Tag Archives: International Amnesty

Iran executes exiled journalist who encouraged 2017 protests

DUBAI: Iran on Saturday executed a journalist in exile for his online work that helped inspire national economic protests in 2017, just over a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq, where he was kidnapped. Ruhollah Zam, 47, was one of several opposition figures successfully captured by Iranian …

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NHRC Notice to MHA on Amnesty Shutdown | India News

NEW DELHI: NHRC has sent a notice to the Union Secretary of the Interior about organizing rights International Amnesty shutting down its operations in the country after denouncing a “witch hunt” by the government, officials said Wednesday. According to media reports, after the total freezing of their bank accounts in …

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Government on Amnesty International’s ‘witch hunt’ reports

The Indian government on Tuesday denied Amnesty International’s statement to halt all its activities in India due to the freezing of its accounts, claiming that the company is being subjected to a “relentless witch hunt” for unsubstantiated and motivated accusations. The Union Interior Ministry said that all the “brilliant statements” …

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Amnesty International statement far from the truth, attempt to influence to investigate their illegalities: MHA | India News

NEW DELHI: Ministry of Interior (MHA) Tuesday rejected International AmnestyThe claims of an “incessant witch hunt” by the Center, calling them “exaggerated” and “far from the truth”. “The brilliant statements on humanitarian work and speaking truth to power are a ploy to divert attention from activities that clearly contravene Indian …

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