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Deputy South Asia Director, | Words: , , | omar.waraich@amnesty.org | Views mine, RTs, likes, links ≠ endorsement

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    Jul 1

    "I say, protect the innocent, protect those journalists who are doing their duty and who are serving both the public and the Government by criticizing the Government freely, independently, honestly which is an education for any Government" - Jinnah, Sept 1918

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    3 hours ago

    The Aramco IPO was supposed to be a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s grand economic makeover. It looks like it may never happen. by

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  3. 24 minutes ago

    Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Donald Trump, and the Error of Comparison - by

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    2 hours ago

    A lot of us take things for granted. Theres many children and people out there with a life x10 worse than us. Appreciate what you have! Would be cool if set something up for kids like this

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    Watching the ? Meet Mohammad, the 17 year old & fan from the world’s largest refugee camp.
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    4 hours ago

    CEO, 22 others sentenced to 20 years in jail in fake degrees case

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Even if you hate Neymar (), you love this. The kids who'll be cheering tomorrow, from the world's largest refugee camp.

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  7. 6 hours ago

    Every child should have the chance to follow their dreams. Meet Mohammad Jahangir Alam, the 17 year old Rohingya and fan from the world’s largest refugee camp

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    6 hours ago

    Watching the ? Meet Mohammad, the 17 year old & fan from the world’s largest refugee camp.

    7 replies . 158 retweets 254 likes
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    10 hours ago

    . leads the team supporting on behalf of in Cox’s Bazar, . He is worth a follow, let’s get him over 1000 followers tonight. Please RT.

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  10. 13 hours ago

    "Have some shame sir. Have some shame. We are not fools" - Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, chief slams Myanmar government claims, calls for ICC investigation into crimes against the Rohingya

    3 replies . 76 retweets 85 likes
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    Jul 4

    UN Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial killings + human rights defenders have issued a statement calling on to make “urgent progress in investigation of hundreds of ‘fake encounter’ killings” allegedly committed by security forces in

    7 replies . 43 retweets 68 likes
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    Jul 4

    UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and UN High Commissioner for Refuges, Filippo Grandi, made clear during their recent mission to Bangladesh that the Myanmar population forced to flee here are , they are , and they are entitled to citizenship.

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    Jul 2

    We've had feedback over the last week that some people are unhappy with our plan to offer up to 14 scholarships to refugees living in the local area. To these people, we would like to say: Tough. Jog on.

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    Jul 4

    A stinging BBC piece by Ahmed Rashid on how media, particularly Dawn, is being stifled ahead of the elections.

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    Jul 3

    "What is occurring is a decapitation of political leadership on the eve of the election. Media is required to be silent about it... We are being targeted because we don't believe that kind of silence is what this country is all about"- Hameed Haroon, Dawn CEO, on press freedom

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  16. Jul 3

    "If there was a sense of fear, now it is complete. Now there is not just sense of fear, it's panic."

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    Jul 3

    "I feel very insecure. I have restricted my son's movement. I worry every time my husband or I go out," ⁦⁩ said

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    Jul 2

    This is one of the most chilling articles I've read in some time. has created a tiered system distinguishing between citizens and "ghetto" citizens, who are predominantly Muslim Some of the details are actually hard to believe:

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    Jul 2

    1,848 people, including Raza Khan, have vanished from the face of this earth against their basic human right to life and freedom, yet the state policy of enforced disappearances is not up for discussion in the election.| Raheem ul Haque
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  20. Jul 2

    Jibran has been released

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    Jul 2

    Human rights activist, lawyer & an election candidate has been picked up by police in . This is a terrifying video to watch in an increasingly chaotic pre election environment and it is completely unacceptable.

    . must be immediately and unconditionally released.
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