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Ukrainian ATGM Takes Out Russian Armored Vehicles And Personnel

The images were obtained from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade on Friday, August 5.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Amnesty regrets ‘distress and anger’ caused by Ukraine report

Report alleging Ukraine military violations of international law caused head of Amnesty Ukraine to resign in protest.

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Amnesty regrets 'distress' caused by report rebuking Ukraine

Amnesty International apologised on Sunday for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and triggered the resignation of its Kyiv office head.

Reuters

Zelensky Condemns Russian ‘Terror’ After Damage to Nuclear Plant

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "for terror" after the operator of the facility reported major damage at the site. Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south of the country, said Saturday that parts of the facility…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: Amnesty Int’l Report Sparks Furor, Resignation

The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that claimed Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas. In a statement posted Friday night on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty's Ukraine chief quits over disputed report

KYIV: The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights organisation of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a controversial report that criticised Kyiv’s military response to the Russian invasion.

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Head of Amnesty's Ukraine office quits after group accuses Kyiv

The head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during the Russian invasion.

Reuters

Zelenskiy rebukes Amnesty for accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians

Ukrainian president and British and US ambassadors criticise report that says soldiers should not be based in empty schools

The Guardian - UK

Amnesty International's report criticizing Ukraine is dividing the rights group

A report says Ukraine placed its forces near noncombatants, putting them in danger. Government officials say they evacuate civilians from combat areas, and that the report depicts "a false reality."

WEKU

Amnesty claim of Ukraine deliberately 'putting civilians at risk' sparks fierce backlash from Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Kyiv angrily denies Amnesty International's claims that it deliberately positioned troops in residential areas during fighting against Russian troops.

ABC News

Report: Ukrainian bases in communities endangering civilians

An Amnesty International report says Ukrainian forces have exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in schools, residences and other places in populated areas

The Independent UK

Ukrainian army’s residential bases endangering civilians: Amnesty

Right group says Kyiv’s forces have taken up positions in hospitals and schools, turning them into ‘military targets’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine ‘endangers civilians’ with army bases in residential areas, says Amnesty

Ukraine government and international law experts argue report ignores wartime realities

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Amnesty International claims ‘Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians’ in new report

Members of the team also allegedly found five military bases which had been established in hospitals, and 22 military camps in schools

Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Reuters

Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Groups Ask UN to Investigate Beirut’s Massive 2020 Blast

Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall. The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has…

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The Independent UK

Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast

A group of Lebanese and international organizations have called on members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago

ABC News

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report

A new report on torture carried out by Myanmar's military regime describes people being hit and kicked, tasered or touched with electrical wires, and subjected to gender-based violence.

The Guardian - US

Yes, Republicans really did try to make abortion punishable by death

A bill introduced in the North Carolina legislature last year was largely performative but was part of the right’s strategy to make the unthinkable mainstream

The Independent UK

‘Sickening’ video appears to show Russian soldier castrating Ukrainian prisoner of war

Footage emerged as Russia accused of killing dozens of prisoners of war at barracks in Donetsk

Reuters

Factbox-National political dialogue in Egypt follows years of crackdowns

Egypt plans to launch a national political dialogue in the coming weeks, a test of whether authorities are prepared to ease a crackdown on dissent that critics say is the most severe in the country's recent history.

WEKU

What it's like being a woman in Afghanistan today: 'death in slow motion'

That's the title of a newly released report from Amnesty International, covering a range of issues affecting girls and women under Taliban rule. Foremost among them are child and forced marriage.

Wales Online

Morad Tahbaz who was released from Iranian prison at same time as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe before being returned is back out on furlough

He was out for just two days previously

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