boss says as Triple Crown winner lands €8m contract

World champion has become the highest-paid rider in the peloton with his new contract

Al Jazeera

Iran does not have ‘security’ view of female student who stripped in public

Iran’s government says the woman is receiving treatment at a facility after first being taken to a police station.

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“I’m Horrified”: Student’s Violent Arrest For Publicly Stripping To Protest Hijab Law Goes Viral

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International Business Times

Berlin, EU Vow Response After Tehran Executes German-Iranian

Germany and the European Union on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran's execution of a 69-year-old German-Iranian dissident after years behind bars and warned they were considering retaliatory measures.

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The Conversation

Haiti’s gangs turn to starving children to bolster their ranks

After months of relentless gang violence, thousands of killings, and the unseating of a government, Haiti is faced with another heartbreaking issue which seems likely to prolong the Caribbean island nation’s woes for another generation. Testimonies collected by Amnesty International have uncovered how Haiti’s armed gangs are enlisting hundreds of…

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Iran Executes Iranian-German Prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd On Terror Charges

Iran's execution of Jamshid Sharmahd on disputed terror charges sparks international condemnation. Amnesty International criticizes the trial as grossly un...

Evening Standard

Man, 26, dies in detention at Brook House immigration removal centre

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was being detained at Brook House.

The Independent UK

Man, 26, dies at detention centre near Gatwick Airport

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was detained at Brook House

The Independent UK

Stormont challenged to strengthen race hate legislation

The call came from a member of the Muslim community in Northern Ireland who said many still feel they are not protected.

Radio France Internationale

French retailer Carrefour to review Saudi franchise over migrant worker abuses

French supermarket chain Carrefour is reviewing how workers are treated at its Saudi franchise, Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), after an Amnesty International report raised concerns about migrant labour abuses.

International Business Times

Amnesty Says Migrant Workers Exploited At Carrefour Saudi Stores

Rights group Amnesty International published Monday a report that accused the Saudi Arabian franchise of French supermarket giant Carrefour of exploiting migrant workers.

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