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Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths
Egypt

Amnesty slams Egypt over arrests of youths

Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of jailing young activists to quell unrest under one of the toughest crackdowns…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt

Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty

The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi
Egypt

EU, rights groups condemn death sentence against Morsi

The life imprisonment and death sentences handed on Tuesday against former president Mohamed Morsi and several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders…
Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law
Health & Fitness

Amnesty: Ireland should change restrictive abortion law

Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a…
Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’
Egypt

Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’

Amnesty International on Saturday called an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi…
Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists
Egypt

Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists

Egyptian authorities are using the courts to stifle journalism, Amnesty International said on Sunday in a report that listed 18…
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and US singer Joan Baez get Amnesty’s top rights award
Art news

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and US singer Joan Baez get Amnesty’s top rights award

Amnesty International has given its top 2015 human rights award to both Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, a fierce critic…
Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists
World

Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists

Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women's rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom…
Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt
Egypt

Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt

Egypt's plan to create a security buffer zone along its border with Gaza is not a solution to growing militancy…
Foreign Ministry rejects Amnesty’s report on human rights in Egypt
Egypt

Foreign Ministry rejects Amnesty’s report on human rights in Egypt

The Foreign Ministry has said that the report issued by Amnesty International on the third anniversary of the 25 January…
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