Tag: Amnesty International

Categories EU

Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

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Warsaw has illegally stranded 32 Afghan migrants on its border with Belarus, leaving them without access to clean water, shelter and medicine for weeks, despite having an obligation as an EU country to process their asylum claims. … Read More >Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

Categories Middle East

Lebanon ‘shamelessly’ obstructed Beirut port explosion investigation – Amnesty International

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Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned Lebanese officials ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly Beirut port blast, accusing authorities of “shamelessly obstructing victims’ quest for truth and justice.” … Read More >Lebanon ‘shamelessly’ obstructed Beirut port explosion investigation – Amnesty International

Categories EU

Morocco SUING Amnesty International over claims it spied on French President Macron with Israeli malware

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The Moroccan government is reportedly suing Amnesty International and a French NGO for defamation after the groups claimed Rabat’s agents used Israeli malware to spy on French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron. … Read More >Morocco SUING Amnesty International over claims it spied on French President Macron with Israeli malware

Categories Russia

Amnesty International changes its rules in order to REDESIGNATE Russian activist Alexey Navalny as ‘prisoner of conscience’

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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is once again a “prisoner of conscience,” after Amnesty International “refined” its rules so it can selectively support or disavow comments he and others it supports have made in the past. … Read More >Amnesty International changes its rules in order to REDESIGNATE Russian activist Alexey Navalny as ‘prisoner of conscience’

Categories Russia

Russians’ lack of sympathy for Navalny may be partly down to constant lies about the country from West’s media & political classes

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It’s been said that there are two very different Russias. The one 146 million live in and the version depicted by the anglophone media. Recent polling suggests that most Russians don’t share Western concerns about Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Russians’ lack of sympathy for Navalny may be partly down to constant lies about the country from West’s media & political classes

Categories Russia

Amnesty International says it will not call Navalny ‘prisoner of conscience’ anymore over his HATE SPEECH

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Amnesty International, a human rights NGO, has withdrawn its designation of the recently jailed Russian activist and blogger Alexey Navalny as a “prisoner of conscience” due to past xenophobic statements he never retracted. … Read More >Amnesty International says it will not call Navalny ‘prisoner of conscience’ anymore over his HATE SPEECH