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Libya: Amnesty International Calls on U.N. Security Council and Arab League To Act Decisively on Libyan Crimes

The U.N. Security Council must investigate the crisis in Libya that has left hundreds of protestors dead and must make…

March 27, 2011

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Egypt: Update: Amnesty International Staff Member Detained In Cairo

Amnesty International demands the release of detained staff member in Cairo and has asked for a meeting in Washington with...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: TV ‘confession’ of Iran stoning case woman criticized

Amnesty International criticized the TV "confession" of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani,...

March 27, 2011

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Israel: Amnesty International Criticizes the Israel Gaza Commission over Transparency and Accountability

Amnesty International today criticized Israel's proposed investigation into its military action against a Gaza aid flotilla...

March 27, 2011

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Somalia: Journalist Captured in Somalia by Al-Shabab Must be Released, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of a Somali radio journalist held by the armed group al-Shabab,...

March 27, 2011

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Indonesia: Suharto leaves violent legacy

Ex-General Suharto of Indonesia died quietly in bed at age 86, unlike up to a million Indonesians his loyalists had…

March 27, 2011

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Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabie to Allow Peaceful Protests, After Government Bans Right to Demonstrations

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 7, 2011Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Allow Peaceful Protests, After Government Bans…

March 27, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Demands a Halt to Deadly Force by Libyan Authorities to Suppress Protests

Government security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the city of Al Bayda, killing demonstrator Nancer Miftah...

March 27, 2011

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US accused of inhumane treatment over Wikileaks soldier case

Private Bradley Manning has been held for 23 hours a day in a sparsely furnished solitary cell and deprived of…

March 27, 2011

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Chad: Government must arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during visit

Amnesty International today called on the Chadian authorities to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Rights Groups Issue Open Letter on Hashmi Trial and SAMs

The Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA, and the Council on American Islamic Relations-NY released...

March 27, 2011

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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to End Post-Election Clampdown on Dissent

Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lankan government to end its crackdown on journalists, political activists and...

March 27, 2011