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Majid Kazemi executed after 'torture', his Sydney cousin urges Australia to cut ties with Iran

Sydney man Mohammad Hashemi's cousin Majid Kazemi was executed after a "forced confession and sham trial". He says if the Australian government is serious about stopping the Islamic Republic's human rights abuses, it will cut ties with Iran and list their military arm as a terrorist organisation.

ABC News

Human rights and wrongs: the Australian calling out oppression at home and around the world

Undeterred by the scale of challenges in her in-tray, the new head of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, says ‘We need to be standing with those people’

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport

Hong Kong has criticized Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport

The Independent UK

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Large crowd gathers to watch rare public execution in Iran condemned as ‘medieval’ by activists

Man sentenced to death in 2016 on charges of ‘corruption on Earth’

The Independent UK

Climate advocates call for day-long halt to Newcastle coal movements

The group is calling for a stoppage on June 5.

Newcastle Herald

Peru protest victims faced racial bias from security forces, Amnesty says

Amnesty International said Thursday that most of those killed in recent protests in Peru came from Indigenous groups, which the rights group said suggested a "racial bias" by police and the military.

Reuters

Cambodian union chief who led long-running casino strike gets 2-year prison sentence

A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has been sentenced to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, while eight fellow union members received lesser terms that do not include time behind bars

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Issue of impartiality at BBC ‘almost unresolvable’ – Gary Lineker

The former England striker’s comments come as he received an award for his commitment to promoting human rights.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker accepts human rights award with call to show refugees more compassion

Match of the Day host was in Rome to receive a ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award from Amnesty International for ‘his strong commitment towards immigration and human rights issues’

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker accuses GMB host Richard Madeley of 'misrepresenting' him in live TV interview

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley quizzed Match of the Day presenter Lineker about his tweet which resulted in him being taken off air

Wales Online

Viewers side with Gary Lineker as he clashes with Richard Madeley on GMB

The Good Morning Britain host grilled the Match of the Day presenter about his tweet

Wales Online

Gary Lineker set to receive award in wake of BBC row over Match of the Day

The BBC took Gary Lineker off air - only to reinstate him a few days later - after the former footballer criticised the government's use of language towards refugees

Daily Mirror

Pakistani transgender activists to appeal Shariah court ruling against law aimed at protecting them

Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights

The Independent UK

Iran executes three men after protest over death

Three Iranian men arrested while protesting the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have been executed.

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The Independent UK

Gary Lineker to receive ‘Sport and Human Rights’ award at ceremony in Rome

The presenter was briefly taken off air by the BBC in March after criticising the Government’s asylum policy.

ABC News

Sydney man fears Iran's execution of cousin arrested in protests is 'imminent'

Family members visiting Majid Kazemi in jail in Iran said they were informed their last visit would be their final one.

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia on brink of blocking legal recognition for trans people

International human rights champions and LGBTQ+ campaigners appeal to MPs to vote against bill proposed by rightwingers

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty research shows global executions at highest rate in five years

Some 20 countries executed 883 people in 2022, a more than fifty percent increase from the year before, according to rights group Amnesty International. And the number does not include the thousands of people believed to have been executed in China, for which it is impossible to get transparent figures.

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Al Jazeera

Map: Which countries still have the death penalty?

The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.

Al Jazeera

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Irish Mirror

Irishman Bernard Phelan - who was going blind in hellhole Iranian prison - released on 'humanitarian grounds'

The 64-year-old dual Irish/French national spent almost 200 days in a prison in north-east Iran after his arrest in Mashhad in October 2022 while on a trip.

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Lahore High Court issues notice to government over internet suspension

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to the federal government and others over the suspension of internet services across the country as protests broke out after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of president have been arrested in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan arrest: Why was the ex-PM detained? What happens next?

Khan’s arrest in a corruption case led to countrywide protests, army deployment and social media blackout.

Al Jazeera

How the world reacted to Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan

Leaders and world bodies call for restraint and raise alarm after Pakistani authorities suspend mobile internet.

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