PML-N’s Mushahid Hussain Syed demands general amnesty for political prisoners
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed on Friday demanded general amnesty for political… Read More
12 months ago
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Iran subjecting women to ‘draconian’ surveillance on hijab rule: Amnesty
PARIS: Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, even… Read More
12 months ago
India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty
NEW DELHI: India's government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and… Read More
1 year ago
Amnesty urges moratorium on surveillance technology in Pegasus scandal
Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists,… Read More
4 years ago
Shamshad says amnesty scheme won’t be extended after June 30
KARACHI: Caretaker Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar has directed Pakistan Stock… Read More
7 years ago
Amnesty over, ‘illegal expatriates’ await Saudi Arabia crackdown
RIYADH: For four months, texts from the government pinged into every mobile phone in Saudi… Read More
8 years ago
China remains world’s biggest executioner: Amnesty
BEIJING: China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said… Read More
8 years ago
Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison – Amnesty International
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out… Read More
8 years ago
Skype, WeChat, Snapchat among least secure messaging apps
Snapchat, Microsoft's Skype and WeChat are placed among the least secure messaging apps and face… Read More
8 years ago
Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS: Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused Sudanese government forces of killing scores… Read More
8 years ago
Amnesty denies charges after Indian chapter booked for sedition
BANGALORE: Amnesty denied on Tuesday its staff made anti-nationalist comments at one of its events… Read More
9 years ago
15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE
WASHINGTON: Fifteen Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the largest such… Read More
9 years ago
Assad offers amnesty to Syria rebels who surrender
DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday offered an amnesty to armed rebels battling… Read More
9 years ago
Turkmenistan pardons over 600 prisoners in Ramazan
TURKMENISTAN: Reclusive Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has pardoned 612 prisoners including 26 foreign citizens ahead… Read More
9 years ago
Pakistan hangs two brothers for murdering six people
SIALKOT: Two brothers were hanged in Sialkot prison on Saturday morning for murder of six… Read More
9 years ago
Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime – Amnesty
MOSCOW: Russia's bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number… Read More
9 years ago
Execution of Yakub Memon cruel and inhuman: Amnesty
MUMBAI: The Amnesty International has said the execution of Yakub Memon marks another disheartening use… Read More
10 years ago
Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack: Amnesty
BAGHDAD: Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist… Read More
10 years ago
UAE releases sisters held over tweets: Amnesty
NICOSIA: Three sisters detained for the past three months in the United Arab Emirates after… Read More
10 years ago
Syrian barrel bomb attacks are ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty
LONDON: Syrian government forces are targeting civilians in barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo that have… Read More
10 years ago