Amnesty International
Turkish court jails 6 human rights activists pending trial
Middle East
July 18, 2017
Turkish court jails 6 human rights activists pending trial
A court in Istanbul ordered six human rights activists, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director, formally arrested Tuesday pending a trial…
Prominent Bahraini activist sentenced to 2 years prison
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Prominent Bahraini activist sentenced to 2 years prison
One of Bahrain’s most prominent activists was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a verdict that rights groups…
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Science
June 16, 2017
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Several social media users and officials from a number of media outlets, that were recently blocked in Egypt, said in…
Police detain Amnesty International’s Turkey chief
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Police detain Amnesty International’s Turkey chief
Amnesty International’s chairman in Turkey has been detained as part of a crackdown against people suspected of links to US-based…
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Qatar deported Saudi human rights activist Mohammad al-Otaibi to his homeland when he tried to fly with his wife to…
Amnesty slams Turkey for mass dismissals after failed coup
Middle East
May 22, 2017
Amnesty slams Turkey for mass dismissals after failed coup
Amnesty International criticized mass sackings of public sector workers in Turkey in the wake of last July’s attempted coup, with…
Syria denies US allegations of mass killings, crematorium
Middle East
May 17, 2017
Syria denies US allegations of mass killings, crematorium
Syria on Tuesday rejected US accusations it carried out mass killings at a prison near Damascus and then burned the…
‘Toxic’ political rhetoric threatens human rights: Amnesty
World
February 28, 2017
‘Toxic’ political rhetoric threatens human rights: Amnesty
A rise in divisive rhetoric in mainstream global politics is threatening to roll back human rights around the world, Amnesty…
As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011: Amnesty International
Middle East
February 7, 2017
As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011: Amnesty International
Syrian authorities have killed as many as 13,000 people — possibly more — since the start of the 2011 uprising…
Egypt slams Amnesty International, HRW reports on cathedral blast
Egypt
December 15, 2016
Egypt slams Amnesty International, HRW reports on cathedral blast
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denounced the statements by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued in the wake of the…