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Sander Sassen expressed sharp criticism of Amnesty Netherlands. He stated that the issue was not about textbooks and that the images spoke for themselves. He also accused the organization of being part of an offensive against the West for some time and referred to the slogan 'Free Palestine.' https://t.co/IljeFxn9Zc #FreePalestine #Amnesty #Politiek (translated)

Press summaries have linked Dominique Rizet's desire to demonstrate on October 17 against the high cost of living to his comments on BFMTV during the Yellow Vests mobilization in December 2018. The account recalled that he had then expressed satisfaction with the number of arrests and had described as "unacceptable" the speech of a lawyer denouncing preventive arrests, according to sequences documented by Acrimed. Press summaries also cited alerts from the Defender of Rights regarding violations of the freedom to protest and criticisms from Amnesty concerning preemptive police custody ahead of demonstrations. The account mentioned the 7,000 arrests related to the student movement and reported that a commissioner explained this week in Le Canard enchaîné that the goal was to intimidate students and parents. Finally, he compared diesel, which he claimed had risen from about €1.53/L in 2018 to an average national price of €2.348/L on October 14, 2026. A full tank of 60 liters would thus have increased from about 92 to 141 euros, while food prices would have risen by approximately 31% since 2018. Press summaries presented this situation as ironic, considering that the high cost of living now affects commentators who had previously observed social anger from a distance. https://t.co/wL4ynpwH8T #Giletsjaunes #manifestation #précarité (translated)

Tear Off reported that Amnesty International criticized the announcement of a Grand Prix in Rwanda for ten years, presented by Visit Rwanda. According to statements from the organization relayed by Tear Off, the partnership with events and clubs like Arsenal, Aston Villa, the World Cycling Championships, and Formula 1 aimed to improve the country's image and divert attention from its human rights record. Amnesty also believed, according to Tear Off, that F1's comments on the positive role of sport sounded hollow if it ignored the actions of its partners. The organization accused the Rwandan authorities of arbitrary detentions, torture, and repression of freedom of expression. #DroitsHumains #Sportwashing #Rwanda (translated)

ČT24 reported that a demonstration by human rights organizations took place in front of Prague's Rudolfinum, demanding the dismissal of some new members of the Government Council for Human Rights. The event was organized in cooperation with, among others, Amnesty International and Prague Pride. The proceedings were monitored by ČT editor Pavla Kubálková. https://t.co/7mm4tLkJsX #lidskáPráva #demonstrace #AmnestyInternational (translated)

The system of techno-oppression in Morocco, documented by Amnesty International, reveals how illegal surveillance techniques aim to control and intimidate journalists, activists, and dissidents, using sophisticated technologies and invasive methods, without any legal oversight. #tecnooppressione #sorveglianza #dirittiumani (translated)

Press Briefs reported nearly 7,000 police custody cases, 86% of which involved minors, and indicated that the majority had not led to legal proceedings at this stage. The account described these arrests as a massive and unprecedented measure aimed at containing the mobilization of young people. Several cited observers viewed this as a form of intimidation, while Press Briefs believed this practice infringed on the right to protest and risked normalizing disproportionate police and judicial responses. The account added that the preventive use of police custody had already been documented during the Yellow Vests movement. Relying on independent press articles, Press Briefs relayed testimonies from high school students reporting violent detention conditions, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, forced undressings, and physical or psychological violence. A 15-year-old reportedly recounted being slammed against a concrete bed and hit on the head by police and then insulted. A complaint had been filed, according to the account, which also indicated that the police prefecture had not responded to Mediapart's questions about the reported statements. Mohammed, a 16-year-old high school student in Saint-Denis, reportedly stated that police had hit the bars of his cell during the night to wake up the detainees and had targeted him with a racist insult. The mother of Noham, also 16, claimed that her son had been hit in the liver and face after asking why he had been arrested. Adam's mother also denounced violence against young protesters. Press Briefs added that several teenage girls and boys reported sexist and racist remarks from police, and complaints had been filed. Anne Savinel-Barras, president of Amnesty International France, expressed her concern over the repression of the student movement, believing that the young people's demands for education and health were met with prohibitions on demonstrations and disproportionate police violence. The NGO stated that it would support people peacefully protesting and defend the right to demonstrate. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concern about the situation in France and notably called for a proportional use of force. #jeunesse #manifestation #répression (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf stated that there is no genocide in Gaza. She referred to Doctors Without Borders, after Amnesty, as the next charity organization she accused of antisemitism and called for not donating money to the organization. https://t.co/0ibl1pKlLN #Gaza #Genozid #Antisemitismus (translated)

In the United States, the announcement of the streaming execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted for the murder of 13 people at Fort Hood, marks a new chapter in the horror of the death penalty, evoking a dual reaction of brutalization and terror in society. #PenaDiMorte #DirittiUmani #AmnestyInternational (translated)

The number of countries that carry out executions in Southeast Asia is decreasing, while Singapore and Myanmar continue to increase their executions, according to a report from Amnesty International that highlights both progress and remaining serious abuses in the region. #Dödsstraff #MänskligaRättigheter #ASEAN (translated)

Yaron Nadbornik asked why the United States did not label the events in Gaza as genocide, even though some researchers did. He estimated that the difference might be due to the U.S. military leadership having access to real-time military intelligence, such as satellite imagery and intelligence cooperation, which civilian researchers, according to him, did not have. He also noted that many researchers specialized in other topics. Nadbornik argued that criticism cited organizations and institutions as needed, which had expanded the interpretation of the concept of international genocide so that Israel's actions fit within it. He mentioned examples like Amnesty's report on page 101, B'Tselem's output, and a UN committee. Finally, Nadbornik described the media as a new Pravda and wrote that those who did not accept it deserved to be canceled. He compared political correctness to the Soviet Union and sarcastically noted that no researcher should be upset. https://t.co/2MNmZd6ulU #kansanmurha #Gazassa #politiikka (translated)