Turkey Government Steamrolls Press Freedom: Amnesty
The government takeover of Zaman newspaper is the latest deeply troubling episode in the Turkish authorities’ ongoing onslaught on dissenting…
Hindu Groups Attacking Human Rights in India: Amnesty
Human rights organization Amnesty International has released its 2015-16 report that documents the state of the world’s human rights during…
Amnesty India Demands the Repeal of Sedition Law
British used the sedition law to curb free speech during India’s independence struggle. Now the government is using it to…
JNU Issue: Supreme Court to Hear Delhi Court Violence Case
Since Delhi police did not bother to take any action against the accused lawyers despite their crime committed in the…
Government Attacks on Students Intensify in India
With the help of his education minister who is an illiterate woman, Narendra Modi is invading India’s top educational institutions…
Intra-Syrian Talks for Ceasefire Delayed
Intra-Syrian talks that were scheduled to begin in Geneva Monday under United Nations sponsorship will now start on Friday. The…