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"Shocking and morally bankrupt": #Starbucks expands into the #Uyghur Region www.freedomunited.org/news/starbuc... #modernslavery
"Shocking and morally bankrupt": Starbucks expands into the Uyghur Region
Starbucks expands to China's Uyghur Region, drawing criticism from US lawmakers over the well-documented human rights abuses in the region.
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In #SaudiArabia on the run in to today, the International Day against the #DeathPenalty: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Saudi Arabia: Overturn death sentence against Sri Lankan migrant worker over social media post
Saudi Arabia’s authorities must urgently overturn the death sentence issued against a migrant worker on charges of “blasphemy”, said Amnesty International today. The organization is calling on Saudi a...
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On Wednesday at #Newcastle Civic Centre activists and local Councillors both showed their support for #HumanRights in #SaudiArabia
A message from the Bridge Hotel #Newcastle to #SaudiArabia to #FREEMANAHEL www.alqst.org/en/political...
Mary can't make it to #Newcastle tonight but...
Newcastle Amnesty UK@newcastleaiuk.bsky.social · 6d ago7/10/26 Join us and @nosauditoon.bsky.social and @alqst.bsky.social to encourage #Newcastle Councillors to support #humanrights in #SaudiArabia Meet at Books for Amnesty, 92 Westgate Road NE1 4AF at 4.45 pm this Wednesday OR at Civic Centre at 5.15 pm.
We will bring: - a petition for prison welfare visits for Manahel al-Otaibi and Abdulrahman al-Sadhan plus #FREESADHAN and #FREEMANAHEL large group photo opportunities - a petition to release UK citizen Ahmed al-Doush - "Where are they now?" photo opportunity with Saudi style #NUFC shirts
NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing@nosauditoon.bsky.social · 6d agoAnd later join us at THE BRIDGE HOTEL at 7pm to hear leading Saudi human rights defender @maryamaldossari.bsky.social and other speakers, including from @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social and @nosauditoon.bsky.social All welcome!
Eight years after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, is France the last hope for justice? rsf.org/en/eight-yea...
Eight years after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Türkiye, is France the last hope for justice?
Friday, 2 October, will mark the eighth anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for the US newspaper The Washington Post, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate i...
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British man escapes #modernslavery at #London food court www.freedomunited.org/news/british...
British man escapes modern slavery at London food court
A British man was forced to work unpaid in London. He is among a record number of UK nationals referred amid growing UK modern slavery cases.
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7/10/26 Join us and @nosauditoon.bsky.social and @alqst.bsky.social to encourage #Newcastle Councillors to support #humanrights in #SaudiArabia Meet at Books for Amnesty, 92 Westgate Road NE1 4AF at 4.45 pm this Wednesday OR at Civic Centre at 5.15 pm.
NEWCASTLE SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA - PUBLIC MEETING 👇🏾 OCTOBER 7th #saudiarabia🇸🇦 @newcastleaiuk.bsky.social #humanrights #nufc⚫⚪⚫⚪ #nufc #nufcfans
#SaudiArabia has detained Nubian journalist Wael Ishaq since 2020… SANAD Calls for His Immediate Release - Sanad Organization sanad.uk/2025/12/06/s... #journalism is not a crime
Saudi Arabia Continues to Detain Nubian Journalist Wael Ishaq Since 2020… SANAD Calls for His Immediate Release - Sanad Organization
SANAD Human Rights Organization calls on Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Wael Ishaq, to ensure that all his legal and human
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Who recruited your workers? Most boards don’t know. #modernslavery www.freedomunited.org/who-recruite...
Who recruited your workers? Most boards don’t know.
Millions of people enter global supply chains through brokers, agents and informal intermediaries that the company at the top may never know.
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Online scam trafficking: the victims forced to run scams #modernslavery www.freedomunited.org/news/online-...
Online scam trafficking: the victims forced to run scams
Across Southeast Asia, traffickers lure people into guarded compounds where criminal networks make them run online scams against strangers.
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This year-old article seems relevant again...Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with #SaudiArabia www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
The long read: When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secrets
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New report exposes how rigged and broken #UK arms export policies have eviscerated International Humanitarian Law caat.org.uk/news/media-r...
CAAT - Media Release: New report exposes how rigged and broken UK arms export policies have eviscerated International Humanitarian Law
Our arms export system is broken beyond repair
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Family of man detained in #SaudiArabia condemns Burnham www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Family of man detained in Saudi Arabia condemns Burnham
The Prime Minister has approved a request from Riyadh for military help in fending off attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, which are pushing up global oil prices.
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Tell #Malaysia not to hand over #Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military action.burmacampaign.org.uk/halt-handove...
Tell Malaysia not to hand over Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military
At the end of September Malaysia plans to hand over 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, as the first step towards deporting 5,000 Rohingya refugees. Rohingya in Burma face ongoing genocid...
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Not everyone celebrated #SaudiArabia Natonal Day yesterday...
ALQST for Human Rights@alqst.bsky.social · 3w agoToday is #SaudiNationalDay. What are some ways that Saudi activists view this day, and what are some of their wishes? "The people who deserve to be celebrated...are those heroes who gave so much for the sake of their country and for constructive reform.” #StandWithSaudiHeroes
Maryam will be speaking on #Saudi #humanrights at the Bridge Hotel Newcastle as part of an event to mark the 5th anniversary of the #NUFC takeover. More details from newcastleamnestyinternational@gmail.com
ALQST for Human Rights@alqst.bsky.social · 3w agoWe're pleased to announce that Maryam Aldossari, Saudi academic and ALQST Trustee, will take up the position of Acting Director for six months. She will provide interim leadership during the personal leave of ALQST’s current Director, Julia Legner. www.alqst.org/en/post/alqs...
#UN: Commit to #HumanRights, Justice for Grave Crimes www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...
UN: Commit to Human Rights, Justice for Grave Crimes
World leaders at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City from September 22-28, 2026, should commit to defending human rights, Human Rights Watch said. They should co...
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#Saudi sovereign wealth fund seeks influence with investment project in #French theme parks www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
Saudi sovereign wealth fund seeks influence with investment project in French theme parks
The PIF, which was implicated in the premeditated murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 and in several human rights violations, is tightly controlled by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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@newcastleaiuk.bsky.social main focus is Saudi Arabia. They run actions at Grey's Monument, Newcastle on significant dates relating to key cases, notably Abdulrahman al-Sadhan and Manahel al-Otaibi + Saudi issues: the death penalty & the abuse of foreign workers. www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Welcome to the Newcastle Upon Tyne group of Amnesty International. We are one of almost 300 local groups that operate in the UK and contribute to Amnesty International's work to defend human rights ar...
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For a change, prisoner releases in #SaudiArabia
ALQST for Human Rights@alqst.bsky.social · 3w agoSaudi authorities have released a number of detainees, including Abdullah bin Othman al-Ghamdi (pictured left) and retired officer Nawaf Shaifan al-Azma (pictured right), after spending ten years in detention.
