Probe urged into reported killing of Afghan migrants on Iran border PARIS: Amnesty International and UN special rapporteurs on Thursday called for a transparent probe into reports that... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am
World Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘misleading’ Lebanon evacuation orders BEIRUT: Amnesty International accused Israel on Thursday of “misleading” and sometimes inadequate calls for... Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:16pm
Pakistan Rights groups slam Pakistan for blocking activist Mahrang Baloch’s US travel ISLAMABAD: Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on... Published 09 Oct, 2024 07:25pm
World Amnesty urges war crimes probe against Israel PARIS: Amnesty International Thursday urged a war crimes probe into Israel razing homes and farms in eastern Gaza to... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am
World Amnesty calls for end to Israel’s ‘incommunicado’ detention of Gazans OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Amnesty International on Thursday called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza... Published 18 Jul, 2024 06:45pm
World Bangladesh PM vows punishment as students mourn dead classmates DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister vowed Wednesday to punish those responsible for killing six people in ongoing... Published 18 Jul, 2024 09:07am
World Amnesty seeks war crimes probe into three Israel strikes PARIS: Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes three... Updated 27 May, 2024 11:52am
World US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Friday said Israel’s use of US-supplied weapons may have violated... Updated 11 May, 2024 05:13pm
World India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
World Mali army killed 13 civilians in drone strikes: Amnesty PARIS: Mali’s army has killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in drone... Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am
World Aid ship slowly heads for Gaza as calls for assistance grow GAZA STRIP: A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress towards the Gaza Strip on... Published 14 Mar, 2024 12:31pm
Pakistan Amnesty International calls for ‘uninterrupted internet access’ in Pakistan on election day Caretaker Interior Minister Dr Gohar Ejaz had earlier said access to internet can be curtailed if requested by any province or required in a district on election day Updated 06 Feb, 2024 10:12pm
World Amnesty urges halt to North Caucasus refugee returns PARIS: European nations including France should stop sending refugees from the North Caucasus back to Russia as they... Published 18 Jan, 2024 11:48am
World India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty NEW DELHI: India’s government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty... Published 28 Dec, 2023 11:47am
World Dutch court clears export of F-35 parts to Israel THE HAGUE: The Netherlands can continue to deliver parts for F-35 fighter jets being used by Israel in the Gaza... Published 15 Dec, 2023 05:45pm
World Despite Gaza death toll soaring, US unlikely to rethink weapons supplies to Israel WASHINGTON/LONDON/BEIRUT: Facing a soaring death toll from Israel’s renewed offensive in southern Gaza, the Biden... Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:49pm
World Bangladesh’s main opposition to boycott vote if Hasina stays put DHAKA: Bangladesh’s main opposition party will boycott the next general election if Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina... Published 01 Nov, 2023 12:53pm
World Iran hangs five men convicted of gang rape TEHRAN: Iran executed five men by hanging on Wednesday after convicting them of gang raping a woman in the northwest... Published 09 Aug, 2023 11:58am
World Rights groups seek ‘credible’ probe into Greece migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds ATHENS: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for a “credible” probe into a migrant... Published 03 Aug, 2023 03:10pm
World Iran enforcing ‘intensified’ hijab crackdown: Amnesty PARIS: Iranian authorities have in the last months launched an intensified crackdown against women deemed to have... Published 26 Jul, 2023 11:33am
World West’s Ukraine response exposes ‘double standards’: Amnesty PARIS: Global outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has only served to expose the West’s “double... Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:59am
World Iran carries out second execution linked to anti-government protests DUBAI: The Islamic Republic hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of... Published 12 Dec, 2022 12:06pm
World Defiant Iranians hit streets again to protest ‘brutal’ crackdown PARIS: Iranians took to the streets around the country again on Friday to protest against the killings of youths in ... Published 29 Oct, 2022 06:31am
World At least 82 killed in Iran crackdown in Zahedan: Amnesty PARIS: At least 82 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in the city of Zahedan in the southeastern... Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am
Print Death toll doubles in Iran protest crackdown PARIS: The official death toll has nearly doubled to 35 in a crackdown by Iran’s security forces on more than a... Published 25 Sep, 2022 06:01am
World At least four killed in Iran May protest crackdown: Amnesty PARIS: At least four people were killed in May when the Iranian security forces launched a violent crackdown on... Published 03 Aug, 2022 01:46pm
World Saudi prince thanks Macron for ‘warm reception’ in Paris PARIS: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his... Published 29 Jul, 2022 03:10pm
World Amnesty urges probe into ‘horrific’ ethnic massacre in Ethiopia NAIROBI: Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara... Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:55am
World Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty BANGKOK: Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a “massive scale” around villages... Published 20 Jul, 2022 09:52am
World Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that... Published 14 Jul, 2022 07:01pm
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