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Finnish Footballer Boycotts Qatar Training Over Human Rights

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Riku Riski discussed his decision not to join the squad in Qatar with Finland's head coach Markku Kanerva.

Netflix Draws Fire for Blocking 'Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj' Episode Critical of Saudi Arabia

Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 3, 2019

The move by Netflix to block the show was widely denounced by rights groups including Amnesty International, which warned it risks further eroding freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia.

UAE Activist Ahmed Mansoor Loses Appeal Against 10-Year Term: Amnesty

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 31, 2018

A UAE court upheld a 10-year jail sentence against award-winning human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor for insulting the state, Amnesty International said.

Twitter Is 'Toxic Place for Women,' Says Amnesty International

Dina Bass, Bloomberg | Wednesday December 19, 2018

Women have been telling Twitter for years that they endure a lot of abuse on the platform.

Google Workers Demand End to Censored Chinese Search Project

Reuters | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Google has described the search app, known as Project Dragonfly, as an experiment not close to launching.

Amnesty International Strips Aung San Suu Kyi Of Highest Honour

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 13, 2018

Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the de facto Myanmar leader's "indifference" to the atrocities committed by the military against Rohingya Muslims.

Modi Government Trying To Silence Critics Through Raids, Says Amnesty

India News | Written by Maya Sharma | Sunday October 28, 2018

After Greenpeace, it was Amnesty International's turn to face Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Thursday for allegedly accepting foreign funding through illegal means. The human rights watchdog was quick to identify a link between the two crackdowns and the government's "attempts to silence critics".

"Rights Groups Being Treated Like Criminal Enterprises": Amnesty On Raids

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

Amnesty India said today that its structure is compliant with Indian laws and the Enforcement Directorate raid shows "a disturbing pattern of the government silencing organisations that question power."

Amnesty International Bengaluru Office Raided By Enforcement Directorate

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 25, 2018

The Amnesty International's office in Bengaluru is being raided by the Enforcement Directorate.

24 Bahais Could Face Death Penalty In Yemen For Their Religious Beliefs

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Twenty-four Yemenis, including a teenage girl, could face the death penalty in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on charges linked to their minority Bahai faith, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

Rights Groups Urge Google Not to Bend to China Censors

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 29, 2018

The letter to Google was signed by 14 groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters Without Borders.

Experts Assemble for UN-Hosted Meeting on 'Killer Robots'

Associated Press | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Experts from scores of countries are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with "killer robots"

Amnesty Launches Investigations After Second Staffer Commits Suicide

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 13, 2018

Rights group Amnesty International said on Monday it will conduct "full and independent external inquiries" into the suicides of two of its staff in the last three months.

Kenya Beauty Queen Gets Death For Boyfriend Murder, Stabbed Him 25 Times

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 20, 2018

A Kenyan court has sentenced a 24-year-old beauty queen to death for murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him 25 times, drawing criticism from rights groups who called the punishment "inhumane".

Iranian Man Flogged 80 Times For Drinking Alcohol 10 Years Ago

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 12, 2018

The Iranian authorities have publicly flogged a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15, in a move denounced by Amnesty International as "horrific".