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Amnesty says ‘serious flaws’ mar Greek side of EU-Turkey migrants’ deal
The first group of 202 migrants to be returned, most of them from Pakistan and Afghanistan, were sent back to Turkey Features -
Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
Turkey agreed with the EU this month to take back all migrants and refugees who cross illegally to Greece Middle East -
Egypt forces 32 judges to retire over Mursi ouster
Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council on Monday forced 32 judges into retirement Middle East -
Egypt student held over anti-torture T-shirt freed on bail
An Egyptian court released on bail a student arrested more than two years ago for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan Middle East -
Syrian trapped for a year at Istanbul airport moved to detention centre
A Syrian refugee who was trapped for over a year at Istanbul’s main airport has been transferred to a detention centre Middle East -
Amnesty spotlights North Korea crackdown on mobile phones
While the country’s popular domestic mobile phone service has over three million subscribers, international calls are strictly blocked Digital -
War crimes, illegal refugee returns marred 2015 human rights
Hundreds are thought to have died from thirst and hunger as countries in Europe played ‘ping-pong in the sea’ with them Features -
Iraq sentences 40 ISIS to death over Tikrit massacre
An Iraqi court sentenced 40 captured members of ISIS to death on Thursday for the killing of hundreds of soldiers Home Page -
U.N. says families of ‘disappeared’ Syrians have no recourse
U.N. experts raised the alarm over enforced disappearances in Syria Features -
Amnesty: Houthis blocking vital hospital supplies in Taez
Amnesty International described ‘blocking humanitarian aid’ as ‘a serious violation of international humanitarian law’ Middle East -
Juveniles languish on Iranian death rows
A new report by Amnesty International says that even today, Iran still occupies the second place in the implementation of the death penalty and that ... Reports -
Amnesty accuses Turkey of ‘collective punishment’ in Kurdish southeast
Turkey has imposed successive curfews over the last months in towns in the southeast to back military operations aiming to crush militants of the PKK Middle East -
Female refugees face abuse on migrant trail in Europe: Amnesty
Female asylum seekers face physical assault and sexual harassment on their journeys through Europe, Amnesty International warned World News -
Russia strikes on Syria ‘may amount to war crimes’
Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians, saying it takes care to avoid bombing residential areas Middle East -
Tunisia must protect gender-based violence victims: Amnesty
Tunisia must change its legislation to protect victims of gender-based violence, who are frequently punished and blamed when they report the crimes, ... Variety -
UK PM ‘must raise’ rights issues with Egypt’s president: Amnesty
Since Sisi took into power, journalists, human rights activists, and members of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement have been imprisoned or sentenced to death World News -
Syrian Kurdish forces accused of war crimes
Amnesty International said a fact-finding mission to 14 towns and villages in northern and northeast Syria 'has uncovered a wave of forced displacement' Middle East -
Warplanes, not diplomacy, on Syria’s horizon
Moscow’s build-up in Syria will embolden the regime to continue being as intransigent as it has been throughout the conflict Middle East -
Amnesty urges ‘drastic change’ to EU refugee policy
The human rights group urged leaders to increase support for frontline EU member states and ensure access to EU territory Middle East -
Syrian govt ‘committing war crimes’ in Ghouta
At least 31 civilians were killed in Syrian government air strikes on the Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus Middle East -
Amnesty protests ‘staggering execution spree’ in Iran
Amnesty said the surge 'reveals just how out of step Iran is with the rest of the world when it comes to the use of the death penalty' Middle East -
‘The Gaza Platform' map visualizes every Israeli strike in 2014
Human rights group Amnesty International created an interactive map that shown every attack on Gaza by Israeli forces during the 2014 Gaza conflict Digital -
Amnesty: Two years after Mursi, Egypt in ‘repression’
A government crackdown has resulted in more than 41,000 people arrested, charged or indicted with a criminal offence Middle East -
‘World neglects plight of Syrian refugees’
Amnesty International report finds neighboring countries enforce 'troubling' measures to keep refugees out Middle East -
Amnesty report: Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians
In an earlier report in March, Amnesty criticised Israel and accused it of war crimes during the conflict Middle East -
FIFA sponsors Adidas, Coke, Visa express concern over Qatar
FIFA financial accounts indicate that Adidas, Visa and Coca-Cola pay around $30 million a year Sports -
Amnesty International warns over torture practice in Morocco
Amnesty International reported Moroccan authorities still using torture despite a ban on the practice Middle East -
Libya ‘cruelty’ drives migrants to risk lives
Amnesty International says migrants face ghastly conditions coupled with spiraling lawlessness and armed conflicts Middle East -
‘Crimes against humanity’ cited in Syria’s Aleppo
Amnesty International spoke of 'relentless' government aerial bombardment of Syria's former economic powerhouse Middle East -
Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists
Report lists journalists jailed or under investigation; government calls accusations ‘politicized nonsense’ Print