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Turkish court jails 6 human rights activists pending trial
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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…
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