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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers on Saturday reported to the country’s new rulers for the first time since Bashar Assad was ousted to answer questions about whether they may have been involved in crimes against civilians in exchange for a promised amnesty and return to civilian life. Members of Bashar Assad’s army or a pro-government militia, gather …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

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1 week ago

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones, Amnesty International said Monday. The report titled “A Digital Prison: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia” said the Serbian police and the Security Information Agency used spyware to infect devices while their owners were …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty, urged Mnangagwa to sign the bill into law “without delay” and commute death sentences. Zimbabwe is one of more than …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Awarding of 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia will put ‘many lives at risk’, Amnesty International warns

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Column: The headlines said Amnesty International accused Israel of genocide. Here’s what they missed

LA Times

In a shocking development last week, Amnesty International effectively exonerated Israel of genocide. Amnesty’s report, titled “ ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza,” buried the lede, as journalists say. The New York Times ’ headline read: “Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza.” The Los Angeles Times ’ was similar: “Amnesty International says …

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2 weeks ago

Israel news: Amnesty International made a bombshell accusation. Now what?

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Amnesty International became the first major human rights organization last week to officially accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. As the report put it, “Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” Israel has strongly denied the …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International

The Independent

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Amnesty International report calls Israel's war in Gaza a genocide

Firstpost

A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide. Image- AFP file Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a report from Amnesty International alleged that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the “crime of genocide” under international law. “Israel has committed prohibited acts under the Genocide Convention, namely killing, causing serious …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Associated Press

CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure, and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel, which was founded …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International

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Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday, in a campaign that’s benefited from huge military and diplomatic support from the United States. The report cites in particular the “relentless” Israeli attacks on civilians, infrastructure and cultural sites, and the U.S.-backed offensive’s displacement of around 2 million Palestinians …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

"This is genocide": Amnesty International says Israel is trying to "destroy" the Palestinian people

Salon

Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday that Israel is committing acts of genocide against Palestinians, accusing the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of treating people in Gaza as a "subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity" and "demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them." The totality of Israel's actions, Amnesty said, proves that it is "deliberately …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza

Al Jazeera

A damning new report by the rights group finds Israel’s war on Gaza meets legal threshold for genocide against the Palestinian people. The report published on Thursday, titled, “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, is the culmination of months of research by Amnesty, including extensive witness interviews, analysis of “visual and digital evidence”, including …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill dozens as Hamas official says talks resume

Al Jazeera

Israel struck displacement camp in al-Mawasi as Amnesty says Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide. The Health Ministry said three hospitals that are barely operational on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip have come under repeated attack since Israeli forces sent tanks to Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoon towns and the nearby Jabalia refugee camp in October in …

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, finds Amnesty International's latest investigation report

New Indian Express

An investigation by human rights organisation Amnesty International has concluded that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The report titled ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, prepared after investigating Israel's actions in Gaza over a period of nine months from October 2023 to late July 2024, throws …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

NPR

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies toggle caption Fatima Shbair/AP CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Middle …

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3 weeks ago

Iraq MPs postpone vote on revised bill after outcry over underage marriage

The Hindu

Iraq's parliament postponed until Monday a vote on controversial legal amendments, including a reworked family law bill that had sparked civil outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. In October, Amnesty International warned the amendments could legalise unregistered marriages - often used to bypass child marriage bans - and strip protections for divorced women. Iraq's Sunni community has …

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1 month ago

In Final Plea, Amnesty International Urges Biden To Free Leonard Peltier

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Amnesty International is appealing to President Joe Biden to use his final weeks in office to “rectify a case of injustice” by releasing 80-year-old Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier from prison. “As a matter of humanity, mercy, and human rights, you should grant clemency and release Leonard Peltier,” reads a Wednesday letter to Biden …

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1 month, 1 week ago

French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty

Associated Press

CAIRO — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty International says. “The French government must ensure that Lacroix Defense and KNDS France immediately stop the supply of this system to the UAE.” In response to the Amnesty International report, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Al Jazeera wins Amnesty International award for Colorado River reporting

Al Jazeera

Journalists Megan O’Toole and Jillian Kestler-D’Amours win award for report on Indigenous fight for water rights in US. Al Jazeera English online has been awarded a top prize at the 29th annual Amnesty International Canada Media Awards for a report on the Indigenous struggle for water rights in the southwestern United States. Amnesty International Canada announced on Thursday that Al …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FIFA urged to avoid awarding 2034 World Cup hosting rights to Saudi Arabia in new Amnesty International report

Hindustan Times

Saudi Arabia is slowly becoming a powerful force in the football world. According to the Amnesty International and the Sport and Rights Alliance, the World Cup should not be awarded to Saudi Arabia as it could lead to major human rights issues. In a new report, Amnesty and SRA evaluated Morocco, Spain and Portugal, who received the 2030 World Cup …

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1 month, 1 week ago

FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid due to human rights issues, says Amnesty

The Hindu

FIFA must halt the process to pick Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before the vote next month, Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance have said. “ in line with previous processes for the selection of hosts for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Sounds like amnesty': Laura Ingraham presses Mike Johnson on immigration reform

Raw Story

Far-right Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham on Wednesday night accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of being mealy-mouthed on the possibility of allowing easier citizenship for immigrants already here, something she adamantly opposes. "Mr. Speaker, you sent a letter today to your colleagues and you wrote that Congress has to begin delivering for the people on day one, and that you …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Argentina's Tax Amnesty: A $18 Billion Windfall for the Economy

Live Mint

Argentina's tax amnesty program has attracted $18 billion in bank deposits, providing much-needed dollars for the country's formal economy. The program allows Argentines to bring up to $100,000 back into the system tax-free, with amounts over that amount taxed at a 5% rate. The tax rate will increase to 10% by the end of January and then to 15% by …

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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Awarding of 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia will put ‘many lives at risk’, Amnesty International warns

Column: The headlines said Amnesty International accused Israel of genocide. Here’s what they missed

Israel news: Amnesty International made a bombshell accusation. Now what?

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International report calls Israel's war in Gaza a genocide

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International

"This is genocide": Amnesty International says Israel is trying to "destroy" the Palestinian people

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill dozens as Hamas official says talks resume

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, finds Amnesty International's latest investigation report

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

Iraq MPs postpone vote on revised bill after outcry over underage marriage

In Final Plea, Amnesty International Urges Biden To Free Leonard Peltier

French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty

Al Jazeera wins Amnesty International award for Colorado River reporting

FIFA urged to avoid awarding 2034 World Cup hosting rights to Saudi Arabia in new Amnesty International report

FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid due to human rights issues, says Amnesty

'Sounds like amnesty': Laura Ingraham presses Mike Johnson on immigration reform

Argentina's Tax Amnesty: A $18 Billion Windfall for the Economy