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Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
World
November 21, 2017
Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said Tuesday in…
Amnesty slams Syrian regime for crimes against humanity
Middle East
November 13, 2017
Amnesty slams Syrian regime for crimes against humanity
The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has committed crimes against humanity and war crimes by subjecting cities to unlawful…
After four months jail, Turkey’s Amnesty director says trial is ‘surreal’
Middle East
November 3, 2017
After four months jail, Turkey’s Amnesty director says trial is ‘surreal’
Amnesty International’s Turkey director, freed from four months detention but still facing trial on terrorism charges, said the case against…
Court rules Amnesty’s Turkey chief to remain jailed
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Court rules Amnesty’s Turkey chief to remain jailed
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled that Amnesty International’s Turkey chairman Taner Kilic remain jailed pending a verdict in his…
Activists accused of aiding terror groups on trial in Turkey
Middle East
October 25, 2017
Activists accused of aiding terror groups on trial in Turkey
Eleven human rights activists, including the two local heads of Amnesty International, went on trial in Turkey on Wednesday, accused…
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
World
October 23, 2017
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
Over a dozen human rights groups and aid organizations wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday urging him…
At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups
World
October 16, 2017
At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups
At least 33 people died in the Kenyan capital Nairobi during a police crackdown on opposition supporters after elections in…
Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar with no report of attacks
World
October 10, 2017
Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar with no report of attacks
Myanmar authorities said there was no sign of attacks by Rohingya Muslim militants on Tuesday as a one-month insurgent ceasefire…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
World
September 19, 2017
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
World
September 10, 2017
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
Myanmar’s military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western…