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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 8h

In the world we live, businesses have human rights obligations and responsibilities, and violating them can be just as far reaching as government abuses. This is one example, where simple executive decisions can literally save dozens, hundreds, and perhaps even thousands of lives. 👇

deblbrown.bsky.social @deblbrown.bsky.social · 12h

New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...

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deblbrown.bsky.social @deblbrown.bsky.social · 12h

New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...

www.hrw.org

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Joey Shea @joeyshea.bsky.social · 1d

🚩On @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social, Aziz Ansari said he would donate part of his Riyadh Comedy Fest fee to @hrw.org

While HRW cannot accept the donation, it's not too late for him to call for the release of detained Saudi activists Manahel al Otaibi & Waleed Abu al Khair
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Saudi Arabia: Comedians Silent on Detained Activists

Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival did not use their public platform to urge Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained Saudi dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING NEWS!

"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 23h

UN: Abusive Governments Set to Win Council Seats
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
It's inconceivable how Egypt's gov't, accused of crimes against humanity & presiding over the worst human rights crisis in the nation's modern history, be given a seat on the HRC because of shame, uncompetitive elections.

UN: Abusive Governments Set to Win Rights Council Seats

Egypt and Vietnam are on track to secure seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite being woefully unfit for membership, Human Rights Watch said.

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 23h

Gaza: Ceasefire No Substitute for Action on Aid, Justice
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Gaza: Ceasefire No Substitute for Action on Aid, Justice

The Israeli government and Hamas agreed on October 9, 2025 to the first stage of the US government’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” which includes a ceasefire, the release of Israeli a...

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 1d

يوفر وقف إطلاق النار أملا للمدنيين الفلسطينيين في غزة بعد عامين من القتل والتجويع والتهجير، وكذلك للرهائن الإسرائيليين والمعتقلين الفلسطينيين وعائلاتهم، ولكن ستستمر الانتهاكات ما لم تتخذ الحكومات إجراءات لدعم الإغاثة والمحاسبة.
بيان "هيومن رايتس ووتش" كاملا: https://bit.ly/3L3XI2X

غزة: وقف إطلاق النار لا يُغني عن إجراءات الإغاثة والعدالة

اتفقت الحكومة الإسرائيلية و"حماس" في 9 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2025 على المرحلة الأولى من "الخطة الشاملة لإنهاء النزاع في غزة" التي وضعتها الحكومة الأمريكية، والتي تشمل وقف إطلاق النار، وإطلاق سراح الرهائن...

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first known death sentence in a court case of free speech in Tunisia. What these precedents create is consequential and far reaching: They instill an environment in which state violence is normalized & where ppl can be severely punished for simply writing a few words online.

Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 1d

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts. He received a presidential pardon this week following widespread outrage, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Tunisia: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts.

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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 1d

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts. He received a presidential pardon this week following widespread outrage, but this is an unprecedented sentence for nonviolent expression in Tunisia. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Tunisia: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts

A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts.

www.hrw.org

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 1d

An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations

Human Rights Watch stands with civil society and signed this letter, alongside more than 3700 other organizations, condemning the Trump administration’s attacks.

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Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin.bsky.social · 1d

@hrw.org: A new investigation by France 24, a French broadcaster, provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations indicating that Sudan’s military may have used chlorine in two incidents in September 2024.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Disturbing Reports of Sudan’s Military Using Chlorine Gas

The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used ...

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 2d

"بدل أن تغتنم السلطات فرصة الإفراج عن علاء عبد الفتاح لتصحيح المسار، اعتقلت الصحفي إسماعيل الإسكندراني تعسفا بعد استجواب مطول شمولي الطابع. هذه لحظة حاسمة للحكومة المصرية، والطريقة الوحيدة للخروج من أزمتها المزمنة هي التوقف عن احتجاز المنتقدين بشكل غير قانوني وإطلاق سراح جميع المحتجزين تعسفا".

مصر: اعتقال صحفي بسبب منشورات على "فيسبوك"

احتجزت السلطات المصرية الصحفي المستقل البارز إسماعيل الإسكندراني بسبب منشورات "فيسبوك".

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 2d

“Instead of using Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release as an opportunity to correct course, Egyptian authorities arbitrarily detained journalist Ismail Iskandarani after a lengthy Orwellian questioning over his Facebook posts.”

New from @hrw.org / @amrmagdi.bsky.social ⤵️

Egypt: Journalist Detained over Facebook Posts

Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts.

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 3d

على جميع الحكومات التحرك لمنع المزيد من الفظائع والدفاع عن عالمية حقوق الإنسان. يجب أن تتخذ خطوات لوقف الانتهاكات المستمرة ودعم المساءلة الفعالة بحق المسؤولين، بما في ذلك :
فرض عقوبات محددة الأهداف، تشمل حظر السفر وتجميد الأصول، على المسؤولين الإسرائيليين ممن تورطوا بشكل موثوق في الانتهاكات الجسيمة.

HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 3d

تجاهلُ القانون الدولي من قبل الدول القوية أو حلفائها يقوّض نظام حقوق الإنسان برمّته.
https://bit.ly/3KG7isF

إسرائيل/فلسطين: على الدول التحرك لوقف الفظائع

خطة ترامب لإنهاء النزاع في غزة ليست بديلا عن الإجراءات العاجلة التي يتعين على الحكومات اتخاذها لحماية المدنيين ودعم العدالة.

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 3d

تجاهلُ القانون الدولي من قبل الدول القوية أو حلفائها يقوّض نظام حقوق الإنسان برمّته.
https://bit.ly/3KG7isF

إسرائيل/فلسطين: على الدول التحرك لوقف الفظائع

خطة ترامب لإنهاء النزاع في غزة ليست بديلا عن الإجراءات العاجلة التي يتعين على الحكومات اتخاذها لحماية المدنيين ودعم العدالة.

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 4d

🚨Judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have just convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region.

Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org ⤵️

“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 4d

Essential Read:
What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
at @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
or NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

www.nytimes.com

Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 6d

Most Western governments are working for narrow political or electoral interests, while ignoring what their populations actually believe. Even in Germany, where hysteria has been unleashed against voices critical of Israel's rampant war crimes and apartheid system.

Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 6d

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 6d

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 6d

the quest for dignity, human rights and democracy in the Middle East is not defeated. It's only in a long process of materializing a viable alternative for the ailing, inevitably collapsing mix of militarism, nepotism, religious despotism and patriarchy that constitutes the current regimes.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 8d

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 8d

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 9d

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
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Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

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Joey Shea @joeyshea.bsky.social · 17d

🚩Saudi govt is using the Riyadh Comedy Fest to deflect attention from its brutal repression

The festival takes place on the 7th anniversary of Khashoggi's murder

Lineup includes: Jimmy Carr, Pete Davidson and others

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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations.

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 11d

دافع العديد من الكوميديين المشاركين في "مهرجان الرياض للكوميديا" عن حرية التعبير.

هل سيدافعون الآن عن هذا الحق في #السعودية؟

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