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Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.

French riot gendarmes attempt to move protesters standing behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain amid clashes during a protest outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Rubio dismisses Amnesty criticism over Iran war, calls organization ‘a fraud’

A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" during a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026.

‘Architects’ of Iran’s brutal Woman, Life, Freedom crackdown must face intl justice, Amnesty says

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Amnesty International issues rare condemnation of Hamas, demands end to extrajudicial executions


Israel's rejection of Amnesty's report does not change the reality of apartheid - opinion

The Amnesty International report is a mirror of reality and even if the Israeli government rejects it, the reality remains with us and that is not changing.

 PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas meets with Amnesty International’s Secretary General Dr. Agnès Callamard in Ramallah last week

Israel's rejection of Amnesty's report does not change the reality of apartheid - opinion

The Amnesty International report is a mirror of reality and even if the Israeli government rejects it, the reality remains with us and that is not changing.

 PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas meets with Amnesty International’s Secretary General Dr. Agnès Callamard in Ramallah last week

Amnesty International report doesn’t bring Israel closer to peace - opinion

Last week's Amnesty International report concludes that Israel has employed a system of apartheid within its borders since the nation was established in 1948.

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The biggest lie of the decade - opinion

Calling Israel an apartheid state is not criticism. It’s a blunt lie. Amnesty International is not the first to label Israel an apartheid state, and probably not the last one.

 Muslim woman holding Israeli flag

Letters to the Editor February 9, 2022: Be a fair sport

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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JNF-USA rejects Amnesty’s delegitimization campaign

“Every day, we show the world why the land and people of Israel continue to be a light unto the nations and a force for good,” said Jewish National Fund-USA CEO Russell F. Robinson.

 JNF-USA's Western Galilee Tourist Information Center showcases Israel's multicultural north to visitors from around the world

Giving Amnesty to antisemitism - opinion

The true struggle against real racism and Jew-hatred continues, and Black/African voices must lead the way in fighting it and be true allies of the Jewish people. 

A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at the weekly Black Lives Matter "Jackie Lacey Must Go!" protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020.

Amnesty’s delegitimization efforts have and will continue to backfire - opinion

This reality is so far divorced from the institutionalized racism of the apartheid system in South Africa that one can only conclude that the allegation is politically motivated.

 SECRETARY GENERAL of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem last week.

Letters to the Editor February 7, 2022: Kotel conundrum

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Israel needs to treat apartheid libel like a nuclear weapon threat - opinion

The intent of those who apply the apartheid label to Israel is the same as the Iranian regime: to destroy the Jewish state.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY leader Mahmoud Abbas meets with Amnesty International’s Secretary-General Agnes Callamard in Ramallah last week.