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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Concern is growing that Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, ?is backsliding toward?army rule under President Prabowo Subianto.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 20, 2026
Indonesian authorities target critics via online disinformation campaigns: Amnesty
Amnesty International¡¯s findings reflect growing concerns that Indonesia, the world¡¯s third-largest democracy, ?is backsliding toward army rule under President Prabowo Subianto.
The leaders of Russia, Israel and the United States are seeking to impose a new "predatory" world order while most countries are too cowardly to stop them, rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Amnesty International warns that ¡®predator¡¯ leaders seek to impose new ¡®world order¡¯
Certain leaders have rejected the global multilateral system in favor of a ¡°vision without moral compass,¡°?where ¡°war, not diplomacy, rules,¡°?a report from the group said.
Palestinian children line up to receive a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2025
Over 170 charities call for end to deadly new Gaza aid distribution system
More than 500 people have been killed in mass shootings near aid distribution centers or transport routes since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operating.
Palestinian girls look at the rubble after Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2025
Amnesty accuses Israel of ¡®live-streamed genocide¡¯ in Gaza
In its annual report, Amnesty charged that Israel had acted with ¡°specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, thus committing genocide.¡±
Fans in Saudi Arabia celebrate after the nation was confirmed as host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 12, 2024
Saudi Arabia awarded 2034 FIFA World Cup despite human rights concerns
FIFA also?confirmed that Morocco, Spain and Portugal will be joint hosts of the 2030 World Cup, in which three games will also be played in South America.
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2024
Amnesty says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
The human rights group said the legal threshold for the crime had been met, in its first such determination during an active armed conflict.
Saudi Arabia fans in the stands at King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 10
SOCCER
Nov 12, 2024
FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid over human rights, says Amnesty
Saudi Arabia is the lone bidder for the 2034 edition.
Protestors rally against capital punishment in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in June 2022.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2024
Number of executions in 2023 highest in nearly a decade, Amnesty says
The 1,153 known executions that took place last year were the most recorded by the global rights monitor since 2015.
A woman cooks in the old district of Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang region, in 2011.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2023
Amnesty calls for action on rights in China¡¯s Xinjiang region
Group says international community has ¡°shied away from the kind of resolute steps needed to advance justice, truth and reparation for victims.¡±
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jun 8, 2023
Amnesty International Japan wants your help in supporting human rights
Looking to test your knowledge, get out the house and do good for charity? Amnesty¡¯s pub quiz nights are back and a fun way to raise funds.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023
Global executions highest in five years, Amnesty International says
Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out 90% of the executions recorded last year, the rights group said. The numbers did not include China, it said, citing a lack of transparency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2023
Iran confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian dissident
The Islamic Republic of Iran executes more people every year than any other nation except China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2022
Iran rapper could face death penalty
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is charged with ¡®corruption on Earth,¡¯ one of the Islamic republic¡¯s most serious offenses.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2022
Japan¡¯s self-destructive immigration policy
Japan¡¯s criminalizing asylum seekers and stigmatizing immigration is contributing to an existential crisis comprising a fast-aging population, declining fertility and a shrinking economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2021
The end of Iran¡¯s Islamic republic
It was less an election than a chronicle of a death foretold ¡ª the death of what little remained of the constitution¡¯s republican principles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2019
Hong Kong police ¡®tortured¡¯ and beat protesters, Amnesty says
Hong Kong police beat pro-democracy protesters in custody and committed acts that amount to ¡°torture¡± during recent demonstrations, Amnesty International says in a new report that could fuel further unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2019
Vietnam intensifying crackdown on online dissent, Amnesty report says
Vietnam has stepped up its imprisonment of political activists, Amnesty International said in a report Monday, intensifying a crackdown that has seen the number of prisoners of conscience increase by almost a third since last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2019
Philippine journalist at odds with President Rodrigo Duterte arrested for libel
The award-winning head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Wednesday on libel charges, the latest in a series of legal cases against perceived adversaries of the government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Google workers push to stop censored search engine Project Dragonfly targeting China users
More than 200 engineers, designers and managers at Alphabet Inc.¡¯s Google demanded in an open letter on Tuesday that the company end development of a censored search engine for Chinese users, escalating earlier protests against the secretive project.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2018
Rights groups urge European countries to scrap ¡®outdated, harmful¡¯ rape laws
European countries must overhaul ¡°outdated¡± laws that let rapists off the hook and perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming, rights groups said Saturday.
China¡¯s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor¡¯s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm¡¯s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ?115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ¡®Japan¡¯ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World¡¯s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
¡®Princess Mononoke¡¯ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The ¡°Princess Mononoke¡± adaptation was created under Shochiku¡¯s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ¡®Human Vapor¡¯
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix¡¯s ¡°Human Vapor,¡± says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.

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