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Uganda: Activists arrested as disturbing crackdown on media continues

Ugandan authorities must end an attack on freedom of expression that has left several media outlets shut by security forces, Amnesty International said.

Life in the UAE: ‘We expect anything from the authorities - we are afraid of everything’

Two of the 94 people on trial in the UAE talk to Amnesty International about the state of freedom of expression in the country.

African Union: Reject Kenya’s attempt to shield its leaders from accountability

The African Union must reject Kenya’s attempts to shield its leaders from being held to account for the human rights violations that took place in Kenya in 2007-2008.

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