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Amnesty International have raised fair trial concerns Friday after the four year prison sentence handed to 19 year old protester, Saba Jikia, in Georgia. Jikia was sentenced for allegedly kicking a police officer who was lying on the ground. The fair trial concerns arise, in part, from the video evidence used by the prosecution to [...]

Reporter without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm about the continued use of violence by law enforcement officers against journalists in Serbia. RSF, together with 11 other press freedom organizations such as the European Federation of Journalists, signed a statement warning the European Union about the rapid deterioration of press freedom in Serbia. The organizations [...]

The Free Narges Coalition Steering Committee, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), issued a joint alert on Thursday, warning of escalating threats against imprisoned Iranian journalist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. These threats, apparently originating from actors affiliated with the Iranian government, aim to further intimidate Mohammadi and her family, intensifying international concern [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Friday stating that protesters detained for participating in the July 2021 demonstrations in Cuba have experienced significant rights abuses in prison. The organization also condemned the harassment of former prisoners who have been released and called on foreign states to support human rights activists in Cuba. HRW [...]

The UK government’s increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and digital technologies in its social security system is leading to the systematic exclusion of people with disabilities, low-income communities, and other marginalized groups, warned Amnesty International on Thursday in a new report. The report, titled “Too Much Technology, Not Enough Empathy,” sheds light on the consequences [...]

Amnesty International on Friday condemned a recent amendment to the Cambodian Constitution approved by the National Assembly that permits the revocation of Khmer citizenship, warning that it could be weaponized to silence dissent and leave individuals at risk of statelessness. Amnesty International’s regional research director Montse Ferrer stated: Revoking citizenship often violates human rights, and [...]

Amnesty International urged Nigerian authorities on Thursday to take immediate action to address the humanitarian crisis in Benue State, ensure accountability, and provide the necessary assistance to an estimated 500,000 internally displaced persons, stating that the current situation could lead to a humanitarian disaster with more lives at risk and continued deprivation of basic rights. [...]

Amnesty International published a statement on Tuesday calling for Egypt to release those who were detained by the country on the sole basis of expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people amidst the war with Israel. Amnesty International calls for the “unconditional and immediate release” of these activists. In addition to their call for the release [...]

On Wednesday, Amnesty International urged Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, to ensure the publication of all the findings of a fact-finding committee’s investigation into the targeted killings of Syria’s Alawite minority. Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa Kirstine Beckerle said: “Survivors and the families of victims have the right to [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday reported that women searching for their missing loved ones in Mexico, where over 128,000 people have been forcibly disappeared, are increasingly exposed to violence and reprisals, with at least 16 killed to date. In the report, titled “Disappearing again: Violence and impacts experienced by women searchers in Mexico,” the harrowing toll [...]