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Amnesty International

Human rights organization documenting executions and alleged abuses across multiple regions including Iran, Libya, and Nigeria.

2026-05-012026-09-23
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  1. May 2026

  2. Joy Online

    … According to international human rights organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, Africa continues to record increasing cases of abuses linked to armed conflicts, restrictions on free expression, violence against women and vulnerable groups, poor healt …

    Africa must intensify human rights education to curb violations — Dr Kingsley Agyemang

  3. Joy Online

    … Amnesty International said ​this week that at least 100 civilians were ​killed in the May 10 airstrike on ⁠a crowded market in Tumfa village, urging authorities ​to open an immediate investigation. …

    Nigeria military says no evidence of civilian casualties from Zamfara market airstrike

  4. Joy Online

    … Last month, Amnesty International said that at least 16 people had likely been killed between 15 and 18 January by the military and the police. …

    Uganda’s president sworn in for record seventh term

  5. Joy Online

    … Rawya Rageh of Amnesty International noted that “there are multiple challenges facing the Congolese authorities” because “there are multiple competing actors – M23, ADF, CODECO.” She explained that “most of the forces are overstretched responding to the threat from M23,” a Rwanda …

    Militia attack kills at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo, local sources say

  6. Joy Online

    Amnesty International called on Nigeria to ​investigate reports that at least 150 people, ‌most of them children, had died in an army-run camp in north-central Kwara state – though the military ​said the reports were baseless. …

    Amnesty urges Nigeria to investigate deaths in army-run camp, military says report baseless
World & Region

Hong Kong activists sentenced for organising Tiananmen commemoration vigils

The News

Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison under the city's national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting subversion of state power, while Albert Ho pleaded guilty; the UN human rights office has called for the sentences to be quashed.

11 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 11 September

  1. Hong Kong activists sentenced for organising Tiananmen commemoration vigils

    Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison under the city's national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting subversion of state power, while Albert Ho pleaded guilty; the UN human rights office has called for the sentences to be quashed.

    11 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 6 September

  1. Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death in drugs case

    Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drug-related charges, including importing ingredients to make drugs and possessing illegal firearms. Khalifa has denied the charges and plans to appeal.

    6 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 25 August

  1. Trump envoy seeks Sudan-wide arms embargo amid drone escalation

    The US Africa envoy has called on the UN Security Council to extend its arms embargo to all of Sudan to halt external military and financial support, citing escalating drone attacks by both the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Russia and China oppose the move, saying it would weaken Sudan's army's effectiveness, and a wider embargo would require a Security Council vote.

    25 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 24 August

  1. Tunisian hospital receives 19 migrant bodies after boat sinking

    A hospital in southern Tunisia received at least 19 bodies of migrants recovered from the sea following a weekend boat sinking that carried members of the same family. The incident triggered violent protests in Ben Guerdane as residents demanded better living conditions and economic development, citing dangerous sea crossings to Europe as a result of years of marginalisation and lack of opportunities.

    24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Zambian courts sealed off as election petition deadline nears

    Court premises in Lusaka and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the presidential election result approaches. Opposition candidate Brian Mundubile, who came second with 38% of the vote, has said he would challenge the outcome citing irregularities, while incumbent Hakainde Hichilema won with 60%.

    24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Eleven bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

    Tunisia's coastguard recovered eleven bodies after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank en route to Italy over the weekend, with three people still missing and one survivor. The boat departed Thursday with 15 people on board, including seven family members and a pregnant woman, and rescue efforts continued with military and civil protection teams backed by helicopters.

    24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

  1. Tinubu seeks re-election amid Nigerian economic hardship concerns

    As campaigns for January's Nigerian elections begin, President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid faces scrutiny over whether the APC's nearly 12 years in power have improved conditions; his challengers Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi argue the party has left the country poorer and less secure, while voter surveys show nearly 80% of Nigerians say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

    20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

  1. Zambia resumes vote counting after security halt

    Zambia's electoral commission has resumed counting votes from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections after pausing nationwide due to alleged attacks on polling staff and theft of marked ballot papers. President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term against 13 challengers led by opposition candidate Brian Mundubile, with results targeted for announcement by the end of Sunday.

    14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Zambia suspends presidential vote counting after polling staff attacks

    Zambia's electoral commission has halted nationwide vote counting from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections over alleged attacks on polling staff and theft of marked ballot papers. The commission said it would review the suspension within 24 hours, while opposition candidate Brian Mundubile raised concerns about delays and alleged irregularities.

    14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 13 August

  1. Nobel Peace Prize winner: Putin cannot claim victory in Ukraine

    Dmitry Muratov, 2021 joint Nobel Peace Prize winner and co-founder of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, told the BBC that his publication has been shut down following Putin's decree to nationalise its printing presses and revoke its registration. Muratov says the newspaper's closure reflects a broader crackdown on free speech in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, during which most opinion leaders have been declared "foreign agents," "extremists," or "terrorists."

    13 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 5 August

  1. UN human rights chief alarmed by Iran executions rise

    The UN human rights chief said he is alarmed by a rise in executions in Iran, with at least 56 people executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 linked to January's anti-government protests. Iran is the world's second-most prolific executioner after China, putting to death at least 2,159 people last year according to Amnesty International.

    5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 1 August

  1. Ethiopian death row inmates in Saudi Arabia plead for help via BBC

    Death row inmates held in Saudi Arabian prisons, mostly Ethiopians facing execution for drug-smuggling, have contacted the BBC from their cells seeking assistance. In the first seven months of this year, 17 Ethiopians have been executed—the highest number among non-Saudis.

    1 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 July

  1. Amnesty International renews call for Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill passage

    Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the 2020 lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. The organisation said the continued delay in passing the bill meant authorities had failed to protect hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations across the country.

    24 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Early warning systems must be matched with political action in Africa

    William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Center for International Law and Accountability, has called for Africa's early warning systems to be matched by timely political action, arguing that failure to act on credible warnings continues to cost lives across the continent. Speaking at a conference on mass atrocity prevention, Nyarko noted that while progress has been made in detecting risks of mass atrocities over the past decade, preventive action has too often lagged behind early warning.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. Drone strikes, siege conditions intensify humanitarian crisis in Sudan

    El-Obeid, a city of 500,000 on the front line of Sudan's three-year civil war, endured 27 drone strikes in June and has been under siege-like conditions for 18 months, with UN human rights chief Volker Turk reporting at least 45 people killed and 41 injured in 15 strikes between 6 and 28 June, alongside summary executions, abductions, torture, and sexual violence affecting those fleeing the conflict.

    8 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 24 June

  1. Amnesty says EU complicit in Libya's migrant crackdown

    Amnesty International reported that authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions. The organization accused the EU of complicity, citing its long-standing support and training of the Libyan coastguard and recent engagement with rival eastern authorities.

    24 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

  1. Kenya's ex-Chief Justice arrested at Nairobi park protest

    Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga was arrested while protesting plans to build on protected land at Nairobi National Park, including an expanded animal orphanage that the Kenya Wildlife Service says will occupy 0.31% of the 117-square-kilometre site. Maraga, arrested along with nine others, was released but refused to leave the police station until the other activists were freed.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 3 June

  1. US imposes 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 countries over forced labour

    The US announced new tariffs of 10-12.5% on dozens of countries, accounting for almost all its imports, over concerns they are not doing enough to tackle forced labour. The 60 trading partners listed—including the UK, the EU, Canada, India and Japan—face the duties because of their failure to address the importation of goods made with forced labour.

    3 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 22 May

  1. US sanctions Tanzanian police official over torture allegations

    The United States has imposed sanctions on Tanzanian senior assistant commissioner of police Faustine Jackson Mafwele over his alleged involvement in torture and sexual assault of East African rights activists, including the detention and abuse of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire in May last year.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 15 May

  1. Nigeria's rights body demands probe into airstrike civilian deaths

    Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the military to launch a thorough investigation into recurring civilian casualties from military airstrikes. Amnesty International cited witnesses reporting at least 100 civilians killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a market in Zamfara state last weekend, the third reported incident since April, though the military said there was no evidence of civilian casualties.

    15 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 14 May

  1. African countries must strengthen human rights education—Dr Agyemang

    Vice-Chairman of Parliament's Human Rights Committee Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has called on African countries to strengthen human rights education to reduce violations across the continent. He argued that human rights education should encompass not only political freedoms but also access to healthcare, safe infrastructure, and basic living conditions.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Nigeria military denies civilian deaths in Zamfara airstrike

    Nigeria's military said Wednesday it has found no evidence of civilian casualties from a May 10 airstrike on a market in Zamfara state's Tumfa village, dismissing reports of large death tolls as unverified. Amnesty International and local media reported that at least 100 civilians, many of them women and children, were killed in the strike, which the military said targeted a militant gathering.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Uganda's Museveni sworn in for record seventh consecutive term

    President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term following his January election victory with more than 70% of the vote. His main rival Bobi Wine rejected the result, alleging ballot-stuffing and fleeing the country, while Museveni pledged to focus on creating wealth and jobs over his term expected to end in 2031.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 11 May

  1. Militia attack kills at least 69 in DR Congo's Ituri province

    A coordinated assault by the CODECO militia in late April killed at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo's Ituri province, reportedly in retaliation for an earlier attack by the Hema-affiliated CRP group. The violence reflects an ongoing ethnic conflict between the Lendu and Hema communities in the mineral-rich region.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 1 May

  1. Amnesty urges Nigeria probe deaths in army-run Fulani camp

    Amnesty International called on Nigeria to investigate reports that at least 150 people, mostly children, died in an army-run camp in Kwara state housing about 1,500 Fulani community members facing attacks by armed groups. The military denied the allegations, with a Defence Ministry spokesman saying there was no verifiable evidence, while Amnesty said researchers who visited in April documented starvation, disease, and mass burials.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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