Amnesty International
Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
Middle East
September 4, 2018
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
August 7, 2018
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
June 5, 2018
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
May 24, 2018
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
April 17, 2018
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
April 12, 2018
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
March 2, 2018
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
February 17, 2018
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
December 26, 2017
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
November 30, 2017
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…