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CLEAN : Amnesty slams outrageous detention of Turkey director
Human rights organisation Amnesty International says Turkish police have detained its Turkey director and other activists out of the blue and with no reasons no charge and is calling for their immediate release
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CLEAN : Amnesty protests Turkey foreign minister's EU visit
Amnesty International activists demonstrated outside the European Council building on Tuesday where the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini was set to meet with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu
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CLEAN : Amnesty chief urges EU to bring Turkey back into line
Rights group Amnesty International urged the EU on Tuesday to get bloc membership candidate Turkey back in line and reset relations with Ankara if it does not reverse its human rights crackdown
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EU urged to pressure Turkey on rights workers
Human rights activists urged the European Union Tuesday to use a meeting with Turkey's foreign minister to put pressure on Ankara to release rights workers who were detained as part of a crackdown on opposition following last year's...
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CLEAN : No Syria peace without answers on detainees: activists
Syria's brutal conflict may not see a lasting solution until the fate of tens of thousands of detained civilians is disclosed rights groups and activists said on Wednesday with Amnesty International organising an art exhibit in Beirut to...
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Amnesty report into impact of shotguns in Kashmir
Amnesty International urged India on Wednesday to immediately ban the use of shotguns by government forces in suppressing protests against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir.
A report released by the human rights group stated...
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Amnesty airstrike report points finger at US
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Amnesty International has claimed that the Saudi-led coalition forces used a US-made bomb in one of its airstrikes in Yemen last month.
STORYLINE:
The bomb that destroyed this residential...
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Exhibition marks those missing during Syrian conflict
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A new exhibition has shone the light on those who have gone missing during the Syrian conflict.
Amnesty International are behind the project.
STORYLINE:
Faces behind bars.
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Maldonado family asks for calm, investigation continues in Argentina
One week after the identification of the dead body of formerly missing Argentinean activist Santiago Maldonado, his brother on Friday called for public prudence in the controversial case, as the investigation continues.
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CLEAN : Suu Kyi burying head in sand over Rakhine crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are burying their heads in the sand over the violence in Rakhine state Amnesty International says criticising Myanmar's leader for failing to condemn the army's alleged abuses in a televised speech
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German Foreign Ministry on Turkish trial of human rights activists
Germany has reminded Turkey of its obligations on human rights standards as eleven human rights activists, including the two local heads of Amnesty International, go on trial in in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Foreign Ministry...
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Maldonado's family asks for calm, investigation continues in Argentina
One week after the identification of the dead body of formerly missing Argentinean activist Santiago Maldonado, his brother on Friday called for public prudence in the controversial case, as the investigation continues.
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Human rights activists released from Istanbul prison
A court in Istanbul on Wednesday ordered eight human rights activists released from prison pending the outcome of their trial on charges of belonging to and aiding terror groups.
The defendants, including Amnesty...
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CLEAN : Turkey activists in Amnesty case to stand trial
Eleven human rights activists including the two top figures with Amnesty International in Turkey went on trial Wednesday in Istanbul on contested terror charges
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DAILY MOFA BRIEFING
MOFA Briefing
Spokesperson: Hua Chunying
Date: 26 December 2017
Duration: 4.40
1. Typhoon Tembin killed over 230 people in the Philippines. Will China offer aid to the Philippines?...
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VOICED : Amnistia condena politicas de Trump y violencia en Latinoamerica
Amnistia Internacional denuncio que las políticas demonizadoras como las de Donald Trump abonaron el terreno para los abusos de derechos humanos en 2017 y dijo que la discriminacion y la desigualdad continuaron siendo la norma en...
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Amnesty puts Duterte among worst world leaders on human rights
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been named as one of the worst performing leaders in terms of human rights for a second consecutive year, according to an Amnesty International report released on Thursday.
Speaking...
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US's Sullivan meets with Cuban dissidents ahead of Peru Summit
US Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan was in Peru on Thursday ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to meet with four Latin American leaders during his weekend trip to Peru for the Summit of the Americas, where he is filling in...
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Supporters call for release of Taiwanese activist jailed in China
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Dozens of activists held a rally in Taipei on Monday calling on China to release a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist sentenced to five years in prison on charges of subverting state power.
Lee...
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Migrant 'caravan' gathers on US-Mexico border
Almost 400 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in the Mexican city of Tijuana, where lawyers are providing free workshops on navigating the US immigration system.
Pueblos Sin Fronteras...
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ONLY ON AP Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
As Rohingya refugees continue to put their lives back together at the crowded camps in southern Bangladesh, some teachers and elders of the community remember the repressive government that once tried to control their lives.
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Migrant 'caravan' gathers on US-Mexico border
Almost 400 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in the Mexican city of Tijuana, where lawyers are providing free workshops on navigating the US immigration system.
Pueblos Sin Fronteras...
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Women in IDP camps abused for IS links, says report
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Displaced women are being discriminated and abused in Iraqi IDP camps for their perceived ties with the Islamic State group, a report found.
It also found that many women face sexual harassment and...
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CLEAN : Elderly Amnesty volunteer on trial in France for helping migrant
A 73 year old Amnesty International volunteer appears in court in France charged with helping two underage Africans illegally enter the country the latest case involving activists assisting migrants on the move through Europe