Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 4 min read
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Myanmar: Battlefield weaponry and 'murderous methods' used against protesters

Soldiers in military units implicated in previous atrocities turning their guns on protestersVideos show commanders directing sniper fire at specific protesters, with people summarily k... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Senegal: Restraint needed as three-day protest announced in wake of deaths

Individuals in plain clothes armed with clubs and guns seen beating up protesters‘Members of the security forces who use excessive force or unlawful lethal force must be prosecuted’ - S... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Belarus: women activists subject to threats and abuse for taking part in protests - new report

‘Belarus: Women on the Front Line’ highlights the important role women activists have played in recent protests‘In a deeply patriarchal society with endemic domestic violence, women in... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Switzerland: Face covering ban 'dangerous and violates freedom of expression'

Country narrowly voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, including the burka or niqab worn by Muslim womenResponding to the news that a Swiss referendum has voted in favour... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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UK/Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe release 'bittersweet news'

Reports that British national Zaghari-Ratcliffe will have her ankle tag removed but but will be required to attend court this week'After all Nazanin’s been through this feels like yet a... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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UK/Iran: developments in Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case are 'bittersweet'

Reports that British national Zaghari-Ratcliffe will have her ankle tag removed but but will be required to attend court this week'After all Nazanin’s been through this feels like yet a... Read More