Amal Clooney

British-Lebanese barrister, activist and author

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Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-British barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in international law and human rights. Her clients include Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, in his fight against extradition; the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko; Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy; and Nobel Prize laureate Nadia Murad.

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Brexit: Amal Clooney quits government envoy role over law break plan The human rights lawyer says she is "dismayed" by the UK being prepared to break international law. BBC News - Published on September 18, 2020
Clashes, gunfire in Lebanon in second night of violence: state news agency Clashes between supporters of Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, and Shi'ite groups Hezbollah and Amal erupted into gunfire in Beirut late on Monday, state news agency NNA reported. Reuters - Published on November 25, 2019
Hezbollah, Amal supporters wreck Beirut protest camp, Hariri looks set to quit A mob loyal to Shi'ite groups Hezbollah and Amal attacked and destroyed a protest camp set up by anti-government demonstrators in central Beirut on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri looked set.. Reuters - Published on October 29, 2019

Supporters of Lebanese Shi'ite groups pull down protesters' tents in Beirut Supporters of the Lebanese Shi'ite groups Hezbollah and Amal fought with protesters at a roadblock on a main road in Beirut on Tuesday, pulling down their tents and leading police to step in, Reuters.. Reuters - Published on October 29, 2019