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India Targeting High-profile Journalists With Spyware: Amnesty

India's government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday.

International Business Times

Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria

Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said.

Radio France Internationale

Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

The Independent UK

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Iran executes child bride who killed abusive husband

Samira Sabzian is among 800 people executed by Iranian authorities in 2023

The Independent UK

Cancelled Amnesty judge pleads freedom of conscience

The political blogger defends his views on the death penalty

Evening Standard

Russian opposition leader Navalny goes missing as Putin seeks re-election

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny did not appear at a scheduled court hearing on Monday and has not been seen or heard from in 15 days. Amid speculation that he has been secretly moved to another prison or is seriously unwell, the UN has raised concerns of an “enforced…

France 24

EU Agrees 'Historic' Reform Of Asylum Laws

The EU on Wednesday agreed to an overhaul of its asylum laws that includes more border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the changes as "dangerous" and "cruel".

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EU reaches agreement to overhaul migration system, tighten asylum rules

Rights groups and some political parties say pact is ‘unworkable’ and will lead to ‘surge in suffering’.

Al Jazeera

Amnesty FCRA 'violations' | CBI files supplementary charge sheet

CBI files supplementary charge sheet against Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd & Aakar Patel for alleged FCRA violations; 8 entities charged.

The Hindu

China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’

US congressional commission has called for Li Qiaochu’s release, citing reports she needs urgent medical treatment

The Guardian - UK

After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution condemning torture, along with a personal message from the U.N. secretary general.

The Conversation

Boycotts and protests – how are people around the world defying Israel?

Al Jazeera takes a look at the movements against Israel and illegal settlements in Palestine.

Al Jazeera

China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad

China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been heavily criticized by foreign governments and human rights groups

The Independent UK

Videos of stripped detainees in Gaza: A practice condemned under international law?

Since December 7, images of Palestinians arrested and stripped naked in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have provoked widespread concern. Israeli authorities say they undressed the detainees as a security measure, but that photos of them in their underwear "serve nobody". The images have sparked debate on the…

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The Guardian - AU

Rights groups decry Greek investigation into migrant shipwreck that left more than 500 dead

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International claim that authorities failed to mobilise ‘appropriate resources’, while Greece says the ship’s crew refused assistance

The Guardian - US

‘North Korea can own a club’: How fans grew to defend sportswashing

As nation-state ownership within football becomes normalized, growing numbers of fans are willing to make excuses for autocrats

Radio France Internationale

France says 'light must be shed' on 13 October strike on journalists in Lebanon

France wants clarification about a missile strike in southern Lebanon on 13 October that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from French news agency AFP.

International Business Times

Kremlin Slams US 'Interference' On Navalny Case

The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised what it called US "interference" in the case of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose whereabouts are unknown according to his allies.

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The Independent UK

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is marking its 75th anniversary?

Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris

WEKU

Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists

The news agency says it found evidence that Israeli forces were responsible for the October death of journalist Issam Abdallah. Israel's military is investigating but says it doesn't target the press.

The Independent UK

Israel accused of killing journalist in direct strike on southern Lebanon

Israel says it does not target civilians as human rights groups say incident should be investigated as a possible war crime

The Guardian - UK

Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah ‘killed by Israeli tank shell’

Human rights groups call for war crimes investigation after Israeli tank fired at journalists in Lebanon

The Independent UK

Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate

Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were apparently deliberate and a direct attack on civilians

The Independent UK

Amnesty says US-made missiles used in Gaza strikes that killed 43

Amnesty’s investigation reveals survivors in both instances received no warning of impending airstrikes

France 24

Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says

Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

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