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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 3h

Late Happy Birthday Abdullah al-Derazi! buff.ly/QefyHV1

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 3h

Rights groups, prominent figures urge urgent medical care for Zeynab Jalalian #https://buff.ly/DdPt7Sp #Kurdistan

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday at Grey's Monument we helped a few other people across the world to push the petition to #FreeSadhan past the 12,000 Mark.

Signatures on 10th October were at 11,977, then at 8.00pm yesterday 12052. Sign up at www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/sa...

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 1d

Forthcoming Event on 15/10/25 - Understanding United Nations #HumanRights Mechanisms buff.ly/XxfJFiR

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 2d

NGOs condemn escalating use of the #deathpenalty in #SaudiArabia buff.ly/aHAlW6M

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 2d

#Refugees facing starvation in war-torn #Myanmar buff.ly/ngMjQey

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 3d

#Saudi authorities accused of attempted displacement of community impacted by Neom port | New Civil Engineer buff.ly/8TlN261

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 3d

UNMUTED | CHILD BRIDES - Free virtual screening this weekend only buff.ly/BaIA8Js

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ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social · 5d

Human rights activist and ACPRA member Omar al-Saeed, arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia since June 2018, is currently being held in solitary confinement.

We call on the Saudi authorities to release him immediately.

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 4d

HELP US TELL THE #UK GOVERNMENT: SOCIAL SECURITY IS A #HUMANRIGHT buff.ly/JTo63bl

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ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social · 5d

Today is Abdullah al-Derazi’s 30th birthday. Arrested in 2014, he was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial for alleged crimes during protests aged only 17.

The recent execution of child defendant Jalal Labbad raises grave fears for his life.

➡️ alqst.org/en/political...

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 4d

Ashleigh Plumptre: 'I deeply hurt people by moving to #SaudiArabia' buff.ly/ORgrqKq #sportswashing

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 5d

Londoners take to the streets in protest of oppression and injustice buff.ly/ZrGGLVB #modernslavery

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 6d

This case has dragged on for ages.

ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social · 6d

Today is human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi's 32nd birthday.

For the fourth birthday in a row, he spends it in degrading conditions in Sofia’s Busmantsi Detention Centre.

He remains at risk of deportation to Saudi Arabia, where he'd risk facing grave abuses.

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 6d

When does voluntary cease to be voluntary? Home secretary announces volunteering ‘test’ for migrants wishing to settle in #UK buff.ly/YfX5eKF

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 7d

“We were treated as if we were machines”: Migrant workers powering #Saudi Arabia’s energy transition - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre buff.ly/bQtstVj

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 7d

Write For Rights 2025 - materials now available: Get started buff.ly/9VWa8dI #w4r2025

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Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing to hear Abdullah Ibais speak in person as a free man after spending years in a Qatari prison for refusing to lie about striking workers, while working on the World Cup.

“FIFA did nothing at all… They ghosted me”

A brave, humble and free man.

#playthegame #ptg2025

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 7d

#FIFA and International #Cricket Council under scrutiny over #Saudi Aramco ties in light of #UN Human Rights Warning buff.ly/T4pFYA7

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 7d

#Kenyans are being trafficked to fight in #Russian army. #modernslavery
It’s reported that citizens of Somalia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cuba and Sri Lanka are currently being held in #Ukrainian prisoner-of-war camps. buff.ly/G7pDpoj

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list | Amandla Thomas-Johnson

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

www.theguardian.com

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 9d

#DAWN Marks Seventh Anniversary of Jamal #Khashoggi Murder, Calls for Accountability for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman buff.ly/OHg9irQ #SaudiArabia

Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 9d

Ban #Israel from #UEFA and #FIFA buff.ly/bZLRRbj

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 10d

Union St Gilloise fans taking a stand against #Saudi #Sportswashing and in support of #humanrights at #USGNEW #ChampionsLeague match.
#NUFC buff.ly/hkG6u1X

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Newcastle Amnesty UK @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 10d

#antisemitism