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Violent evictions a worrying sign for Kenya’s new government
By Gemma Houldey, Amnesty International’s Kenya Researcher At around 4am on Friday 10 May 2013, while members of the newly elected Kenyan government were tucked warmly in their beds, about 400 families were violently evicted from their homes. They were … Continue reading
Journalists remain defiant in Syria despite targeted attacks
On World Press Freedom Day, Noor Al-Bazzaz from Amnesty’s Syria research team describes how Syria’s defiant journalists are under attack from all sides. The Syrian authorities have for decades tried to suppress any “truth” not sanctified by them. Perhaps then, … Continue reading
Welcome to WIRE – Amnesty’s global campaigning magazine
Our huge recent win of a new global Arms Trade Treaty shows that when people take injustice personally, it can grow into a powerful force for change. In WIRE May/June, read interviews with people who have been arrested just for … Continue reading
How to turn a mobile phone into an alert system for activists
Technology and Human Rights Project Officer Tanya O’Carroll on how emerging digital tools will help activists and human rights defenders. As a student activist speaking out against the government, Hassan is at constant threat of being arrested. The Sudanese government … Continue reading
Posted in Internet and Social Media
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A West Bank village in protest against Israel’s military occupation
by Lamri Chirouf, Amnesty International’s delegate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Last month we drove northwest from Ramallah to visit the small village of Budrus, which gained international attention a decade ago when residents started protesting against the fence/wall erected … Continue reading
Posted in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Uncategorized
Tagged teargas, unlawful killing, West Bank
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