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Amnesty International Board Member Denies Israel’s Existence

Just days after joining Amnesty International’s Board, Rasha Abdel Latif shared a controversial message on social media.

Zenger

Protesters in Senegal accuse police of using armed civilians to quell unrest

Demonstrators and civil rights groups in Senegal are accusing the country's security forces of working with armed civilians who shot and killed several people who participated in recent anti-government protests

The Independent UK

Amnesty urges Macron to pressure Saudi prince over death sentences during Paris visit

Amnesty International on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to pressure Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is currently in France, to spare seven young men facing execution for crimes committed while minors.

Radio France Internationale

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Qatar World Cup organisers ‘failed to protect workers,’ claims Amnesty

Amnesty said Fifa has ‘not effectively investigated the issue’ of migrants’ working conditions with 12-hour days having broken Qatari labour laws

The Guardian - UK

Qatar World Cup workers suffered ‘human rights abuses’, new Amnesty report finds

The investigation showed a “pattern of abuses against migrant workers” and accused Fifa of failing to investigate the issue, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

"The human toll of apartheid" in Gaza

Amnesty calls on international court to probe "the apparently unlawful killings of Palestinian civilians" by Israel

Salon

Immigration detention continues in Canada despite the end of provincial agreements

Despite its reputation as a refugee-welcoming and multicultural country, Canada imprisons thousands of people on immigration-related grounds every year. Many of these people are held in provincial jails under agreements between the provinces and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

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What does the shock PGA Tour-LIV merger mean for golf?

What does the deal involve, what has the reaction been, and what uncertainties remain around the controversial deal?

Al Jazeera

PGA Tour ‘should be ashamed’ over Saudi golf deal, say 9/11 families

Anger over Saudi backing after commissioner ‘co-opted the 9/11 community’ to oppose breakaway tour

The Independent UK

PGA Tour ‘should be ashamed’ over LIV deal, says 9/11 families group

Anger over Saudi backing after commissioner ‘co-opted the 9/11 community’ to oppose breakaway tour.

The Independent UK

Turkish court acquits former local Amnesty head, others of terrorism charges

A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted the former local head of Amnesty International, Taner Kilic, and three other rights activists in a re-trial of a protracted case on terrorism charges, the rights group said.

Reuters

#FreeSenegal goes viral as authorities cut mobile internet connections

Unlike previous social media restrictions, VPNs cannot help in case of a total blackout. Here's what's happening in Senegal.

TechRadar

UN, AU call for calm as death toll in Senegal violence rises

At least 15 people have been killed in Senegal following an outbreak of violence after sentencing of opposition leader.

Al Jazeera

Rights group says Uyghur student reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city

Amnesty International says a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations first emerged

The Independent UK

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Newcastle Herald

Faith groups call for a halt to coal movements

Letter says climate threat is the greatest emerging threat to human rights.

ABC News

Majid Kazemi executed after 'torture', his Sydney cousin urges Australia to cut ties with Iran

Sydney man Mohammad Hashemi's cousin Majid Kazemi was executed after a "forced confession and sham trial". He says if the Australian government is serious about stopping the Islamic Republic's human rights abuses, it will cut ties with Iran and list their military arm as a terrorist organisation.

The Guardian - AU

Human rights and wrongs: the Australian calling out oppression at home and around the world

Undeterred by the scale of challenges in her in-tray, the new head of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, says ‘We need to be standing with those people’

The Independent UK

Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport

Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport

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The Independent UK

Large crowd gathers to watch rare public execution in Iran condemned as ‘medieval’ by activists

Man sentenced to death in 2016 on charges of ‘corruption on Earth’

Newcastle Herald

Climate advocates call for day-long halt to Newcastle coal movements

The group is calling for a stoppage on June 5.

Reuters

Peru protest victims faced racial bias from security forces, Amnesty says

Amnesty International said Thursday that most of those killed in recent protests in Peru came from Indigenous groups, which the rights group said suggested a "racial bias" by police and the military.

The Independent UK

Cambodian union chief who led long-running casino strike gets 2-year prison sentence

A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has been sentenced to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, while eight fellow union members received lesser terms that do not include time behind bars

The Independent UK

Issue of impartiality at BBC ‘almost unresolvable’ – Gary Lineker

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

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker accepts human rights award with call to show refugees more compassion

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’

Wales Online

Gary Lineker accuses GMB host Richard Madeley of 'misrepresenting' him in live TV interview

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

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