5 d. ago Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on opposition

Russia accused the charity of supporting ‘Russophobic projects’ and ‘Ukrainian neo-Nazis’

Society

5 d. ago Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense

Society

1 week ago Briton jailed ‘over tweet’ in Saudi Arabia is being failed by UK, say family

Ahmed al-Doush has been given a 10-year prison sentence reportedly over a social media post he wrote seven years ago.

Events

1 week ago A warlord and 6 other people killed as militia infighting rocks Libya's capital, officials say

Libyan officials say clashes between heavily armed militias rocked the Libyan capital, with gunfire and explosions heard across the city following the killing of a powerful warlord

Events

1 week ago Keir Starmer pledges crackdown on immigration to UK but faces fierce opposition from SNP

Immigration is a reserved matter meaning MSPs at Holyrood have no formal say in deciding UK policy.

Politics

2 w. ago 'BBC's The Settlers is Louis Theroux at his best showing humanity at its worst'

Documentary-maker Louis Theroux takes the divisive Israeli settlements in Palestine as his subject. Amnesty International describe the crisis as a 'genocide', while an interviewee in The Settlers says it is 'normal'

Politics

3 w. ago Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty

World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says reportThe first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warns today.In its annual report on the state of human rights in 150 countries, the organisation said the immediate ramifications of Trump’s second term had been the undermining of decades of progress and the emboldening of authoritarian leaders. Continue reading...

Politics