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  SC says Centre not evolved to replace death penalty by hanging: Execution ways across the world

  India | October 16, 2025 14:01 IST

  Other nations that still use this method include Japan, Iran, Singapore and Pakistan. Despite international criticism, proponents of hanging argue that it is swift, cost-effective and well-integrated into the legal system.

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  Amnesty report exposes Pakistan's mass surveillance with tech firms from China, US, EU, UAE

  World | September 10, 2025 14:17 IST

  Amnesty International has exposed Pakistan's growing surveillance and censorship network, powered by companies from China, Europe, North America, and the UAE. Amnesty has called this a dystopian reality and urged international action against companies enabling such repression.

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  Russia bans Amnesty International, escalating crackdown on rights groups

  World | May 19, 2025 16:52 IST

  Russia has banned Amnesty International, declaring it an "undesirable organisation" under a 2015 law that criminalizes cooperation with such entities. The move, announced by the Prosecutor General's office, forces the global human rights group to cease all operations in Russia.

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  Amnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Beijing

  World | December 06, 2022 8:59 IST

  Amnesty is among organizations that support human rights activists and journalists targeted by state actors for surveillance.

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  ED attaches Rs 1.54 crore worth assets in money laundering case against Amnesty India

  India | October 07, 2022 20:08 IST

  Enforcement Directorate, whose case stems from a CBI FIR against Amnesty India, issued a statement saying the Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) was granted permission under the FCRA, 2010 during 2011-12 for receiving foreign contributions from the Amnesty International UK.

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  Amnesty India rubbishes ED allegations; says govt curbing critics

  India | July 09, 2022 22:14 IST

  Amnesty international-ED news: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged that Amnesty International sent huge amount of foreign contributions to its Indian entities (AIIPL), during November 2013-June to 2018, "in the guise of business activities".

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  ED imposes Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India, Rs 10 cr on Aakar Patel

  India | July 09, 2022 8:33 IST

  The ED had initiated investigation under FEMA on the basis of information that Amnesty International, UK, had been remitting huge amount of foreign contributions through its Indian entities.

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  CBI gets govt nod to prosecute Aakar Patel

  India | April 12, 2022 14:51 IST

  The Central government has given CBI the permission to prosecute Amnesty International India and its former chief Aakar Patel for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

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  Ex-Amnesty India head Aakar Patel files contempt plea against CBI

  India | April 08, 2022 12:46 IST

  A Delhi court had on Thursday directed the CBI to immediately withdraw a lookout circular issued against Aakar Patel.

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  Delhi court orders CBI to withdraw lookout circular against former Amnesty India chief Aakar Patel

  India | April 07, 2022 18:07 IST

  CBI opposed the application of Patel saying there was a likelihood of him fleeing from justice if he was allowed to leave the country. The CBI said that Patel was highly influential.

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  Amnesty International helping Left-wing outfits as part of conspiracies: Himanta Biswa Sarma

  India | July 21, 2021 13:35 IST

  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has demanded from the Central government to ban the activities of Amnesty International in India.

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  Ban Amnesty International in India, it can't defame our country all the time: Assam CM

  India | July 20, 2021 19:48 IST

  I request Govt of India to ban the functioning of Amnesty International in the country. I feel the Congress party should join hands with the government in criticising Amnesty International. They can't defame our country like this all the time, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking on Pegasus report.

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  Amnesty halts India operations, cites freezing of accounts on 'unfounded' allegations

  India | September 30, 2020 10:52 IST

   Amnesty International on Tuesday said it is halting all its activities in India due to freezing of its accounts and claimed that it is being subjected to an 'incessant witch-hunt' over unfounded and motivated allegations.

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  CBI raids Amnesty International India office in Bengaluru

  India | November 15, 2019 19:06 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided Amnesty International India's office in Bengaluru. The raid was carried out in connection with violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

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  Amnesty International Bengaluru office raided by Enforcement Directorate

  India | October 25, 2018 21:23 IST

  The raid was conducted in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case against human rights watchdog.

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  'Unpaid for months': Fate of FIFA 2022 World Cup workers in Qatar, finds Amnesty International

  Football | September 26, 2018 18:07 IST

  Mercury MENA, an engineering and plumbing firm, owes thousands of dollars of wages to workers from countries where many live on less than $2 a day.

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  Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty International

  India | May 01, 2018 8:53 IST

  The Supreme Court had ordered that police could register First Information Reports under the Act only after completing a 'preliminary inquiry', and that a government official could be arrested under the Act only with the permission of their superiors.

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  Ahead of SC hearing, citizens urge PM Modi to reconsider decision to deport Rohingyas

  India | October 13, 2017 9:50 IST

  The apex court had made it clear that it will hear the arguments only on the points of law and asked the parties to desist from advancing emotional arguments.

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  325 death row convicts in India till 2016, no executions last year

  India | April 11, 2017 21:51 IST

  There are as many as 325 death row convicts lodged in different jails across the country till 2016, the government said today.

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  Pak military courts do not dispense justice: Amnesty International on Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence

  World | April 11, 2017 0:01 IST

  Awarding of death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan shows how the country's military court system rides roughshod over international standards, Amnesty International today said.