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US deal freed a Russian prisoner whose crime was writing anti-war messages on supermarket price tags
Alexandra Skochilenko has been freed from Russian prison after she was charged for posting anti-war…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Trump keeps using 'Palestinian' as an insult
Trump said Biden is "like a Palestinian" at their June debate. And on Tuesday, he said that Chuck S…
Bryan Metzger
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Ukrainian woman says Russian soldiers fatally shot her husband in the head after asking him for cigarettes: Amnesty report
Amnesty International says Russia has extrajudicially executed civilians in Ukraine "in acts of uns…
John Haltiwanger
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Pentagon watchdog says drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including 7 kids, didn't violate the laws of war
The botched drone strike highlights "serious problems with the US military's procedures," an expert…
John Haltiwanger
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Israel's bombing of Gaza apartment buildings could be a war crime, human rights groups warn
Human rights groups have also said Hamas firing rockets into civilian areas in Israel amounts to a …
John Haltiwanger
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Putin critic Navalny reportedly transferred to medical facility after falling ill in prison
Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service said Navalny had received a COVID-19 test but has not reporte…
Azmi Haroun,John Haltiwanger
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Raytheon fears Biden will cancel $500 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia, report says
In a call with investors, Ratheyon CEO Greg Hayes said he expects the Biden administration to cance…
Charles Davis
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Amnesty International stopped classifying Putin critic Alexei Navalny as a prisoner of conscience, saying he advocated hatred in the past
The human-rights NGO is still calling for Navalny's release but said some past statements "reach th…
Mia Jankowicz
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There have been zero reported US drone strikes since Joe Biden took office
The apparent lull - punctured by one US airstrike targeting ISIS in Iraq - is unusual for a new pre…
Charles Davis
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As the COP26 climate conference begins, here's a look at what life is like in one of the hottest cities on earth
Over the past few decades, on several occasions, temperatures and humidity levels have reached a th…
Alia Shoaib
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Researchers discover a fake anti-virus tool for Pegasus by hackers impersonating Amnesty International
Hackers put in quite a lot of effort in replicating Amnesty International’s website but the gi…
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Trump, who reversed Obama-era efforts to demilitarize police, now falsely says Obama 'never even tried' to reform policing
Trump rolled back Obama-era policing reforms, including an executive order aimed at demilitarizing …
John Haltiwanger
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Billie Eilish said men who do not speak out against Texas abortion bill make her 'sick'
The 19-year-old singer wrote on her Instagram story: "Makes me sick how many men say nothing when i…
Bethany Dawson
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Human rights groups are pleading with Mexico's top health official to pressure the release of detained migrants at risk of contracting COVID-19
The majority of Mexico's detained migrant population cannot be repatriated due to COVID-19 travel r…
Charles Davis
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Saudi Arabia breaks its own record for executions, beheading over 180 people in 2019
While executions fell globally, Saudi Arabia put more people to death than ever before, according t…
Charles Davis
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Israel's 'shocking disregard' for Palestinian civilians may be a war crime, human rights group says
Amnesty International said it had documented four attacks on residential homes that killed innocent…
Charles Davis
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PGA official pledges golfers will be able to criticize Saudi Arabia if the tour merges with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal accused the PGA of selling out to the Saudis. A tour official sa…
Brent D. Griffiths
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India gets a rap from UN Human Rights Commission a day after it seals the office of Kashmir Times
However, Bachelet’s issue isn’t related to that one incident. Instead, she points to India’s n…
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A Saudi woman was given 30 years in prison for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter
Saudi Arabia has sought to brutally repress opposition to its trillion dollar futuristic megacity p…
Tom Porter
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Amnesty International shuts down its India operations citing ‘constant harassment’ from the Indian government
Amnesty said that its bank accounts have been frozen by the Indian government on 10 September 20…