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Peoples Dispatch
Algerian Journalist Khaled Drareni’s Prison Term Reduced But Only by a Year
17 Sep 2020
The term of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who was earlier sentenced to three years in prison, has been reduced by a year. Activists and journalists condemned the ruling, demanding his freedom.
Peoples Dispatch
Following Protests Across the Globe, Israel Releases BDS Activist Mahmoud Nawajaa
18 Aug 2020
Following his release after 17 days in prison, Mahmoud Nawajaa called for the intensification of BDS campaigns “to bring to an end this system of apartheid and oppression and free all 4,700…
Peoples Dispatch
Israeli Court Refuses to Revoke Export License of Spyware Maker NSO
15 Jul 2020
An Israeli court said that there was not enough evidence that a human rights activist had been targeted. Amnesty International had said that the spyware was used against one of its employees.
Newsclick Sports
Qatar FIFA World Cup Organisers Step in After Firm Fails to Pay Stadium Workers Salaries; Premier League Clubs to Hold Minute's Silence Before Restart (Football Round-up)
12 Jun 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): According to Amnesty International, around 100 workers that were employed by Qatar Meta Coats (QMC) to work on the Al Bayt Stadium were left unpaid | Premier…
Newsclick Sports
Newcastle United Takeover: beIN Sports & Amnesty Raise Red Flags, Kerala Blasters Part Ways With Head Coach Eelco Schattorie and More (Football Round-up)
23 Apr 2020
beIN Sports and Amnesty raise red flags over Newcastle United takeover by Saudi back consortium | Kerala Blasters part ways with head coach Eelco Schattorie | WHO recommends suspension of football…
Peoples Dispatch
Senior Journalist Goes Missing in Bangladesh
10 Apr 2020
Activists groups fear that Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photojournalist who went missing a day after a police complaint was filed against him, has been subjected to enforced disappearance. He was accused…
Peoples Dispatch
Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, Prisoners in Sri Lanka Face Repression by Authorities
24 Mar 2020
Two prisoners were killed in the Anuradhapura prison in Sri Lanka by the security forces on March 21, Saturday, when inmates were protesting against the prison authorities’ response towards the…
Newsclick Report
CAA-NRC Protests: Amnesty, HRW, US Fed Commission Slated to Testify in US Congress Briefing Today
27 Jan 2020
Lucknow-based Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey also among those expected to brief US Congress members on police brutalities during anti-CAA protests in India.
Peoples Dispatch
Israeli Court Bans Media From Pegasus Spyware Case Trials
18 Jan 2020
Israeli company NSO exports the Pegasus spyware, which has been used by governments across the world against opposition activists and journalists, including in India.
Peoples Dispatch
Peace Activists Protest Docking of Saudi Ship at Spain’s Sagunto Port
12 Dec 2019
Activists allege that the ship, Bahri Abha, is carrying weapons for use by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Since 2015, the ship has transported military equipment worth €143 million on eight voyages from the…