"The French court's life sentence against Syrian officials Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan, and Abdul Salam Mahmoud is a significant step towards achieving international justice." By Adalaty. May this spur on more efforts for justice for Syrians x.com/Adalatycentre/…

Marginalized groups, including women & LGBTI people, are often subject to the global 'digital divide', which often means they have less affordable, accessible, & safe access to digital technology. Our Tech & Human Rights Researcher, Eliza Aspen (Eliza Aspen (she/they)), explains why👇

🚨Apple has sent another round of notifications to iPhone users to inform them that they are being targeted by "mercenary spyware attacks". Here's what this means and what you can do if you're a member of civil society + received an alert 👇 securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/04…

jstor hounded Aaron Swartz to death for making its articles accessible to people who actually wanted to read them, and now it's giving them away to scammers who want to make sure nobody ever reads at all

EVENT - Achieving Justice in Syria: Challenges and Opportunities for the new UK Government. 6:30pm - 8:00pm on July 30 at Amnesty UK Hope to see some of you there. eventbrite.co.uk/e/achieving-ju…

Success! The Olympic Games has confirmed war criminal Omar Aroub will not attend #Paris2024. Brave survivors & 7000+ supporters insisted Aroub be brought to justice for brutal arrests & torture, not put on a podium. IOC must now refuse Aroub's leadership of Syria’s Paralympic Committee

V useful thread from Pat de Brún on the role of big tech platforms in fueling the far-right violence in the UK x.com/patdebrun/stat…

Remarkable story on the degree of state support and protection given to NSO by the Israeli government. From a Forbidden Stories investigation, supported by Amnesty Tech x.com/AmnestyTech/st…

In the face of numerous spyware scandals, the lack of action by the European Commission has become increasingly striking. Are there signs it is finally waking up to the dangers of the unchecked used of spyware? Useful thread on the latest developments: x.com/AmnestyTech/st…

Big Tech's role in propelling and fuelling the ongoing racist and Islamophobic violence in the UK cannot be overlooked More from Amnesty Tech here on how algorithms designed to prioritise engagement above all else inflame division, disinformation & hate amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

🚨In light of the ongoing racist attacks and Islamophobic violence spreading across the UK, we must not overlook how Big Tech platforms offer the far-right a powerful venue to incite hate and organize. Our statement👇amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

If you listen to one thing today… This is a really through-provoking episode of the Expert Factor, with guest nazir afzal joining Hannah White Institute for Government and Anand Menon UK in a Changing Europe to discuss why the Rio’s happened - and the government response podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

🚨The use of national firewalls enabling internet censorship is an increasing concern in #Pakistan. Our colleague, Hajira Maryam (Hajira Maryam), breaks down what national firewalls really are and why they threaten human rights and free expression.

On the 11th anniversary of the horrific chemical massacre in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, we remember the innocent lives lost. The victims' fight for justice remains more powerful than any weapon. Their courage and resilience continue to inspire us all.

BREAKING: Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov has been charged with treason by the Sabail District Court, and faces 12-20 years in prison or a life sentence if found guilty. oc-media.org/bahruz-samadov…

After 13 years of uncertainty, the family of the contemporary Islamic thinker Abdul Akram Al-Saqqa received the tragic news of his death in detention. Our deepest condolences to Abdul Akram’s daughter Asmaa of Families for Freedom, his family and all those who loved him ❤️‍🩹 May he rest

VPNs, cable damage, wrong data — what excuse do Pakistani authorities have this time? The digital space in Pakistan has devolved into chaos of arbitrary blockings since the beginning of year, with no accountability in sight. Authorities must respect people’s rights + #KeepItOn!

My first day of secondary school. I'm just about old enough to remember the most important thing: it was truly awful before. Even amid the dysfunction and division that persists, everything is better and so much more is possible without the killing.

3 years ago Maté took a regime sponsored trip to Syria to whitewash Assad. Roger Waters has used his celebrity to smear Syrian rescue workers Both men have whitewashed Assad’s siege on the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp Assadists should have no place at a human rights event

📍 BANGKOK: The trial initiated by Thai activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa against NSO Group for the use of spyware began on Tuesday. We @Amnesty filed an amicus curiae brief on the applicable international and regional human rights law and standards 👇 securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/09…