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Reacting to the conviction and two-year imprisonment of prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Mzia Amaghlobeli was subjected to a litany of abuses at the hands of ...
The constituency of Alloa and Grangemouth has made the headlines recently, as the Labour Government has been heavily criticised for prioritising profit over people when deciding what the future holds for the constituency’s largest employer: the oil refinery. Sounding the ala...
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What is the government’s job? To fight for the soul of the nation? Usher in an era of ‘patriotic renewal’? Or scapegoat minorities? You’d think so, given the noises of Westminster party HQs. I’d prefer them to run the country well. That begs the question, run the country in whose interests? The major political parties...

Responding to the European Parliament’s vote on its position on the European Union (EU) Return Regulation today, Eve Geddie, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said: “Today the European Parliament has voted to expand the EU’s punitive and restrictive detention and deportation plans. This agreement – the result of a collaboration between the European...

Reacting to the sentencing of opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria to one year and six months’ imprisonment for writing a slogan on an election poster, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “For a symbolic act of protest – writing barely visible graffiti on a street poster – Elene Khoshtaria will...

Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Sunday 3 August 2025 Aries ♈ The Moon is in your sign, giving you licence to disrupt — but with intention, not ego. Today, it’s not about leading the charge...

Responding to a new Australian law prohibiting children and young people under 16 from using social media, Damini Satija, Programme Director at Amnesty Tech said: “A ban is an ineffective quick fix that’s out of step with the realities of a generation that lives both on and offline. The most effective way to protect children and young people online is by protecting all social media users through better regulation, stronger data protection laws and...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) closed its operations in Gaza this week. Locals will undoubtedly be happy to see the back of GHF’s militarised aid post. After all, mercenaries and Israeli soldiers killed up to 600 starving Gazans at the sites. And, one whistleblower is certain war crimes were carried out. Which can hardly be...
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As humanitarian and human rights organisations that have worked for years in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we are appalled by the Israeli Knesset’s decision to approve a bill that makes death penalty effectively mandatory in the West Bank and which will de facto apply exclusively to Palestinians. On 30 March, the Knesset approved...
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