amy: the report follows amnesty international's major report last year that laid out how israel is subjecting palestinians to the crime of apartheid under international law. this is k ridge university professor saul devoe. >> there are compelling and disturbing parallels between the situations under apartheid south africa and israel-palestine. i think the dferences are also important. the system oppresses dishe never fully operational and ceainly the sort of high-technology claims for hopes of the apartheid government that ntralized gw -- capture all useful information. simply could not -- was not sustainable usg the technology at the te. how terrifying -- this was paper copies, not digital. a surviving into this period were digital capacity, artificial intelligence is so much more advanced, that gives the israeli state far more control. amy: the israeli newspaper haaretz published an editorial wednesday in response to amnesty international's report that read, in part -- "there is no other way to describe this system except as 'biometric apartheid.' in the case of palestinians, not only are t

amnesty _ international reaction. what have| you found?eaction. what have - you found? amnesty international and human rights organisations have denounced the execution because there were suspicions of conducting torture on these three young men. this is not the first time we hear the people were facing execution in iran, subjected to torture. there was another case a few months ago, that the person was subjected to three mock executions in order to give false confessions against himself. all of these people were somehow in cases that related to murdering iranians security forces. authorities want to give messages to their supporters and opponents. they want to say to their supporters they have their bar, we will take the revenge. to their opponents, they want to instilfear, but revenge. to their opponents, they want to instil fear, but the strategy does not work because every time a protest happens, iranians are becoming more and more fearless as one of their slogans they chanted, which was if we don't get united, we don't become one, we

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he is the former deputy regional director for the middle east at amnesty international.archer on the report "israel's apartheid against palestinians." he is visiting new york from ramallah. munir nuseibah, human rights lawyer and professor at al-quds university in jerusalem where he founded the human rights clinic. he is visiting new york. we welcome you all to democracy now! i want to start with nuseibah. if you can talk about the egyptian-brokered cease-fire and what this violence of the last weeks has meant. >> the violence is the unfortunate continuation of impunity. over the past few decades, since the nakba until the current day, israel has been able to sustain an apartheid regime in palestine and close gaza in a siege, prevent people from moving, but also keep the occupation running , keep the displacement and the demolition and ongoing that you mentioned earlier in your introduction. and at the same time, continue with a policy of assassination, of arbitrary prison meant -- imprisonment. all of these elements have continued causing these small armed conflicts tha

the amnesty international reports this reparations should be given to the families of victims and the injured me give solace, survive to tear gas canisters shoot that destroyed part of use. call your view and of course of your on i lose my memory. i can't work. i need to know who did this to me. i didn't deserve this medical to proceed in the has blaine to former president bill castillo, jailed before the violin. protests brought the country or the depths. she didn't say why, but what certain is her government now has a lot of explaining to do it in a. so i'm just, i just see that name, the opposition processes in democratic republic of congo have been fighting with police during a riley in the capital. according for electro reforms, the head of the general election in december, which way gave some beautiful police in contrast to push back a position. the demo eas could be anticipated is proud to trying to reach the electoral commission building in the communities capital from now on president phillip just security must know that we will be coming to you every thursday to protest agai

— from the likes of amnesty international? ., ., , international?rnational? the regime normally does not respond to _ international? the regime normally does not respond to this _ international? the regime normally does not respond to this criticism i does not respond to this criticism but what they respond to is international pressure. they respond to how countries with diplomatic relations with the islamic republic react. we remember that injanuary, the execution of two other protesters, because of the harsh reactions because of the international community, they had to stop executions but now it seems that the reactions are not as strong. these executions, so we are very concerned. lam? strong. these executions, so we are very concerned-— very concerned. why do you think that is? i really _ very concerned. why do you think that is? i really don't _ very concerned. why do you think that is? i really don't know. - very concerned. why do you think that is? i really don't know. i- that is? i really don't know. i think the _ that is? i really don't kno

amy: we will speak to amnesty international, the haitian bridge alliance, and al otro lado. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in sudan, military forces unleashed airstrikes near a hospital in the capital khartoum on monday, targeting paramilitary rivals as fighting between the warring parties enters a second month. airstrikes and shelling were reported in other cities in recent days, including in the western region of darfur and in the cities of bahri and omdurman. the u.n. estimates some 200,000 people have fled sudan to neighboring countries since the war erupted in april, with the vast majority of those displaced being women and children, many of whom are malnourished. hundreds of people who've escaped the violence in the capital are now facing food insecurity, lack of water and shelter as extreme heat hits the region. >> the people that talk like us to be here and now we're here with the children and the mothers and some of them are sick. there is no food. we are suffering. amy: over 600

going to become even more difficult for the public to discern what's real from what's not the amnesty international is not a reputable source by any, any stretch of the imagination. those are some of this week's biggest stories pay on oxy international for all the lights is kind of tied over to our websites. my name is peter scotts, and i'll be fine with the know the login info to the the yesterday to november 22nd 2022 pound raised orthodox christians, confronted ukrainian security service offices, looking entrances and exits the thieves oldest. i'm on the street. we're looking for our latest russian spies among amongst. yes, i'm just going to bring your mama lava focus today. ukrainian security services can brand an agent of moscow any montgomery's unwilling to break relations with the russian orthodox church. dozens of ukrainian 2 inches have been rated on the reason for the brute.

according to amnesty international human rights groups, the annual reports on the use of capital punishment fund china continuing to execute thousands of its citizens every year. the authorities do not disclose official data. the well 2nd biggest execution is iran. and since the death of a young woman in police custody a trigger to mass protest last year executions that have increased sharply of the know more executions. that's why the ronnie and so i demanding on the street these days and in front of prisons like this one is for han, with 3 young man at risk of immune and execution measure, causing me use the email has the me and said yeah, could be, were arrested and sentenced to death for allegedly being part of a non to tech against security for suspect in november. charges that were complete the made up my dates as in a red message to his family from prison. i told him i had nothing to do with this quote. under torture. i had to make a confession, but i never had any record or something i put under torture. i had to confess that i'm a gun owner. they kept beating me to make me tell the

the amnesty international reports this reparations should be given to families of victims and the injured me just i left survive to tear gas canisters shoot that destroyed part of his call your view and of course of your on i lose my memory. i can't work. i need to know who did this to me. i didn't deserve this. put them in medical to proceed. and what they have plain to former president bill castillo, jailed before the violin. protests rock, the country, or the depths. she didn't say why, but what certain is her government now has a lot of explaining to do a dns and just i just see that name. keith is national assembly has approve media sponsorship and advertising for the 1st time in decades. they all know privately own newspapers or tv stations in the country. those with the biggest audiences belong to the communist party. then, you know, we'll retain the policies prominence in the media and to this for the total because it's time to understand and test all the resources of social communication to promote participation, transparency and accountability, to pool and united full of knowled

are forced by amnesty international shows, a dramatic increase in the use of the death penalty worldwide. the number of known stage executions rose by 53 percent last year to almost 900. i'm gonna see says the increase was due to the post pandemic resumption of trials. allstar. terry and cracked ends on protesters and capital punishment for drug offenses. at least 6 people have died in the fire at a hospital in the news, even capital weddington dozens more are still missing. the hospital was reportedly housing temporary and long term residents, including elderly people. the cause of the fire is being investigated. the nursing leader alexander nutrition and go has appeared in public for the 1st time in nearly a week. it follows days of speculation over his health state television showed the 68 year old inspecting an air force base. lucas jango has been in power for nearly 3 decades to sports news now and the southeast asian games in cambodia and the women soccer final. vietnam have defeated mar to niel. this was the 4th straight soccer gold medal victory for the vietnamese women. at the e

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amnesty international community got strong move against the executions.e number of executions in the coming months. >> reporter: rights groups say that mohammed, a 22-year-old protestor with a mental health issue, could be one of the next victims of the execution machine. activists are ringing the alarm, they say yet another iranian faces death just for daring to speak out. now activists describe these court proceedings that these protestors face as sham trials. among these seven protesters, they say they went from being accused of committing a crime to being -- to facing death by hanging in a matter of just weeks. that is sort of the point here, to terrify protestors and keep people from demonstrating against the government. but activists say it is not working, people are still taking to the streets. >> salma, thank you so much. >>> quick hits around the globe. at least 34 nato peacekeepers are wounded during violence crashes with serbian protestors in northern kosovo on monday. serbia's defense minister says protestors were also injured. >>> uganda faci

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amnesty international community takes a strong move against these executions.g a very large number of executions in the coming months. >> reporter: rights groups says that 22-year-old mohammed where a mental health issue could be one of the next victims of iran's execution machine. activists are ringing the alarm. they say yet another iranian faces death just for daring to speak out. jake, the one thing that all activists say they need the most is to draw attention to what's happening in iran, is to put pressure on the tehran government so the executions, this crackdown doesn't happen in silence. >> salma, thank you so much. >>> opening statements in the trial over the horrific mass shooting at the tree loo of life synagogue, how prosecutors plan to prove the gunman was motivated by hate. stay with us. t i did what everyone else did at the time. i hired lolocal talent. if i k knew about upwork, i would haveve hired actually talented people from all over the world. instead of talentless people from all over my house. -grandpa... -shh.. shh.. shh.. -but... -shh..

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amnesty international, human rights watch, the un have all expressed concern., but they couldn't prove it. are they lying? i don't know. i don't know the international game. why would they want to remove you? well, they killed my father. those who kill our family, even my ten—year—old brother... perhaps those killers or conspirators never wanted anybody from my family to come to power. and then, when the military rule ruled over the country, they killed so many people. so enforcement agency, army, opposition, even our party. ——law enforcement agency, our a rmy, opposition, even our party. thousands of people have been killed. so, that time, we never saw any sanctions this. this is a question from me to the international community... why were they so blind at that time? they never said or put any sanctions on the military dictator or those who killed, even in broad daylight. there was an attack grenade attack on me and 22 members of my party, who were killed. nearly 700 people wounded. i didn't see any sanctions. the feeling is that the paramilitary organisation

and amnesty international have repeatedly condemned a 0 for over using administrative detention. asking to stop the abusive practice of these practices would appear to be arbitrary detention, which is strictly prohibited on the international law included in international humanitarian law. but this unified global coal has made little change more than a 1000 palestinians are currently held in his riley jails. honda administrative detention, and that's according to latest reports by human rights groups. and despite the international condemnation, this number is constantly on a rise, adding fuel to an already tens enough is riley, probably stayed in conflict. reason motional all to from jerusalem. the low as the world marks press freedom day on wednesday, america's state department launched a program to assist selected journalist exclusively art site. the us, samantha powers administrator for the us agency for international development address the media on. what's the head? we recognize the importance as a governance means of having free media doing their work all around the world. and we t

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amnesty international, human rights watch, the un have all expressed concern.an, bless this, but they couldn't prove. are they lying? i don't know the international game. why would they want to remove you? well, they killed my father. those who killed ourfamily, even our my ten—year—old brother, perhaps those killers or conspirators never wanted that anybody from that family should come to power. and then, when the military ruler ruled the country, that time, not only ruled the country, they killed so many people — you know, our army, police, even our party. thousands of people have been killed. so that time, we never saw any sanctions. so this is the question also, from me to the international community, that why they were so blind that time? they never put any sanction to the military dictator or the people, those who killed — even in broad daylight, there was an attack on me and 22 members of my party been killed, and nearly 700 people have been wounded. that time, i didn't saw any sanctions. but the feeling is that the paramilitary organisation ordered the

the idea of is due to the next to the recent report by amnesty international and organization that can hardly be classified as pro russian states. we haven't been talking about at every meeting on the green since the very beginning of this special military operation. the armed forces of ukraine and ukrainian nationalist battalions are hiding behind a civilian population as a human shield, and also use residential houses and apartments in them as fighting boys place heavy equipment in a tillery near the hospitals. schools and keen the gardens keeps the last card launch for any crimes. instead of holding the spade spade, you demonstrate button double standards and miracles office thoughtfulness, so as not to cast a shadow of responsibility on the skill for the shelling is obvious. this shows your responsibility for the brain conflict. started the united states, at least question it's relationship with infamous groups. like be as off the talent known for its neo nazi ideology. what is the relationship of the us government to these people? is it training them? might it arm them? is this on

and joining us from the car, jasmine diallo, senior researcher with amnesty international gentlemen. it is really good to have you here. we're talking about the challenges of journalism coming out of this a hell region, but also how you faced those challenges down. so the reporting doesn't stops and we don't have a no new zone. part of africa. solder bu, at, at reporters without borders, you call this area and no new zone. why is that? is absolutely no nose tone when, for example, when you take muddy, which is right now i'm divided into 2 to part the northern part under southern part, the northern part is quite problematic in terms of access, in terms of developing new, in terms of collecting information, developing it and, and, and, and disseminating it. when you go to the, to the neighboring countries, a book. and so that's the same i, we have been taught in all those countries meeting john alice working. and what they have told us is clear. it's quite difficult for us to go and report independent the before be on it. the key to matter example from why the do and the economists or

and joining us from the call as men diallo senior research i with amnesty international sentiment, it is really good to have you here. we're talking about the challenges of genies and coming out of the as to how region. but also how you face those challenges down so the reporting doesn't stop. so we don't have a news zone part of africa. i'll set it up with what is without voters, you call this area a no news, then why is that it is absolutely no no tone. when 1st do you think mati is right now. i mean divided into to 2 pods. the northern part on the southern part, the northern part is uh, quite limited in terms of access, in terms of developing those terms of collecting information, developing it, and the, and it, and, and disseminating it. when you go to the, to the neighboring countries book and absolutely, that's the same. all right? we have been talking or those countries meeting journalist working there. and what they have told us is clear. it's quite difficult for us to go and report independently before be on if you don't matter example from what, why the do and the it could h

not guaranteed they'll be allowed in the session and are demanding the right to be heard the amnesty international report says reparations should be given to the families of victims and the injured medias i left survive to tear gas canisters shoot that this fluid part of his call your view and of course of your on i lose my memory. i can't work, i need to know who did this to me. i didn't deserve this, put them in medical to proceed. and what they have plain to former president bill castillo jail. before the violin protests brought the country or the depths, she didn't say why, but what certain is her government now has a lot of explaining to do. but in this i just, i just see that mean a full 100 year old costs and trade that served as a national symbol of serial in house full and during a storm in the capital free town, the government described, the loss is hot breaking and like sped has the story, let's see, a really owns national symbol. now. nothing more than a stump. after 400 years free towns, custom tree was finally felled by storm. on wednesday, it's the last that the country's president

just want to talk about some of the things in terms of democracy, because humans right watch, amnesty internationalriticise president erdogan�*s rule by saying that the prosecution and conviction of human rights defenders, journalists, opposition politicians, persistent turkey under his rule. i just want a response to that. none of the journalists have ever been found criminal because of their journalisms. we have a coup attempt in turkey, and we have had lost more than 200 citizens of turkey. we know that none of the journalists are found criminal orfound guilty because of their choices and because of the journalism, but for their link to criminals. would the situation be different if it was in the uk? i don't think so. why do you think that these organisations criticise president erdogan�*s rule and say that he is cracking down on dissent and he is running an authoritarian rule over turkey? you know that is not true, too. we have shown the whole world, actually, that president erdogan got even the opposition supporters who used to support opposition, because of his language of love and language o

the amnesty international report says reparations should be given to families of victims and the injured medium left survive, the tear gas canisters shoot that destroyed part of his call. your view and of course of your on i lose my memory. i can't work. i need to know who did this to me . i didn't deserve this, put them in medical to proceed what they have plain to former president bill castillo, jailed before the violin protest brought the country or the depths. she didn't say why, but what certain is her government now has a lot of explaining to do a dns. so i'm just, i just see that name a centuries old tree that served as a stork symbol of syria and house full and during a storm and the capital free town. government described the loss of feet, 17 mesa tool cos entry as heartbreaking, fairly, and was well founded by formerly enslaved africans. returning from the united states. i'll expand has the story to see a really owns national symbol. now nothing more than a stump. after 400 years free towns, custom tree was finally felled by storm. on wednesday, it's the last that the country's

lewis to run the electoral commission and accused him of appointing judges who are biased. amnesty international and other whites groups of also accused him of declaring a state of siege in the east and north tv when a to re provence is to crept down on to send these areas known to be opposite sion strong coats with buicks as people are doing is unacceptable in a state which is supposed to be a democracy. people died in this country for freedom. we will not accept a dictatorship. now, the governing party supporters dismissed such protests as an attempt to discredit the government. elections is scheduled to take place in december thousands of opposition protested. say they'll keep up the pressure to ensure a set process toria case and be i'll just say we can use interior minister says there are at least 10 more mass graves in the chicago to forest. hundreds of photos of a religious need to have died. survivors of his cult say, he told them to stop to death, so they can go to heaven. 241 bodies have been recovered so far, but hundreds of people are still missing. welcome web reports from the town

okay, so they're in this situation. paula bryant is executive director of amnesty international us a. he takes us to a michael in to asylum seekers shelter, so we can see the conditions that people are waiting in. let's have a look is where here in center, which is a shelter that has being basically built by them. i can population themselves with the support of the haitian bridge alliance and other amazing partners. i just want to show you how well put together this settlement is. and i want to tell you the most important part of the shelter is that was because outside the wall, which is provided some space of the century and refuge is a world of incredible risk for everybody who is forced to be there. and that is for the united states is sending back refugees. that is no longer accept size asylum applicants. so this is not, is literally where we were. yeah. and right outside of the all that is pointing to yeah, that's where the black migrants, the haitian migrants are forced to say, tell me what it's like. tell us what it's like that. probably start what it's like to list as well. in

amnesty international says they were subjected to unfair trials and allegedly tortured.ter being subjected to torture and based on confessions extracted under torture, so basically we are talking about extrajudicial killing. and, you know, the problem is that we are having a surge in the executions. only in may, in the last 20 days, more than 103 people have been executed, so we have executions every day. execution of these protesters has received more attention. we hope that the international community will show a strong reaction and that these executions will have consequences for the iranian regime. otherwise, more than 100 other protesters can be...are in danger of being executed. now, it's time for a look at today's sport. the third round of the us pga championship is just getting underway, with the first players teeing off at oak hill country club in rochester, upstate new york. the leaders will go out later and it's a three—way tie at the top. scottie scheffler is sharing top spot with, viktor hovland and corey connors at 5—under par. scheffler and connors, both h