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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.

Reuters

Researchers find Israeli-made spyware deployed across Armenia

Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a U.S. government-funded news organization, a report released on Thursday found.

Reuters

Iran executes three men after protest over death

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

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Pakistan official gives Khan 24 hours to hand over riot suspects

Ex-PM Imran Khan accused of sheltering aides and supporters wanted over attacks on army following his arrest last week.

Al Jazeera

Right groups call on Pakistan not to try 'arsonists' from political protests in military courts

A leading international rights group and a Pakistani watchdog are calling on Pakistan not to try civilians who were involved in recent anti-government protests before military courts

The Independent UK

Amnesty research shows global executions at highest rate in five years

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.

Radio France Internationale

Map: Which countries still have the death penalty?

The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.

Al Jazeera

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Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al Jazeera

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of president have been arrested in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

Al Jazeera

‘Chilling effect’: Israel’s ongoing surveillance of Palestinians

Palestinians say Israel’s newly exposed facial recognition programme Red Wolf is another way to entrench the occupation.

Al Jazeera

Amnesty International Used AI-Generated Images In A Campaign It’s Caused A Heated Debate

"What sort of credibility do you have when you start publishing images created by artificial intelligence?”

Pedestrian.tv

Dominican investigative journalist targeted with NSO spyware, report says

Nuria Piera, known for her investigations into corruption, was targeted three times, Amnesty International says

The Guardian - US

Amnesty removes AI-generated image of woman in Colombian protests

The human rights charity said it artificially edited photos to protect activists’ identities

Evening Standard

Amnesty International criticised for using AI-generated images

Group has removed AI images used to promote their reports on social media, including fake photos of Colombia’s 2021 protests

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Refugees Deported from Lebanon Face Arrest, Conscription, Say Relatives

Syrian refugees detained by security forces in Lebanon and deported have been subject to arrest and forced conscription upon return to their war-ravaged homeland, their relatives and rights advocates have told Reuters. Some said their loved ones were being held by the Syrian army's Fourth Division, which is headed by…

The Guardian - UK

Leaked Amnesty review finds own Ukraine report ‘legally questionable’

Language was also said to be ‘ambiguous’ and ‘imprecise’, according to the New York Times

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: my fiance left me on our wedding day – and it led to my dream job and true love

His decision to end our relationship arrived out of the blue, not long after I had quit my job as a journalist. The next day, I was interviewing for a role that would transform my life

The Independent UK

Ireland’s opposition to UK legacy Bill made ‘very clear’ to Heaton-Harris

Micheal Martin called on the UK Government to halt the progress of its legacy Bill and to engage with Stormont’s political parties.

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The Independent UK

Time for Irish Government to ‘put a marker down’ over UK’s legacy Bill – Amnesty

Amnesty International is calling for Ireland to take an inter-state legal challenge to Europe if the Bill is introduced.

Newcastle Herald

'Stop the China war drum': peace picnic in Newcastle

'Gung-ho about becoming a highly militarised and nuclearised country.'

The Conversation

Why is Canada rejecting evidence of Israeli apartheid against Palestinians?

For the past two months, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have been demonstrating against proposed judicial reforms by the country’s new far right-wing government that could seriously threaten their human rights.

The Independent UK

Amnesty: West's 'double standards' fuel Mideast repression

A leading international rights group has decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a “robust response” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but remain “lukewarm” on issues of human rights violations in the Middle East

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty says West's response to Ukraine reveals 'double standards' on rights

In its annual report for 2022, rights group Amnesty International criticises the West for double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty underlines the silence of western governments on Saudi Arabia's rights record, widespread repression in Egypt, and Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’

Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries.

Bangkok Post

Uganda urged to reject 'appalling' anti-gay bill

KAMPALA: The United Nations and the United States led calls Wednesday for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill.

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