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Hong Kong Police Jailed Over Attack On Democracy Protester
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years today for what the judge described as a 'vicious' attack on a...
Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...
Amnesty Urges Probe Over India Minister Torture Claim
A cabinet minister who claimed to have ordered police to torture rape suspects should be investigated for human rights...
Amnesty Urges Probe Over India Minister Torture Claim
Amnesty International called on Tuesday for an Indian cabinet minister to be investigated for human rights abuses after...
Tunisia PM Rejects German Criticism On Migrant Returns
Tunisia's prime minister on Tuesday rejected German claims that his country has been blocking the return of rejected...
Damascus Ready For Prisoner Swap With Rebels
Syria's regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by rebels, the official SANA news agency...
Security Forces Abuses Threaten Tunisia Reform
A rise in "brutal tactics" by Tunisian security forces in line with nationwide emergency laws to counter terrorism are...
Detained Sudan Rights Activist On Hunger Strike
A prominent Sudanese human rights activist has begun a hunger strike in detention and the authorities have accused him...
Kremlin Says It Wants Apology From Fox News Over Putin Comments
The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were "unacceptable" comments one of the...
Thousands Hanged At Saydnaya Prison, Amnesty Says
As many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters, have been executed in secret at a prison in...
Philippine Police ‘planned’ Drug War Killings
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of "systematically planning" extrajudicial killings in the...
UK: Shell Ruling Gives Green Light For Corporations To Profit From Abuses Overseas
A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell...
Managing President Yahya Jammeh’s Exit
"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite...
Washington Leads Global Rallies
Hundreds of thousands are gathering for a “Women’s March on Washington”, part of a global day of protests against...
‘draconian’ EU Anti-Terror Laws Target Muslims
A raft of new counterterrorism laws across Europe discriminate against Muslims and refugees, spreading fear and...
The Ivory Coast Antagonises The U.S. At A Critical Time
The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the...
Chibok Girl Recalls ‘miracle’ Release By Boko Haram
When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in...
Amnesty Intl Spreads Fake News
Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority threatens to undermine the region's security and stability,...
Philippines President Duterte Should Be Impeached For ‘mass Murder’
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte should be impeached after he admitted to personally killing drug suspects, one of...