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- 1Yemeni leader calls for enlistment, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors●Yemeni leader urges public to enlist, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors
Yemen's leader has publicly urged citizens to enlist and announced an amnesty for Houthi members who defect. The call comes amid ongoing conflict in Yemen and signals an attempt to weaken the Houthi movement from within while mobilising public support. The amnesty offer could encourage defections, though the group's response and any wider impact on the war remain to be seen.
- 2Amnesty praises Irish central bank's Israel bonds decision●Amnesty International commends the Central Bank of Ireland for discontinuing the sale of Israel bonds
Amnesty International has commended the Central Bank of Ireland after it stopped selling Israeli government bonds. The human rights organisation welcomed the move, which followed campaigns urging financial institutions to cut ties with Israel amid the war in Gaza. The decision marks a significant step for a eurozone central bank and is being closely watched by campaigners and financial institutions across Europe.
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Amnesty International USA is calling for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joined by rights group Genocide Watch amplifying the demand. The call frames the agency's detention and deportation practices as human rights abuses, adding a prominent international rights voice to a long-running campaign by activists and progressive lawmakers to dismantle ICE.