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A light artist stands against a dark night sky and paints the AI candle.

Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed

Yusman Telaumbanua, an Indonesian man released from death row, staring into the camera and holding an Amnesty International sign.

Asia

Good news: Yusman Telaumbanua released from death row in Indonesia

17 August 2017 | 7:42 am

In 2017 the Supreme Court of Indonesia commuted the death sentence of Yusman to five years’...

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Global

Your support changes lives – here’s how

12 July 2017 | 4:33 pm

Without your support we couldn’t achieve the many things we do year in and year out. It’s...

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Activism Global

5 ways we’ve changed the law for good

7 July 2017 | 11:19 am

Thanks to people like you, last year we fought hard to defend human rights across the globe with...

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9 people with their fists held high with Indigenous Rights Defender on their t-shirts

Community is Everything Australia

Children transferred out of adult maximum security prison

18 May 2017 | 11:36 am

Following yet another court challenge by the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) and a third court...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly North America

Good news: Chelsea Manning finally walks free!

17 May 2017 | 3:00 pm

Chelsea Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in a US prison after disclosing classified...

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Máxima Acuña receives over 150 thousand letters from all over the world

Individuals at risk South America

Environmental defender allowed to stand her ground in Peru

11 May 2017 | 3:13 pm

In a landmark decision for environmental defenders in Peru, a Supreme Court ruling on 3 May 2017...

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