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France's Iranian diaspora divided over deadly protests back home

In France, divisions within the Iranian diaspora over events unfolding in their country of origin look set to deepen further, sharpened by the way people consume information, particularly Persian-language satellite television channels and social media.

Radio France Internationale

Macron in United Arab Emirates for bilateral talks, Christmas with French troops

France will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost its ‍capacities as a maritime power, President Emmanuel Macron has told French troops gathered at a military ‍base in Abu Dhabi, where he will also discuss bilateral ties with the Gulf state, notably co-operation on combatting drug trafficking. The UAE is…

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania police accused of ‘unlawful lethal force’ after protests left 700 dead

Evidence gathered by human rights NGO Amnesty International shows Tanzania’s post-election protests were met with overwhelming force, with the United Nations estimating at least 700 people were killed in the unrest – raising questions about the future of civic freedoms in the country.

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Trial of NGO workers accused of assisting 'illegal' migration opens in Tunisia

Aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration to Tunisia went on trial on Monday, as Amnesty International criticised what it called "the relentless criminalisation of civil society" in the country.

Radio France Internationale

Hamas attacks and hostage treatment in Gaza crimes against humanity, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel, with Hamas bearing primary responsibility for war crimes including murder and torture.

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Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' over 7 October attacks

Human rights group Amnesty International has accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after the 7 October, 2023 attack on Israel that led to the war in Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Revealed Torture, Enforced Disappearances of Immigrants

A damning report by Amnesty International exposed the 'cruel' and 'inhumane' conditions immigrant detainees are being subject to in two detention centres in Florida.

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Alligator Alcatraz 'Meets the Definition of Torture Under International Law', Amnesty International Claims

"People have to stay there for hours shackled and denied food and water as a form of punishment," said the organization's director for refugee and migrant rights

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Amnesty International Uncovers Nightmarish 'Box Cells' At Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Facility

Amnesty International documents alleged torture, 'box' confinement and systemic abuses at Florida's Everglades 'Alligator Alcatraz' and Krome detention centre.

International Business Times UK

First Thing: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees face human rights violations, report alleges

Amnesty finds detainees at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage. Plus, how the dollar-store industry overcharges consumers

The Guardian - UK

Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges

Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day

The Guardian - US

Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp

Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur

The Independent UK

Two years on from EU deal, violence against migrants in Tunisia remains rife

Tunisia’s migration policy is under scrutiny two years on from a deal with the European Union intended to discourage illegal migration from the North African country, and from a "replacement theory" speech the same year by President Kais Saied on the "dangers" of black migration. A recent Amnesty International report…

Radio France Internationale

‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New Zealand

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'Ludicrous': Amnesty hit out at Home Secretary bid to impose 'recycled' protest ban

AMNESTY have condemned the UK Government’s plan to expand police powers to ban protests, calling the “ludicrous proposal” a rehash of measures…

The Guardian - UK

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

The Independent UK

Amnesty warns police using new 10-shot ‘super taser’ is ‘fundamentally dangerous’

Warning over Taser 10 comes as Met Police hit with fresh scandal

The Guardian - UK

Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth

Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s

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Amnesty International calls on Fifa and Uefa to suspend Israeli Football Association

The letter, signed by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard, argues the Israeli Football Association have breached Fifa statutes, amid growing calls for its exclusion

International Business Times

Iran Executed At Least 1,000 This Year In Prison 'Mass Killing': NGO

Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons aimed at spreading fear through society.

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon: Amnesty calls for release of 36 activists, five years after crackdown

Cameroon on Monday is marking five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…

The Independent UK

Singapore to hang man as activists press for a halt to the death penalty

Datchinamurthy Kataiah was convicted of trafficking about 45 grams (1.6 ounces) of heroin into Singapore

The Independent UK

Rights group calls for urgent action for 5 men deported by US and held in Eswatini without charges

International rights group Amnesty International has called for urgent action from authorities in the southern African nation of Eswatini to give five men deported there by the United States access to lawyers and explain why they’ve been held in a maximum-security prison for two months without charges

The National (Scotland)

'End genocide denial': SNP and Amnesty lead calls for Labour action against Israel

THE UK Government are under extreme pressure to end “genocide denial” and act against Israeli after a key UN report concluded that there is a…

The Independent UK

Concern grows for safety of South Sudan opposition leader facing treason and other charges

Amnesty International has called for a public trial for South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar, who faces treason and other charges

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