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Amnesty International: Suspension of Fenianos' Warrant Is a "Sham of Justice"

par This Is Beirut, 19/01 17:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Amnesty International denounced on Friday the decision taken by Lebanon’s Cassation Court to suspend the arrest warrant against former Minister of Public Works, Youssef Fenianos, who was charged in September 2021 with homicide and criminal negligence by the lead investigator of the Beirut Blast. “The suspension of the arrest warrant against ...

Amnesty International Unveils Evidence of Possible Israeli 'War Crimes'

par This Is Beirut, 12/02 23:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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New evidence of deadly unlawful attacks in the occupied Gaza Strip, gathered by Amnesty International, demonstrates how Israeli forces continue to disregard international humanitarian law, killing entire families with absolute impunity — acts that could potentially be labeled as war crimes. Amnesty International carried out an investigation ...

Iran's Prisons Turned Into "Killing Fields," 853 Executions in 2023

par This Is Beirut, 04/04 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International reports that Iran executed at least 853 people in 2023, with over half on drug-related charges, indicating a surge in executions that rights groups fear is being used to instill fear and suppress dissent. Iran has turned its prisons into sites of mass killing with at least 853 people executed in the Islamic republic in 2023, ...

Amnesty International Urges ICC Investigation into Gaza Crimes

par This Is Beirut, 27/05 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes the three recent Israeli strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children. Last week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Algerian President Plans to Run for Second Term

par This Is Beirut, 11/07 21:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accused of leading a crackdown on dissent since mass protests in 2019, announced Thursday he will seek a second term in an election set for September. Tebboune, 78, was elected in 2019 with 58% of the vote, following months of pro-democracy protests. "Given the desire of many parties, political and ...

Amnesty International Urges Israel to End Indefinite Detention and "Rampant Torture" of Palestinians

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 17:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International, on Thursday, called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza Palestinians and what it called "rampant torture" in its prisons. "Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial ... (which is) in flagrant violation of ...

Amnesty Calls UN to Extend Full Arms Embargo On Sudan

par This Is Beirut, 25/07 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International called on the United Nations Thursday to extend the arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, in a report on weapons flooding the war-torn country. The 15-month war between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces "is being fuelled by an almost unimpeded supply of weapons into Sudan by states and ...

Israeli Army Detains 9 Soldiers Suspected of Abusing Detainee

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...

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