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AmnestyRedhill
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Amnesty International Redhill & Reigate Group UK
"Indian authorities have allegedly thrown 43 Rohingya refugees detained from New Delhi into international waters near the maritime border with Myanmar, forcing children, women, and the elderly to swim to safety with life jackets provided to them." #India #Rohingya
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Indian authorities allegedly threw 43 Rohingya refugees, including children, into international waters near Myanmar
AI-generated image Indian authorities have allegedly thrown 43 Rohingya refugees detained from New Delhi into international waters near the maritime Indian authorities have thrown 43 Rohingya refugees...
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May 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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The judges said India isn’t bound by the 1951 Refugee Convention - but the ban on forced return is now part of customary international law. You don’t need to sign a treaty to respect a life‑and‑death principle the whole world recognises!
May 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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India's Supreme Court green light for deporting Rohingya refugees tramples the basic rule of nonrefoulement: never send people back where they face persecution. India once prided itself on sheltering the vulnerable. This betrays that history.

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Right to reside in India only for citizens, Rohingya must go: Supreme Court | India News - The Times of India
India News: The Supreme Court declined to halt the deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslim migrants from Delhi, emphasizing that the right to reside in India is ex
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan has already taken a toll on civilians.

Amnesty is concerned by reports of loss of civilian lives in both India and Pakistan.

In every armed conflict, protecting civilians is paramount.

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India/Pakistan: Urgent need to protect civilians amidst escalating hostilities
The escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan is taking a toll on civilians
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May 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Concerning reports from Afghanistan.

* Unaccompanied women refused hospital care
* Unaccompanied woman not allowed in markets or shops
* A woman lost her baby after cycling three hours in labour to access healthcare
* A girl set herself on fire to escape a forced marriage to a Taliban fighter.
May 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Three years ago today, Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces while reporting in Jenin. Her family, friends and colleagues are still waiting for justice and accountability 3 years later.

Since then, the targeting of journalists and attacks on the press have only increased.
May 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as used in Darfur in a blatant breach of the existing UN arms embargo" - Amnesty
#Sudan #UAE
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Sudan: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in breach of arms embargo – new investigation
Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as used in Darfur in a blatant breach of the existing UN arms embargo, Amnesty Int...
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May 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
HD Hyundai's machinery is used to demolish Palestinian homes in the OPT under Israel's apartheid system. The company must halt supplies to prevent complicity in human rights abuses.
#GazaGenocide #Hyundai
Take Action:
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No Machinery for Apartheid
Act now and call on HD Hyundai to suspend the supply of its heavy machinery to Israel.
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May 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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India Must Halt the Forced Deportation of Rohingya Genocide Survivors #Refugees
India Must Halt the Forced Deportation of Rohingya Genocide Survivors
reliefweb.int
May 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Right now, the UK is deciding which countries will suffer from the huge cut in the UK international aid budget. UK aid to Burma saves lives. Email the UK government now calling on them not to cut aid to Burma.
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Stop UK Aid Cuts to Burma!
Right now, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and International Development Minister Baroness Chapman are making decisions about which countries will suffer from the huge cut in the UK international aid bu...
action.burmacampaign.org.uk
May 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In the camps ARSA "recruits from among the refugees and engages in drug smuggling and other illegal rackets, while imposing a reign of terror where camp residents were killed for speaking out against the group".
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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‘They don’t represent us’: Rohingya armed groups wreak havoc in Rakhine
The return of Rohingya militants to the state in recent years to fight the Arakan Army has led to a string of alleged abuses against civilians, and has imperilled relations with the Rakhine community.
www.frontiermyanmar.net
May 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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The latest U.S. sanctions should send a strong message to Thai authorities who must act against Saw Chit Thu and his family members. #JusticeForMyanmar👇🏽
US Sanctions Myanmar Militia Tied to Cyber-Scams, Human Trafficking
The Treasury Department said Americans have lost $5.5 billion to scam operations run from Southeast Asia since 2022.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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MYANMAR: Sanctions against Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) and the family of its leader Chit Thu have been criticised for sparing his wife and daughter, according to media reports. 1/2 www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
May 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Over 108,000 Myanmar refugees in Thai border camps face worsening hardship due to aid cuts, leaving many without stable food supplies and struggling to meet basic needs.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Myanmar’s ethnic Karen face food shortages amid aid cuts to camps on Thai border
Children under five are living on just 5 US cents a day, aid groups said.
www.rfa.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Breaking: War criminals announce extension of ceasefire that doesn't exist*

*The junta has killed nearly 300 people in airstrikes since it announced its "ceasefire", according to NUG figures

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MyanmarEarthquake

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Myanmar junta extends post-quake ceasefire despite repeatedly violating it
Junta airstrikes have killed nearly 300 people since the ceasefire began, the exiled civilian government said.
www.rfa.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"India has intensified its crackdown on Rohingya refugees recently, putting the persecuted community in Myanmar in agony."
#Rohingya #NewDelhi
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Dozens of Rohingya refugees detained in Delhi, Activist says some taken to airport amid deportation fear
Dozens of Rohingya refugees living in New Delhi's Uttam Nagar have been detained in several raids since Tuesday night despite having refugee cards issued New Delhi, Rohingya refugees
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May 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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The Independent Press Council Myanmar stated on World Press Freedom Day that a total of 40 media workers, including 7 women, are being held in prison. Another seven journalists have been killed since the 2021 military coup english.dvb.no/myanmar-medi... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Myanmar media faces severe restrictions and funding challenges on World Press Freedom Day - DVB
The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM) stated on May 3 – World Press Freedom Day – that a total of 40 media workers, including seven women, are being held in prison nationwide. Another seven jou...
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May 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A threat to the press is a threat to accountability.

This #WorldPressFreedomDay, join us in exposing the truth, and defending the right to report it.
May 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"Testimonies From Beyond" Exhibition about the Myanmar military airstrikes targetting civilians. Familes have provided artefects from their loved ones as a memorial to those killed by the airstrikes. Currently showing in London till 6th May.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
More info:
May 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Feed: "Myanmar Now"
By: kaung on Friday, May 2, 2025
Magway sees deadly airstrike and resistance ambush
Civilian deaths mount as junta launches air raids while resistance fighters target military columns
myanmar-now.org
May 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Feed: "Myanmar Now"
By: kaung on Friday, May 2, 2025
Myanmar regime bombs Kachin ‘jungle hospital’ three times in one week
The attacks have forced the hospital, run by the renowned CDM surgeon Dr. Soe Min, to temporarily suspend operations
myanmar-now.org
May 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study | Global development | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

THIS is UNACCEPTABLE
Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study
Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
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March 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“The authorities must act decisively in the face of the increasing threats against those defending the human rights of Haitian migrants, Dominicans of Haitian descent affected by statelessness and Afro-descendants."
#DominicanRepublic
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Dominican Republic: The fight against racism must be respected and protected by the authorities
We call on the Dominican authorities to respect and guarantee the human rights of those who fight against structural racism in the country.
www.amnesty.org
March 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM