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Stadiums of shame: the numbers World Cup hosts Qatar don’t want to be seen

Players, supporters and the media are arriving in Qatar this week, but the facts and figures behind workers’ rights and human rights in the country remain hard to uncover

The Guardian - UK

FIFA chief urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar migrant workers

Amnesty has called for 440 million US dollars to be set aside.

The Independent UK

Anger over Fifa president’s ‘stick to football’ letter to World Cup teams

Amnesty International urges sport’s international governing body to help abused workers and their families rebuild lives

The Guardian - UK

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As leaders discuss climate, Egyptians bear brunt of a crackdown

As COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, activists face greater repression as a spotlight shines on their plight.

Al Jazeera

Iranians Protest Nationwide, Mark ‘Bloody Friday’

Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", as the country's clerical rulers battled nationwide unrest. Amnesty International said security forces unlawfully killed at least 66 people, including children, in the incident after firing live ammunition, metal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty pleads for FIFA to compensate World Cup migrant workers

Paris (AFP) - Amnesty International has made an urgent plea less than 10 days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a compensation package for the migrant workers who built the tournament's gleaming stadiums.

AFP

Amnesty urges Ireland to take case to Europe if UK legacy bill becomes law

A Troubles victim told an Irish committee that the UK government’s legacy bill was ‘despicable’.

The Independent UK

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Russia deportations probable ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty

Civilians tell rights group they endured ‘abusive screening processes’ as they were taken from Ukraine to Russia.

Al Jazeera

Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - International pressure mounted Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose family fears for his life after he escalated his hunger strike by refusing water too as COP27 opened.

AFP

Qatar 2022: A World Cup plagued by controversy from the start

Qatar was the surprise choice to host the finals back in 2010

The Independent UK

Britain, France raise hunger striker case with Egypt's Sisi

Cairo (AFP) - Britain and France on Monday raised the case of a dissident hunger striker with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, a day after the jailed activist started refusing water.

AFP

Three Egyptian journalists start hunger strike to free dissident

Cairo (AFP) - Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too.

AFP

Egypt has days to save jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's life, Amnesty chief warns

Amnesty International's head on Sunday warned that the proceedings of COP27 in Egypt could be stained by the death of one of the country's leading rights activists from a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days.

France 24

Amnesty: Egypt has days to save jailed activist’s life - OLD

The head of Amnesty International says that the proceedings of COP27 will be stained by the death of Egypt's leading rights activist on a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days

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Activists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims

There are just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, and rights groups fear the window for addressing the widespread exploitation of foreign workers could soon close

Daily Mirror

Gianni Infantino slammed for brushing Qatar human rights concerns "under the carpet"

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a letter urging countries to avoid protesting against Qatar's dreadful human rights record at the upcoming World Cup, a move that Amnesty International has criticised

Bangkok Post

Fifa rebuked over 'focus on football' message

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Fifa has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.

AFP

FIFA rebuked over plea to World Cup teams to 'focus on football' in Qatar

Lausanne (AFP) - FIFA has called on teams at the World Cup in Qatar to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a message that received a sharp rebuke from Amnesty International.

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Al Jazeera

Myanmar military diverts civilian jet fuel to air force: Amnesty

Amnesty International calls on countries and companies to stop the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military rulers.

ABC News

Australia under pressure to sanction Myanmar military after Amnesty International report and leaked ANZ Bank transactions

Australia is an outlier among like-minded countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union, all of which have imposed tough sanctions on Myanmar's military rulers since the coup on February 1 last year.

AFP

Shirin Alizadeh: Iranian woman killed filming crackdown

Paris (AFP) - Driving back home from a holiday, Shirin Alizadeh found herself in the middle of a violent crackdown on a protest in northeastern Iran.

Daily Mirror

Gareth Southgate "definitely unhelpful" as England manager faces Qatar backlash

Amnesty question whether Southgate has taken their messages on board after interview in which he said migrant workers are "united" in wanting the World Cup to go ahead

The Independent UK

Amnesty: Fuel suppliers aiding Myanmar attacks on civilians

Amnesty International is urging suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar to suspend such shipments to prevent the military from using them to conduct air attacks on civilian targets

The Guardian - UK

Qatar calling its critics racist opens a debate that may be worth having

Increasingly prevalent line may sound dubious, but talking it through sensitively could have unexpected benefits

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta diverting civilian jet fuel to military: Amnesty

Aviation fuel supplied to junta-ruled Myanmar for civilian planes is being diverted to the military, whose air force has been linked to war crimes, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

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