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Belgium

Protest over Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran

Hundreds of people held a demonstration in Brussels in support of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele who was sent to prison for 40 years in Iran for alleged espionage

Ukraine

War is taking the heaviest toll on the old in Ukraine , says Amnesty

The UN's Human Rights Office says that between February and September, the over-60s accounted for 34% of civilians killed in Ukraine

World News

Russia guilty of war crimes for deporting Ukrainians says Amnesty

A new report by Amnesty International has found that Russian and Russian-controlled forces have committed war crimes for deporting and "filtering" Ukrainian civilians.

Ukraine

Amnesty 'regrets pain' caused by Ukraine report as criticism continues

The report, published on Thursday, claimed that the presence of Ukrainian forces in residential areas heightened risks to civilians during Russia's invasion.

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Ukraine

Amnesty's Ukraine chief quits in anger at 'Russian propaganda' report

Oksana Pokalchuk accuses her NGO of backing Russian arguments after it accused Kyiv of endangering civilians by putting military infrastructure in inhabited areas.

Ukraine

Outrage in Kyiv after Amnesty accuses it of endangering civilian life

Kyiv has reacted angrily, following accusations by Amnesty that Ukraine's military endangers civilians by placing bases and weapons in residential areas

Lithuania

Detained migrants subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, claims NGO

Amnesty International says migrants have been abused and denied rights in Lithuanian detention centres. The government says the report is one-sided and cites pressure from "massive illegal border crossings" from Belarus.

Sport

Amnesty demands over €400m in damages from FIFA for Qatar workers

NGOs have accused Qatar of abusing migrant workers ahead of the World Cup.

World News

Amnesty: States need to stop going after people sharing information

Amnesty International researcher Lisa Maracani spoke to Euronews about the group's latest report on censorship and freedom of information during the pandemic.

Netherlands

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal

The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one.

Tech News

Hungary used malware 'to spy on critical journalists and politicians'

The military-grade malware by the NSO Group infects phones, allowing the operator to access messages, photos, emails, and location data as well as surreptitiously control the device's microphones and cameras.

United Kingdom

Migrants returned to Libya suffer horrific abuse, Amnesty says

Amnesty is calling for European states to end cooperation with Libya on migration and border control.

Greece

Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks

Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey.

Iran

Amnesty alleges 'crimes against humanity' by new Iranian president

The human rights organization says Judge Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for his part in the 1988 mass killings of political prisoners in Iran.

World News

Death sentence executions fell by a quarter in 2020, says Amnesty

Amnesty International recorded 483 executions across 18 countries during 2020 - a drop of 26% compared to the previous year.

World News

Amnesty International slams rich countries for hoarding COVID vaccines

'Governments restricted not only freedom of movement, but also freedom of expression,' the human rights group said.

World News

Amnesty calls for probe into alleged Nagorno-Karabakh war crimes

A fierce war between the Azeri army and Armenian separatists supported by Yerevan broke out at the end of September.

Turkey

Euroviews. As human rights activists know all too well, you speak the truth at your peril in Turkey ǀ View

In the wake of the attempted coup in 2016, Turkish authorities have been relentless in suppressing what they see as potential threats - including human rights activists now on trial for terrorism-related charges.

France

Amnesty slams alleged police brutality in French lockdown enforcement

The warning comes after violent clashes in France’s poorer suburbs, where residents have accused authorities of heavy-handed tactics.

World News

Euroviews. Before coronavirus, Europe lacked empathy for migrants. The pandemic can teach us compassion ǀ View

The EU should provide humanitarian assistance to people stranded in countries less capable to confront the crisis, not more speedboats to contain them there.