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DEFUND ICE
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DEFUND ICE
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DEFUND ICE
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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How many more people must die before U.S. leaders act?
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In Aftermath of Another Killing, Congress Must Stop Funding ICE’s Deadly Abuses
How many more people must die before U.S. leaders act? Congress must rein in ICE and stop funding its abuses.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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An important reminder from Bad Bunny at this weekend's Super Bowl Halftime Performance.

#HumanityMustWin

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February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Amnesty International Canada's Board of Directors invites you to participate in the first-ever Governance, Training, & Leadership Forum taking place on February 26th, 2026 at 7pm EST.

Register for the forum now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Amnesty International has joined a long-standing community fight to bring clean water to a settlement of African Nova Scotians whose properties have wells and are next to an old garbage dump that operated for 70 years in Shelburne
February 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Immigration agents across the United States have committed serious human rights violations with impunity. These include extrajudicial killings, mass detentions, and forced deportations.

Here’s what you can do to take action:
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February 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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💥The rights and needs of older people in Gaza must not be ignored.

Amnesty and HelpAge International call on Israel to immediately lift its blockade and allow unrestricted humanitarian access. The rights and needs of older people must no longer be ignored

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#Palestine #Gaza #EndIsraelApartheid
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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On February 4, Amnesty International Canada hosted a webinar about how people around the world are fighting to protect the environment and our collective futures by ending public financing for fossil fuel expansion.

You can now watch the full event at the link below!
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Extraction Extinction: Why Canada should stop financing fossil fuels and what you can do about it
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February 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Bill 6 and Bill 223 make the toxic drug crisis worse - criminalizing survival, shutting down safe consumption sites and putting Indigenous people, especially women, at greater risk

Repeal Bill 6 and Bill 223. Invest in life-saving harm reduction now

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February 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Older people in Gaza are suffering an overlooked physical and mental health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and essential medicines and the recent ban on humanitarian organizations.
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Israel/OPT: Older people in Gaza suffering overlooked health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and medicines
Older people in Gaza are suffering an overlooked physical and mental health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and essential medicines and the
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February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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✨ Help shape strong and democratic debate at Amnesty International Canada's Annual General Meeting.

Join the Resolutions Committee and review member submitted resolutions for clarity and alignment.

🔗 Apply now at: hello@amnesty.ca
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Since September 2021, authorities have detained Hong Kong activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.” Their so-called crime: commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown.

Sign the petition — demand their immediate release.
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Free Tiananmen Activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan
Since September 2021, authorities have detained Hong Kong activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.”
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February 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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To mark Black History Month, Amnesty International Canada will host a virtual webinar on February 18 at 6pm.

🔗 Register for the event now:
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#BHM2026 #blackhistorymonth❤️🖤💚 #blackhistory365 #blackhistory
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Israel's Knesset is debating controversial amendments that would allow Israeli courts to expand their use of death sentences with discriminatory application against Palestinians.
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Israel/OPT: Knesset must drop discriminatory death penalty bills that would further entrench Israel’s system of apartheid
Israeli Knesset members must vote against a series of bills introducing controversial amendments that would allow Israeli courts to expand their use of
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February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Amy Fischer, Director for Refugee and Migrant Rights at
Amnesty International USA @amnesty-usa.bsky.social joins CBC’s Front Burner Podcast to talk about what happens when people are detained by ICE and what, if anything, courts and lawmakers can do to stop it.
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What happens in ICE detention? | CBC Radio
“Cruel and inhuman”: The disturbing details of what it’s like behind bars inside Trump’s ever-expanding ICE detention system.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Amnesty International has joined a long-standing community fight to bring clean water to a settlement of African Nova Scotians whose properties have wells and are next to an old garbage dump that operated for 70 years in Shelburne.
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Amnesty International joins fight for Nova Scotia dump site cleanup and safe water | CBC News
An international organization that often finds itself at the centre of human rights conflicts in developing countries has turned its attention to a small town in southwest Nova Scotia.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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At least three of the 12 journalists from Meydan TV and affiliated media outlets are being denied urgently needed medical care in Azerbaijan.

They were arbitrarily detained on false charges. Their health is rapidly getting worse.

Here's what you can do:
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Azerbaijan: Jailed journalists in dire health
At least three of the 12 journalists from Meydan TV and affiliated media outlets are being denied urgently needed medical care in Azerbaijan. They were
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February 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Thousands of people arbitrarily detained after nationwide protests in Iran are at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment, including sexual violence.

Many are being denied fair trials and could face long prison sentences or the death penalty.
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Iran: Thousands of protest detainees at risk of torture
Thousands of people arbitrarily detained after nationwide protests in Iran are at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment, including sexual
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February 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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💗 A gift that reflects what you both care about.

Dedicate a donation to Amnesty International in honour of someone special and support human rights worldwide.

𑣲 Donate today at amnesty.ca/love
February 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Thank you to the many artists - including Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - for using their acceptance speeches at the Grammys to reject the rise in anti-immigration narratives and policies peddled by those in the media and in power.
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Immigration agents across the United States have committed serious human rights violations with impunity. These include extrajudicial killings, mass detentions, and forced deportations. Communities in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul have been heavily affected.
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USA: Stop militarized immigration enforcement
Immigration agents across the United States have committed serious human rights violations with impunity. These include extrajudicial killings, mass
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February 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Join Amnesty International on February 4 at 7pm EST for an exciting webinar about how people around the world are fighting to protect the environment and our collective futures by ending public financing for fossil fuel expansion.

Register now: amnesty.ca/event/extrac...
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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💥Iranian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented deadly crackdown to crush mostly peaceful protests demanding the fall of the Islamic Republic system

✊🏽Call on the international community to urgently act to end further massacres of protesters in Iran

🔗 takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/184863/action/1
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Amnesty International Canada has a booth at the Ontario Library Association Conference at Metro Toronto Convention Centre this week.

Drop by to say hello to our staff and volunteers and find out how you can get involved with Amnesty!
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Why are people in #Iran protesting?

The protests began on 28 December 2025, after a sharp collapse of Iran’s currency. This happened amid soaring inflation, state mismanagement of essential services, and worsening living conditions.

Here's all you need to know
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What happened at the protests in Iran?
Protests erupted in Iran on 28 December 2025. People across the country, outraged at decades of repression, were demanding fundamental change and a
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January 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM