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Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
Middle East

Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty

GENEVA (Reuters) – The husband of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was himself arrested on Tuesday, Amnesty International…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Middle East

US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria

Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Middle East

Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty

  Attacks by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year may have broken…
Saudi Arabia frees leading women’s rights activist: Amnesty International
Middle East

Saudi Arabia frees leading women’s rights activist: Amnesty International

  Saudi Arabia has released veteran women’s rights activist Aisha al-Manea following her arrest last week with several other activists…
Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says
Middle East

Iraq: Women with suspected links to ‘IS’ suffer sexual abuse, Amnesty says

Women and children believed to have links to the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group suffer “harrowing” sexual exploitation and discrimination…
Global executions on the decline, says Amnesty International
World

Global executions on the decline, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International’s latest annual report has found fewer executions were carried out around the world in 2017 than the year…
Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President
Egypt

Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President

President of the Journalists Syndicate Abdel Mohasen Salama said there are no journalists detained in Egypt due to a publishing…
Egypt parliamentary committee slams Amnesty statement on Sinai 2018 operation
Egypt

Egypt parliamentary committee slams Amnesty statement on Sinai 2018 operation

An Egyptian parliamentary committee on Saturday slammed an Amnesty International statement regarding the ongoing Sinai 2018 military operation against terrorism…
Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying
Middle East

Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, the Tehran…
Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area
Middle East

Amnesty: Syrian military uses illegal cluster bombs in besieged area

Amnesty International says the Syrian government has used internationally banned cluster munitions in attacks on the besieged rebel-held suburb of…
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