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Cultural leaders urge new Swedish government to step up efforts for Dawit Isaak’s release
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Cultural leaders urge new Swedish government to step up efforts for Dawit Isaak’s release

It has been 25 years since Swedish journalist and author Dawit Isaak was imprisoned in Eritrea. Several cultural leaders are now calling on the incoming government to step up efforts to secure his release
Andrei X confronts West Bank settlers for huge Instagram audience
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Andrei X confronts West Bank settlers for huge Instagram audience

He has both a Russian and an Israeli passport - but has been in the Israeli-occupied West Bank almost daily for four years. Activist Andrei Khrzhanovsky, or “Andrey X,” with more than half a million followers on social media, wants to draw the world’s attention to settler violence, which the UN says has reached record levels
Amnesty names 87 Iranian officials over crimes against protesters
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Amnesty names 87 Iranian officials over crimes against protesters

Murder, torture, rape and deprivation of liberty. Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the 2022 protest wave, Amnesty says in a report
Israeli-Russian activist documents settler violence in the West Bank to millions on Instagram
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Israeli-Russian activist documents settler violence in the West Bank to millions on Instagram

He holds both a Russian and an Israeli passport - but has been in the Israeli-occupied West Bank almost daily for four years. Activist Andrei Khrzhanovsky, or “Andrey X,” with more than half a million followers on social media, wants to draw the world’s attention to settler violence, which the UN says has reached record levels
Amnesty: Foreigners lured into fighting for Russia, says many would never go back
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Amnesty: Foreigners lured into fighting for Russia, says many would never go back

If you try to escape, you will either end up in prison or we will kill you. That is what Pedro from Brazil was told after being forcibly recruited into Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
Iran has executed at least 511 people this year, rights group says
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Iran has executed at least 511 people this year, rights group says

At least 511 people have been executed in Iran so far this year, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
Iran executes two men linked to anti-regime protests last winter
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Iran executes two men linked to anti-regime protests last winter

Two men who took part in the anti-regime protests in Iran last winter have been executed, the country's judiciary has announced.
European Committee of Social Rights says Sweden denied EU migrants equal care
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European Committee of Social Rights says Sweden denied EU migrants equal care

The European Committee of Social Rights demands that the Swedish state and regional authorities ensure effective access to healthcare for EU migrants, regardless of ethnic origin or residence status.
Amnesty International warns Israel is stepping up ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank
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Amnesty International warns Israel is stepping up ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank

Amnesty International warns that Israel is escalating ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank and the outside world is looking on.
Roc Boyz festival gig in Umeå reported to police for incitement against Sami people
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Roc Boyz festival gig in Umeå reported to police for incitement against Sami people

The Norwegian hip-hop trio Roc Boyz's gig at Brännbollsyran has been reported to the police for incitement against a group of people.
Ready for deportation camps outside the EU as new return regulation agreed
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Ready for deportation camps outside the EU as new return regulation agreed

Those expelled from the EU will be able to gather in camps outside the union - and soon asylum seekers, too. But human rights organizations are critical as migration policy is tightened another notch
Lawyer Peter Nobel, Sweden's first Discrimination Ombudsman, has died at 94
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Lawyer Peter Nobel, Sweden's first Discrimination Ombudsman, has died at 94

Sweden's first Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) has died. Lawyer Peter Nobel was 94
Amnesty International warns world on brink of a dangerous new era
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Amnesty International warns world on brink of a dangerous new era

Large countries and powerful groups are opposing global cooperation and human rights, Amnesty International warns in its annual report.
Nigeria to investigate deadly air raid on Yobe market
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Nigeria to investigate deadly air raid on Yobe market

Nigeria's government is to investigate the Nigerian military's air raid on a bustling marketplace this weekend, which killed at least 56 people, many of them civilians.
Reports of more than 100 dead in airstrikes in Yobe State, Nigeria
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Reports of more than 100 dead in airstrikes in Yobe State, Nigeria

More than 100 people have been killed in airstrikes in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, Amnesty International and local media say. The Nigerian military is said to have mistakenly hit a market during raids targeting jihadists
Criticism of the World Cup: Free fall
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Criticism of the World Cup: Free fall

Amnesty is now warning that this summer's World Cup could place human rights at risk and pose a threat to the people the World Cup is intended to serve. "What we see is a risk of a World Cup that excludes many people," says Maja Åberg of Amnesty Sweden
Iran players honor school attack victims ahead of friendly against Nigeria
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Iran players honor school attack victims ahead of friendly against Nigeria

With school bags in their arms and black armbands, Iranian football players honored the victims of the deadly school attack back home.
Amnesty International says US behind school attack in Iran that killed 168 people
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Amnesty International says US behind school attack in Iran that killed 168 people

There is strong evidence that the US was behind the school attack in Iran that killed 168 people, the majority of whom were children, Amnesty International said. It said the incident may constitute a war crime
Risks for Iranian players - families may be threatened
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Risks for Iranian players - families may be threatened

Iran's women's national team attracted a lot of attention during the Asian Championships. This could pose risks for both the players and their families, says Maja Åberg of Amnesty International
Report: US arms Kurds in hopes of uprising
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Report: US arms Kurds in hopes of uprising

The US and Israel are trying to foment an armed uprising in Iran, according to information provided to several media outlets. Since last year, weapons have reportedly been smuggled into the country for Kurdish groups
After protests in Iran, children face death penalty
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After protests in Iran, children face death penalty

At least 30 people - several of them teenagers - are at risk of being sentenced to death following the protests in Iran in January, according to Amnesty International.
Losses of prestige for Putin as friends falter
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Losses of prestige for Putin as friends falter

Venezuela, Iran and Syria are countries that Russian President Vladimir Putin has built up partnerships with during his many years in power, and they are now in deep crisis. Russia expert Martin Kragh says the fact that his friends in the international arena are losing power is a loss of prestige for Putin
Losses of prestige for Putin as friends falter
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Losses of prestige for Putin as friends falter

Venezuela. Iran
Amnesty: Protesters shot with hunting rifles
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Amnesty: Protesters shot with hunting rifles

Security forces in Iran have, on several occasions, shot unarmed protesters in the head, according to Amnesty International, which has collected video evidence and testimonies from the protests.
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