Amnesty Sues U.K. Intelligence Over Surveillance

Human rights organization Amnesty International has declared it will take legal action against British security services. Amnesty claims its calls have been intercepted by UK intelligence agencies

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Slave Labor Exposed in Qatar

In July 2012, the men’s pay suddenly stopped. Their employer repeatedly assured them that the salaries were coming, and that they should still keep working, but the pay never arrived

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Russia Raids Moscow Amnesty International Office

Russian prosecutors and tax police searched the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave of pressure that activists say is part of President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to stifle dissent

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100,000 Refugees Every Week…

The U.N. said Thursday that the number of registered Syrian refugees jumped 10 percent in the past week alone, part of what the U.N. commissioner for refugees called a “staggering escalation.”

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Villages Turned Into Concentration Camps in North Korea

North Korea is expanding its already extensive network of prison camps, eating up entire villages as it struggles to house hundreds of thousands of political prisoners, latest satellite images have revealed

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Taken to Prison Hospital

The Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been transferred from the women’s penal colony where she is serving her two-year sentence to a nearby prison hospital after experiencing severe headaches

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Russia’s Human Rights Record is the Worst Since the Soviet Era

Authoritarianism increased last year in Russia to levels unseen since the Soviet era with a raft of harsh laws curbing political freedoms and harassment of opposition activists and critics

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Defense Sec. Nominee Defends Human Rights Violating Iranian Gov’t

Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel stated Iran has an “elected, legitimate government” and pointed out its membership in the United Nations

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Thai Journalist Sentenced to 10 Years for Defaming King

Imagine sitting down in a theater to watch the latest blockbuster, only to be asked to stand up before the film starts. So revered is the King in Thailand that movie-goers must stand while the royal anthem plays prior to every movie screening there, as a reel pays homage to the king

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U.S. Arms Bahrain’s Bloody Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protesters

Despite Bahrain’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the US has continued to provide weapons and maintenance to the small Mideast nation

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