Salisbury Amnesty group
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A group of people campaigning for human rights around the world
#Podcast Episode: From #Gaza to #Yemen: How UK #Arms Exports Fuel Endless War salisburyai.com/2026/09/27/p... @caatuk.bsky.social
Podcast Episode: From Gaza to Yemen: How UK Arms Exports Fuel Endless War
Pip: If you’ve ever wondered why British arms keep flowing to conflict zones despite mountains of evidence of civilian harm, welland2 has spent considerable effort mapping the answer — and it…
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From #Gaza to #Yemen: How UK #Arms Exports Fuel Endless War salisburyai.com/2026/09/27/f... This article offers reasons why the #Uk governments steadfastly supports arms sales despite the horrific results. @caatuk.bsky.social @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social
From Gaza to Yemen: How UK Arms Exports Fuel Endless War
Governments corrupted by the arms trade.
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Shocking #CAAT report accuses government of 'lying' salisburyai.com/2026/09/25/s... Channel 4 Despatches discusses the same issues. @caatuk.bsky.social @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social
Governments corrupted by the arms trade.
Report by CAAT into British government’s shameful arms policy
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Political #Friends of #Israel. #Video explaining the extent and methods by the various Friends groups over #British political parties and how it distorts government. salisburyai.com/2026/09/15/p...
Political Friends of Israel
Remarkable video discusses the extent of influence over political parties by Friends of Israel groups September 2026 In many of our posts about vigils and the events taking place in the Middle East…
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Well attended #vigil salisburyai.com/2026/09/14/w... Vigil attended by around 145. UK government's actions having an effect in #Israel.
Well attended vigil
The 145th vigil attracted over 45 people September 2026 We were back to a strong turn out at last Saturday’s vigil (12th) which coincided with events happening in the Middle East. When we las…
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Group #minutes and #newsletter salisburyai.com/2026/09/13/g...
Group minutes and newsletter
September 2026 We are pleased to attach our minutes and newsletter for September thanks to group members Lesley for compiling them and Fiona and Andrew for their contributions. Somewhat longer than…
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#Privacy Concerns: #Government Access to Personal Data in the UK salisburyai.com/2026/09/10/2... Report on many concerns around #rights and #privacy in the #UK. News of #Palantrir Demo. @hrc.org @purgepalantir.bsky.social
Privacy Concerns: Government Access to Personal Data in the UK
Latest in our reports on the human rights situation in the UK September 2026 For some months we have been reporting on the progress of rights in the UK particularly as successive governments have p…
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UK #Asylum Seekers: Current Trends and Challenges salisburyai.com/2026/09/09/2... @refugees.skyfleet.blue @asylummatters.bsky.social
UK Asylum Seekers: Current Trends and Challenges
Refugees and asylum seekers still consuming political capital September 2026 With the return of Parliament this month, the Immigration and Asylum Bill is back in action. The Bill has passed its se…
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Latest #DeathPenalty report. Featues #US , #Florida, #vIETNAM, #Iran and more. salisburyai.com/2026/09/09/l... @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @deathpenaltyinfo.org
Latest Death Penalty report
September 2026 We are pleased to attach the latest report thanks to group member Lesley for the work in putting it together. Few items of good news this month and Iran continues with its atrocious …
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Is the #UK government going to take action? Looks at though the gov't is promising a more robust attitude to the #WestBank. News of the latest #vigil in #Salisbury, No 144! salisburyai.com/2026/09/07/i... @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social
Is the UK government going to take action?
The signs of a more robust stance are promising September 2026 But as ever with government, words are not always matched by deeds. The Foreign Secretary’s statement and his subsequent remarks…
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UK government signals change re: #Israel salisburyai.com/2026/09/02/u... Ed #Miliband in the House of Commons suggests a tougher approach to Israeli settler violence and plans for the #E1 settlement making a #Palestinian state impossible. @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social
UK government signals change re: Israel
New Foreign Secretary indicates tougher approach to new settlements September 2026 Ed Miliband, the Foreign Secretary has stated in the Commons that the government is prepared to adopt a tougher ap…
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#Uyghur campaign: last day (for now) salisburyai.com/2026/08/30/u... Last day of successful campaign but will be reporting on them in future posts. #China. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social
Uyghur campaign: last day (for now)
Today is our last post for now on this successful campaign August 2026 This is our last post in our current campaign although we will be featuring the plight of the Uyghurs in future posts. The cam…
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Good response to our 143rd #vigil salisburyai.com/2026/08/30/g... @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Good response to our 143rd vigil
We still turn out each week as the need is still there. Proposal to make a film August 2026 One hundred and forty three vigils for peace in the Middle East supported by around 30 people yesterday (…
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#ExeterUniversity in the spotlight. University offers MA in partnership with a #Saudi university. Questions about that country's dire #humanrights record and massive number of #executions. salisburyai.com/2026/08/30/e... @exeter.ac.uk
Exeter University in the spotlight
Serious doubts raised over their deal with Saudi Arabia August 2026 Any organisation preparing to engage in a commercial transaction with a state like Saudi Arabia, needs to ask itself some serious…
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It's not just cotton from #Xinjiang ... salisburyai.com/2026/08/27/i... A wide range of goods are produced in #Xinjiang, #China including the materials in #solar panels. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social
It’s not just cotton from Xinjiang …
The Uyghurs are exploited across several different sectors August 2026 We have focused on cotton in previous posts with estimates of around 20% of the cotton clothes we wear has been produced using…
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#Coercion by the #Chinese of the diaspora. Report by #HRW into Chinese activity to repress and spy on #Uyghurs overseas. salisburyai.com/2026/08/21/c... @hrw.org @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social
Coercion by the Chinese of the diaspora
Chinese government seeks to coerce Uyghurs living overseas August 20206 Not content with seeking to extinguish a people and a culture in its own backyard, the Chinese are engaged in a variety of co…
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Zoom meeting on the #Uyghur campaign salisburyai.com/2026/08/19/z... Interesting meeting with fresh insights into the activities and repression of the #CCP. Organ harvesting was discussed. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social @chinafile.bsky.social
Zoom meeting on the Uyghur campaign
Well attended meeting added useful insights into the campaign August 2026 Several new topics and concerns emerged from this well attended Zoom meeting including from four Uyghurs living in the West…
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#Podcast Episode: #Xinjiang Forced Labour Campaign salisburyai.com/2026/08/18/p... Podcast on the #Uyghur campaign. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social @shahit.biz
Podcast Episode: Xinjiang Forced Labour Campaign
Pip: A local Amnesty group in Salisbury posts about Uyghur rights — and suddenly cities across China are reading. That is either heartening or a sign that someone in Beijing is taking notes. Mara: …
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#Uyghur vigil tonight 18th salisburyai.com/2026/08/18/u... @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social
Uyghur vigil tonight
Vigil on Zoom in support of the Uyghurs this evening August 2026 The Oppressed People’s Group and the Amnesty Centre England Network are hosting a vigil as part of this campaign to show solid…
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#Slavery was abolished in 1807* Some might believe this but it is alive and well in #China with #Uyghurs as their slaves. Fifth of the world's #cotton produced in #Xinjiang. High Street retailers still selling salisburyai.com/2026/08/17/s...
Slavery was abolished in 1807*
Slavery and forced labour is alive and well in Xinjiang. Major retailers complicit. Welcome to ‘cotton laundering’ August 2026 Many people believe that slavery ended sometime in the 19t…
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Another #vigil and is the mood changing in the #US? salisburyai.com/2026/08/16/a... Post references an article in #Haaretz describing negative attitudes of Israeli Jewish people towards the plight of #Palestinians. @palestinestudies.bsky.social @eyeonpalestine.bsky.social
Another vigil and is the mood changing in the US?
Latest vigil – No 141 – is well attended August 2026 Around 35 attended the latest vigil held in Salisbury’s market place and it is remarkable that they continue week after week. …
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Are #American attitudes towards #Israel changing? salisburyai.com/2026/08/14/a... Mike #Huckabee's criticism of #settler violence on the #Westbank led to his outburst.
Are American attitudes towards Israel changing?
Evidence that young Americans attitudes to Israel are changing August 2026 Over the past few days (12th & 13th August) there have been a number of reports on BBC radio and TV and on Channel 4 c…
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#Uyghur campaign: letter. Letter published in the #SalisburyJournal on the Solidarity Campaign. #China @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social salisburyai.com/2026/08/13/u...
Uyghur campaign: letter
Group members publish letter in local paper August 2026 Two members of the local group have their letter published today (13th) on the Uyghur campaign in the Salisbury Journal: “DURING Augus…
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#Uyghur campaign - day 11 salisburyai.com/2026/08/11/u... This post about right to #protest in the #UK which governments are set on curtailing or limiting. There is a #petition. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social
Uyghur campaign – day 11
Latest action in relation to the persecution of the Uyghurs August 2026 Today’s action is a little bit different, as we will focus on issues closer to home rather than exclusively on the righ…
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Risks of #University Partnerships with #Arms Firms and Israel salisburyai.com/2026/08/11/r... @caatuk.bsky.social Report into the risks of relations with arms firms and the effects on free speech. #Southamptonuniversity
Risks of University Partnerships with Arms Firms and Israel
Report by Southampton University into tensions and risks in dealing with Israel and Palestine August 2026 The latest edition of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s News (Issue 277, Summer 2…
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#Uyghurs: getting the word out salisburyai.com/2026/08/11/u... Suggesting 'tell a friend' to increase awareness of the #Chinese repression. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social @uyghurcongress.bsky.social
Uyghurs: getting the word out
Try telling a friend or neighbour about how the Uyghurs are treated August 2026 Bringing back media and governmental attention on the Uyghurs is an essential step in ensuring that the current crisi…
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#Israel 'concealing evidence of #genocide' salisburyai.com/2026/08/09/i... Credible report that Israel is trying to conceal evidence of genocide. Rubble and human remains being cleared away.
Israel ‘concealing evidence of genocide’
140th vigil well attended> Need to maintain the spotlight on genocide and war crimes August 2026 Around 35 turned out this week (8th) and this number swelled at times to over 40 with people stop…
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#Uyghur solidarity month salisburyai.com/2026/08/07/u... @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social
Uyghur solidarity month
Salisbury MP’s activity on this topic is poor August 2026 It is often suggested we write to MPs on matters of concern and this can achieve something but too often it doesn’t. An MP rece…
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Reading #books can get you killed salisburyai.com/2026/08/07/r... Latest of our posts during #Uyghur Solidarity Month. How the Chinese deal severely with anyone reading books in the Uyghur language. @uhrp.org @cuyghurs.bsky.social
Reading books can get you killed
Reading a Uyghur book can lead to serious punishment August 2026 This is not the Middle Ages. This is the 21st Century. But the desire of the Chinese to extinguish Uyghur culture can lead to dracon…
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