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The former England striker’s comments come as he received an award for his commitment to promoting human rights.

Match of the Day host was in Rome to receive a ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award from Amnesty International for ‘his strong commitment towards immigration and human rights issues’

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley quizzed Match of the Day presenter Lineker about his tweet which resulted in him being taken off air

The Good Morning Britain host grilled the Match of the Day presenter about his tweet

The BBC took Gary Lineker off air - only to reinstate him a few days later - after the former footballer criticised the government's use of language towards refugees

Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights

Three Iranian men arrested while protesting the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have been executed.

The presenter was briefly taken off air by the BBC in March after criticising the Government’s asylum policy.

Family members visiting Majid Kazemi in jail in Iran said they were informed their last visit would be their final one.

International human rights champions and LGBTQ+ campaigners appeal to MPs to vote against bill proposed by rightwingers

Some 20 countries executed 883 people in 2022, a more than fifty percent increase from the year before, according to rights group Amnesty International. And the number does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, for which it is impossible to get transparent figures.