Amnesty
Turkish court releases local chair of Amnesty International: lawyer
Middle East
January 31, 2018
Turkish court releases local chair of Amnesty International: lawyer
A Turkish court ordered the release of the jailed Turkish chairman of rights group Amnesty International, Taner Kilic, while the…
Israel announces travel ban on pro-Palestinian boycott advocates
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Israel announces travel ban on pro-Palestinian boycott advocates
Israel announced the list of 20 foreign organizations whose representatives are to be banned from entering Israel because they advocate for…
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial in post-coup probe: group
Middle East
June 10, 2017
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial in post-coup probe: group
Turkish authorities jailed the local chairman of Amnesty International pending trial over charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation”, as…
Yemeni rebels recruit fighters as young as 15: Amnesty
Middle East
March 2, 2017
Yemeni rebels recruit fighters as young as 15: Amnesty
Yemen's Houthi rebels are recruiting fighters as young as 15 and using religious schools to lure teenagers into their ranks…
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
World
September 29, 2016
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
Sudan's government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since…
Police torture rife in China despite reforms: Amnesty
World
November 12, 2015
Police torture rife in China despite reforms: Amnesty
Torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China, Amnesty International said Thursday, citing interviews with nearly 40 lawyers,…
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
Middle East
November 10, 2015
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure…
Amnesty condemns Syria for disappearance of detainees
Middle East
November 5, 2015
Amnesty condemns Syria for disappearance of detainees
The Syrian state and allied militia have detained and abducted tens of thousands of people since 2011 in a campaign…
Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of ‘war crimes’
Middle East
October 13, 2015
Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of ‘war crimes’
Waves of forced displacement and home demolitions carried out by Kurdish forces operating in Syria's north and northeast amount to…
Abu Seada: British intelligence spied on Amnesty International for its relationship with the Brotherhood
Egypt
July 4, 2015
Abu Seada: British intelligence spied on Amnesty International for its relationship with the Brotherhood
Hafez Abu Seada, chairman of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights and member of the National Council for Human Rights,…