Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International Group meets monthly for discussion and letter writing. https://teapawt.net/t.co/sZ9AmsWZgd
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Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
"The Nakba continues until today."
78 years ago today, Huda's father was one of more than 800,000 Palestinians forced from their homes when the state of Israel was created.
Huda's father, Fareed Al-Imam, was forced to seek refuge in Sheikh Jarrah in 1948. But today that neighbourhood is threatened with eviction by the Israeli authorities.
#NakbaDay78 #NakbaDay #Nakba
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Today people from dozens of groups came together to demand MPs vote against yet another round of anti-protest powers.
The government intends to give police the power to restrict protests based on their so-called ‘cumulative disruption’.
The government has been transparent with this: these powers are being pushed in response to the mass national marches for Palestinian rights.
But this proposed change would impact all of us and our ability to protest, for whatever cause is most important to us.
Our right to protest must be defended. ✊
ALT Image shows a large group of people outside Westminster standing behind a banner reading \"Defend our right to protest\"
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Heard of Palantir?
Here’s Palantir’s contract with the NHS explained.
A company linked to the Israeli forces’ ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has NO place in our NHS. NHS trusts can do the right thing and refuse to use Palantir. The time is now. Link in bio to learn more.
Get involved: amn.st/6019B6ndEH
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Our right to protest must be defended.
Please join Amnesty UK, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and many other groups to defend our right to protest.
The Government has introduced an extreme proposal to give police new powers to restrict protests based on their so-called ‘cumulative disruption’. If this becomes law, the police in England and Wales will be required to consider any past protests or planned future protests in the same ‘area’ when deciding whether to impose restrictions.
The government has been clear: these powers have been brought forward in response to the mass national marches for Palestinian rights. But this proposed change would impact all of us: our ability to protest for women's rights, peace, climate justice, racial justice and equality is under threat.
ALT Image of a palestine solidarity march in front of the UK parliament with copy that reads: defend our right to protest. Join the lobby of parliament 17th March 2025.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Israeli forces escalated their atrocities in 2025, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians. #Rights2026
Read more in our World Report 2026: hrw.org/news/2026/02/04/isra…
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Jimmy Lai's conviction is a blow to press freedom everywhere.
In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime.
Jimmy Lai was jailed under the brutal Beijing-imposed National Security Law in Hong Kong.
He is a prisoner of conscience. He should have never been arrested. This sham trial should have never happened.
But the fight doesn't end here.
Together, we must continue to stand for those silenced by oppressive laws. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊
ALT Picture of Jimmy Lai sitting with "Free Jimmy Lai" written.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Are YOU okey with Chinese and Hongkong authorities spying and harassing exiled activists in the UK?
No?
Neither are we.
The UK government is falling short to protect Hongkongers in the UK from this threat to their rights.
We need action NOW. We need a dedicated hotline and a clear, time-bound outreach plan to work with the community.
ALT end transnational repression now
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Palestinian journalists, like @WaelDahdouh, put their lives on the line to record and report Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Over 260 media professionals have been killed* in occupied Gaza since October 2023.
Palestinian journalists have endured starvation, displacement, repeated attacks, and insurmountable loss, including family members. Their bravery, commitment and sacrifices must not be forgotten.
The targeting of journalists is a war crime, and each death must be investigated as such.
*Source: amn.st/6010Ck2XG
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Not in our name.
No more trade with and investments in illegal Israeli settlements.
No more arms to Israel.
No more support for apartheid.
@amnesty directors from across Europe deliver a powerful message to the EU👇euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wo…
Today, EU foreign ministers are hosting Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, for the EU-Israel Association Council.
It’s the first time the EU welcomes the representative of a state whose prime minister is subject to an ICC arrest warrant 🧵
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Truth, justice, reparations for all victims of atrocity crimes in Ukraine.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Imam Hendricks fought tirelessly for the rights of the LGBTI people, despite reportedly receiving regular death threats. His legacy will live on.
There must be a prompt, effective and thorough investigation into his murder.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Two political prisoners, Manouchehr Fallah and Shahriar Bayat, are at risk of execution in an alarming escalation of the Islamic Republic’s brutal and unlawful use of the death penalty against dissidents and protesters.
👉 Fallah and Bayat were sentenced to death after trials marked by severe due process violations and denial of access to independent legal counsel.
👉 Both men had already received prior sentences, with Fallah having completed his term. The re-examination of their cases with new trumped-up charges and the resulting death sentences reflects a judicial system controlled by a state security apparatus whose only role is to crush opposition.
The international community must take immediate action to demand that Iran cease using executions as a tool of political repression and terror.
Read more: iranhumanrights.org/2025/02/…
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
#SaudiArabia: Salma al-Shehab’s ordeal in prison is finally over. For more than 4 years she has been subjected to one gross injustice after another. Saudi authorities must now ensure she is not subjected to a travel ban or any further punitive measures.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
The sanctions against the International Criminal Court imposed by President Trump betray the international justice system.
No one responsible for crimes under international law should be protected in their attempts to escape individual accountability.
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Rather than promoting unlawful forcible transfers of an entire people from their land, while reportedly simultaneously lifting the freeze on 2000lb bombs to Israel, President Trump should focus on ensuring that the ceasefire holds, that hostages and detainees can return home safely, that necessary amounts of life-saving aid enters Gaza urgently, and that the deliberate infliction of conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza comes to an end. cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/…
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
On 26 January, w/out prior notice to them or their lawyers and families, both men were transferred from Evin prison to Ghezel Hesar prison, where authorities move prisoners for execution, raising serious concerns that they plan to execute them imminently.
Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani are at imminent risk of execution in Iran after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences after a grossly unfair trial. Authorities must immediately halt any plans to execute them & quash their convictions & sentences. amnesty.org/en/documents/mde…
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
✊ PROTEST IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
That's why we're standing in solidarity with 16 climate protesters who are appealing a combined jail time of 41 YEARS
It's some of the harshest sentences ever handed down for protesting
This crackdown on our rights MUST stop
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Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
"My son was only four years old when I was arrested. Now he’s 13."
In a new audio message from Evin Prison released on January 14, Iranian-Swedish academic Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2016, said the Swedish government has “abandoned” him.
As Dr. Djalali is a Swedish citizen, the Swedish government has a direct responsibility to protect its own citizens and rally the international community behind Dr. Djalali’s release.
👉 Read our press release: iranhumanrights.org/2025/01/…
@MariaStenergard @Sweden @SwedishPM @SwedenUN
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
On 27 December 2024, the Israeli military raided Kamal Adwan hospital in Mashrou’ Beit Lahiya and arbitrarily detained its director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, along with other medical staff and patients.
The raid put the hospital, the last functioning major medical facility in the North Gaza governorate, out of service. For months, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya has been the most prominent voice of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector.
Israeli authorities must immediately release him. Pending his release, they must disclose his whereabouts and grant him access to a lawyer and ensure his protection from torture and other ill-treatment, and provide him with adequate healthcare: amn.st/6182akSgY
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International retweeted
Amnesty International condemns Iran's Supreme Court upholding the unjust conviction & death sentence of Kurdish activist #PakhshanAzizi in relation to her peaceful humanitarian & human rights work. Iran's authorities must halt any plans to carry out her execution & free her NOW.
Humanitarian worker #PakhshanAzizi, from Iran’s Kurdish ethnic minority, risks execution after a Revolutionary Court sentenced her to death solely for her peaceful humanitarian & human rights activities, including assisting displaced women & children. amnesty.org/en/documents/mde…
