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Laurie Hanna
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Journalist; Amnesty International.
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NEW: Civilians in #Sudan must be protected amid escalating RSF attacks in Kordofan region - @amnesty.org

" world cannot continue to turn its back on civilians in Sudan...when the grave dangers they face are clear for all to see" - @agnescallamard.bsky.social

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Civilians must be protected from attacks in Sudan's Kordofan region
The world cannot continue to turn its back on civilians in Sudan
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November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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NEW @amnesty.org investigation: US air strike on migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, #Yemen, must be investigated as a war crime

"Given the air strike killed and injured civilians, the US authorities should investigate this attack as a war crime" - Kristine Beckerle

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Yemen: US air strike on migrant detention centre must be investigated as a war crime
A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of A...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Israel/OPT ceasefire must lead to ending Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid & genocide - @amnesty.org

“It is time to seize the opportunity to end this horror, mend what can be mended and salvage what is left of our shared humanity” - @agnescallamard.bsky.social

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Ceasefire must be pathway to ending Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid and genocide
There must be a full cessation of hostilities and a total lifting of the blockade.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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NEW: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions against Israel in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law - @amnesty.org investigation

"Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons that must never be used" - @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

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Iran/Israel: Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions in ‘12 Day War’ violated international humanitarian law
The Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions during the ‘12 Day War’ with Israel was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, Amnesty International said today. Last month, the Iranian f...
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July 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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NEW: Civilians killed in strikes on Sumy city in #Ukraine as Russian military increase attacks – @amnesty.org research

“Grad rockets have caused death and destruction… These indiscriminate attacks must be investigated as war crimes” - @briancastner.bsky.social

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Ukraine: Civilians killed in indiscriminate strikes on Sumy city as Russian military increase attacks – new research
Civilians in Sumy city in Ukraine are under increased unlawful attacks as the Russian military increase strikes in the region, Amnesty International said today. In Sumy city earlier this month, Russia...
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June 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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⏲️ Publishing tomorrow (00.01 BST, Tues 24 June)

#Ukraine: Civilians killed in indiscriminate strikes on Sumy city as Russian military increase attacks – new @amnesty.org research

For more information, email press@amnesty.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Girl survivors of Boko Haram in #Nigeria still being failed by government inaction

“We call on President @officialabat.bsky.social and the Nigerian government to take urgent action” - Isa Sanusi of
@amnesty.org and @amnestynigeria.bsky.social

#EmpowerOurGirls

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Nigeria: Girl survivors of Boko Haram still being failed by government inaction – new testimony
Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria are still being neglected by the country’s authorities, one year after Amnesty International’s landmark report and launch o...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Gaza: stop the bloodbath

Activists from @amnestyfrance.bsky.social, @oxfamfrance.bsky.social and @greenpeace.fr dyed the Fontaine des Innocents red to symbolise the bloodbath of Palestinians in #Gaza

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Activists turn Paris fountain red to denounce Gaza 'bloodbath'
French activists dyed a Paris fountain red Wednesday to symbolise what they called the "bloodbath" of Palestinians in Gaza.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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"When a government attacks Amnesty International, you can pretty much guarantee that government has been up to no good."

@hrw.org 🤝🏼 @amnesty.org

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“Undesirable” Human Rights : Daily Brief
#Russia’s attack on Amnesty International is both a government confession of guilt in human rights abuses and high praise for Amnesty’s work. Read Andrew Stroehlein in Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief...
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May 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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BREAKING: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in #Sudan in breach of arms embargo - new @amnesty.org investigation

We found evidence of Norinco Group's GB50A guided bombs and AH-4 howitzers in use in conflict

Read more 🔽

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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 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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In #Pakistan, floods and heatwaves caused by climate change are overwhelming the country’s underfunded healthcare system, and increasing the risk of death and disease amongst children and older people

Read @amnesty.org's new report here: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people – new report
Pakistan’s healthcare and disaster response systems are failing to meet the needs of children and older people who are most at risk of death and disease amid extreme weather events related to climate ...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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"Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary must not become a bellwether for the future of human rights in Europe" - @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

#Hungary must arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court -
@amnesty.org

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Hungary: Arrest and surrender Netanyahu to the ICC
Responding to reports that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has invited and plans to host Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Hungary on Wednesday, Erika Guevara-Rosas the head of Globa...
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March 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Good news! Idris Hasan, an ethnic Uyghur man detained in Morocco and at risk of extradition to China, has finally been freed 🙏🏼

@amnesty.org has been campaigning for his release since he was first detained in July 2021

Read more: www.rfa.org/english/uygh...
February 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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NEW: Children in #Haiti suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid crisis - @amnesty.org report

“The lives of far too many children in Haiti are being wrecked, and they have nowhere to go for protection or justice” -
@agnescallamard.bsky.social

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Children in Haiti suffering gang recruitment, attacks, sexual violence
More than 1 million children estimated to be living in areas controlled by gangs.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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⚡ Publishing next week: Wed 12 Feb, 00.01 EST

#Haiti: Children suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid escalating crisis – a major new @amnesty.org report

For more information, DM me or email press@amnesty.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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"The prospect of joining a gang becomes more attractive the longer you are out of school" - Janine Morna

Children in #Haiti are suffering as violence continues to escalate. Next month, @amnesty.org will release a major new report documenting their struggles

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Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children
Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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In the midst of another tumultuous year, there was some progress made for human rights around the world 🌍

Click here to read @amnesty.org's round-up of some positive changes achieved over the past six months 🕯️

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The human rights wins of 2024
July France: Amnesty International’s briefing published ahead of the Paris Olympic Games exposed how the ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing breaches international human r...
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December 11, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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I took this picture 30 years ago today, on Wednesday 7 December 1994 👑

My first ever game at Old Trafford. A 4-0 #MUFC win 😎
December 7, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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NEW: Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing #genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸

“Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them” - Agnès Callamard

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Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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A great mini-documentary on the history of the #Belfast Telegraph building here

It's where I wrote my first news splash in January 2003, and is now being given a new lease of life by Shine Belfast (who I also wrote for from 2000-2003!)

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If Walls Could Talk - Series 1: 6. The Telegraph Building, Belfast
Hear how this iconic landmark has found new life after decades of breaking the news to the people of Northern Ireland.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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“Prime Minister Netanyahu is now officially a wanted man" - Amnesty's Agnes Callamard

Netanyahu must face justice at the International Criminal Court for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by #Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Israel/OPT: Netanyahu, Gallant and Al-Masri must face justice at the ICC for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Responding to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel; Yoav Gallant, former Israeli Minister of Defence and...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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NEW: The International Criminal Court has finally issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of #Israel

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ICC issues arrest warrants for PM Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjmain Netanyahu and former
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November 21, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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A convenient list of Amnesty International colleagues here...
markdummett.bsky.social Mark Dummett @markdummett.bsky.social · Nov 18
Amnesty's campaigners, researchers, advocates, and law and policy experts are making the move to Bluesky. Here are some of them. Please share and let me know if you want to be added.

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November 18, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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French-manufactured Galix weapons system identified in #Sudan conflict – our latest Amnesty investigation

“All countries must immediately cease direct and indirect supplies of all arms and ammunition to the warring parties in Sudan” - Agnès Callamard

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Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict – new investigation
French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being used on the battlefield in Sudan in what likely constitutes a violation ...
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November 18, 2024 at 11:01 AM