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With raids, arrests and hostile takeovers, India press freedom continues to decline

Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, India has slipped in rank from 140 to 150 in the World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

WEKU

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

French authorities see the police as protectors who ensure that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase

The Independent UK

What Premier League ownership changes mean for Sheikh Jassim's world record Man Utd bid

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani is hoping to become the new owner of Manchester United and is free to push on with his offer despite changes to the Premier League owner's rules

Daily Mirror

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Premier League overhaul owners’ and directors’ test to include human rights abuses

Newcastle United's Saudi-backed takeover came under intense scrutiny from human rights organisations such as Amnesty International

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Morocco Denies Amnesty International Claims on Gdeim Izik Prisoner Case

Morocco’s General Delegation for Prison Administration denied on Tuesday recent claims by Amnesty International regarding torture and human rights violations against a prisoner detained in connection with the Gdim Izik Incidents. The country’s prison authority said in a statement that the prisoner, detained at the local prison of Tiflet 2…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘No impunity’ for migrant detention centre fire: Mexico president

‘How is it possible that the Mexican authorities left human beings locked up with no way to escape?’ Amnesty Int’l asks.

Al Jazeera

How Afghan evacuees are faring in Australia 18 months after fleeing Afghanistan

A survey of Afghan refugees who fled the country after the fall of Kabul in 2021 finds they feel welcome and supported in Australia, but are struggling with the cost of living.

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Why is Canada rejecting evidence of Israeli apartheid against Palestinians?

For the past two months, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have been demonstrating against proposed judicial reforms by the country’s new far right-wing government that could seriously threaten their human rights.

The Conversation

Amnesty says West's response to Ukraine reveals 'double standards' on rights

In its annual report for 2022, rights group Amnesty International criticises the West for double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty underlines the silence of western governments on Saudi Arabia's rights record, widespread repression in Egypt, and Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

The Conversation

NGOs, MPs and academics call for withdrawal of UK’s illegal migration bill

More than 60 signatories write to PM before Tuesday’s debate, warning bill will ‘cost lives’

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’

Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries.

Al Jazeera

Critics claim Paris using 2024 Games to introduce Big Brother video surveillance

France’s National Assembly is due to adopt a law on Tuesday ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Article 7 is the most controversial aspect of this law, as it will allow AI video surveillance to be used to detect abnormal behaviour. Human rights organisations and the French left…

France 24

Death penalty and high conviction rates: A deep dive into Japan's criminal justice system

At 87 years old, Iwao Hakamada is on the verge of finding true freedom, more than 50 years after being sentenced to death for murders he says he did not commit. Tokyo's high court ordered a retrial this month, acknowledging that key evidence that led to his conviction had likely…

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UN, Amnesty join calls for Museveni to reject Uganda's anti-gay legislation

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faced calls on Wednesday from the United Nations and rights groups to reject an "appalling" anti-gay bill passed by parliament. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved the bill outlining harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

Bangkok Post

Amnesty petitions govt to release activists

Amnesty International Thailand has joined other activists in handing a petition with the signatures of 8,517 people to caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging police to withdraw accusations against all political activists.

The Guardian - UK

Withdraw review of Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy, ministers urged

Civil society groups, community leaders and academics say ‘ideologically led’ review of programme should be rejected

France 24

Iran’s Baloch population leads anti-regime protests six months after Mahsa Amini’s death

Six months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, protests have dwindled in many parts of Iran. But in Sistan and Baluchestan province on Iran’s eastern border, hundreds of protesters still gather every week after Friday prayers, despite crackdowns by authorities.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty International: Iran Forces Have Tortured Child Protesters

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, Amnesty International reported Thursday. Such acts include beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence, it said. Before releasing them, state agents often…

The Independent UK

Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope

Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazil’s new leftist president

WEKU

Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi and Mozambique, killing more than 200 people

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides in southern Africa. The death toll is expected to rise.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy kills more than 200 people across Malawi and Mozambique

The most affected regions remain inaccessible so the full extent of the damage is so far unknown

The Independent UK

Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 216 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, with the death toll expected to continue to rise

Al Jazeera

Police use of rubber bullets maiming thousands globally: Amnesty

Rights group says a global Torture-Free Trade treaty is urgently needed to regulate the trade in policing equipment.

Daily Mirror

Gianni Infantino under fresh pressure over Qatar compensation ahead of FIFA congress

Amnesty International has delivered a petition with more than a million signatures ahead of Thursday meeting in Rwanda following criticism that Fifa is yet to specify details around "legacy fund"

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