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At least 17 killed in Cameroon separatist clashes: Amnesty

BAMENDA, Cameroon: At least 17 people have died in clashes between security forces and protesters in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, Amnesty International said, as violence...

Amnesty condemns US, UK over Yemen arms

DUBAI: Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its war in Yemen. The...

‘Draconian’ EU anti-terror laws target Muslims: Amnesty International

BRUSSELS: A raft of new counter-terrorism laws across Europe discriminate against Muslims and refugees, spreading fear and alienation, Amnesty International said in a report...

Russia seals off Amnesty International office

MOSCOW: Amnesty International said Wednesday that Russian authorities had sealed off its office in Moscow and changed the locks with no warning or explanation. "Staff...

End crackdown on PTI activists, release them: Amnesty International

ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has asked the Pakistan government to end crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists and release them. "Pakistan’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally...

Kashmiri newspaper banned for being ‘critical of India’

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Indian Kashmir have banned a local newspaper they claimed was inciting violence in the Himalayan region, which has been roiled by...

Amnesty International closes offices in India after sedition accusation

NEW DELHI: Amnesty International India has temporarily closed its offices and postponed events aimed at raising awareness of rights abuses over safety concerns for its staff after the charity was accused of sedition by protesters, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Protests intensify as death toll rises to over 80 in held Kashmir

SRINAGAR, INDIAN-HELD KASHMIR: More civilians lost their lives on Tuesday at the hand of Indian security forces, putting the death toll to more than 80 during 40 days of fatal clashes in the held Kashmir.

US-led coalition raids kill 15 civilians in Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: At least 15 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in air strikes by a US-led coalition in Syria on Thursday, a monitor said.

Amnesty, HRW want Saudia Arabia removed from UN human rights council

UNITED NATIONS: Two leading human rights group urged UN member-states on Wednesday to suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council over the killing of civilians in Yemen and repression at home.

AIP expresses concerns over plight of women, minorities in Punjab

LAHORE: Amnesty International Pakistan (AIP) has expressed its serious concerns over the plight of women, minorities and children in the country’s largely populated province Punjab, during a meeting with the provincial authorities on Saturday.

Chinese people most welcoming to refugees: Amnesty index

LONDON: People in China, Germany and Britain were ranked as the world's most welcoming to refugees in findings published by human rights organisation Amnesty International Thursday.

Murder convict hanged in Haripur jail

HARIPUR: A death row prisoner, convicted of murder, was executed in Haripur central jail on Thursday morning, ARY News reported.

Four more executed in Pakistani jails

MULTAN: Four more prisoners, convicted of murder, were hanged in various jails in Pakistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan third highest in worldwide executions

LONDON: The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure recorded since 1989, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Amnesty accuses Qatar of abusing World Cup workers

DOHA: Qatar has been accused of abusing more than 100 mainly Asian migrants working on one of its World Cup stadiums, in an Amnesty International report released Thursday.

Qatari, Jordanian among five executed in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: A Qatari and a Jordanian were among five people executed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, bringing to 69 the number of people it has put to death this year.

Three Al-Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’

ADEN: A drone attack believed to have been carried out by US forces killed three suspected Al-Qaeda members travelling in a car in southeast Yemen, security and tribal sources said Saturday.

Amnesty International condemns attack on ARY News’ office

LONDON: International human rights organisation Amnesty International condemned the attack on ARY News' Islamabad office.

Execution of disabled Pakistani man delayed for fourth time

A disabled Pakistani murder convict was given a fourth stay of execution late Tuesday just hours before he was due to be hanged, as rights activists slammed Islamabad for a executions spree on track to see 300 deaths in under a year.
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