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Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing

The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…

February 24, 2014

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Russia’s Release of Platon Lebedev is Welcome, But It Falls Short of Justice

As the start of the Sochi Olympics approaches, the Russian authorities have decided to release another prisoner of conscience in…

January 23, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Calls on Louisiana to Release Albert Woodfox

Louisiana cannot extend the abuses and injustice against Albert Woodfox another day.

January 6, 2014

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Syria’s Harrowing Torture, Summary Killings in Secret ISIS Detention Centers

Torture, flogging, and summary killings are rife in secret prisons run by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),…

December 18, 2013

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New Satellite Images Show Scale of North Korea’s Repressive Prison Camps

New satellite images showing the on-going development of North Korea’s two largest political prison camps.

December 4, 2013

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Amnesty International Welcomes Senate Result on NDAA Guantanamo Provisions

In response to the Senate vote on the Guantanamo transfer provisions as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for…

November 19, 2013

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Pussy Riot Member Rumored to Have Been Transferred to Siberian Prison

There is a global spotlight on the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia. Sending Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to Siberia will not…

November 6, 2013

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Amnesty International Marks New Campaign on Repression of Academic Freedom in Iran with Program in Washington D.C.

To mark its new campaign on repression of academic freedom in Iran, Amnesty International will be sponsoring a program to…

November 4, 2013

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Amnesty International Marks New Campaign on Repression of Academic Freedom in Iran with Program in New York

To mark its new campaign on repression of academic freedom in Iran, Amnesty International will be sponsoring a program to…

November 4, 2013

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Delivering Petition Signatures from Around the World to Louisiana Gov, Amnesty International Demands Release of Last “Angola 3” Prisoner

Amnesty International USA today delivered more than 25,000 petition signatures from supporters throughout the U.S. and globally to Louisiana Gov.…

October 21, 2013

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Egypt Must End Deplorable Detention and Deportation of Syrian Refugees

The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled…

October 16, 2013

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Delivery of Petition Signatures Mon. Oct. 21 and Press Conference on Angola 3 in Baton Rouge

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists will gather in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday, Oct. 21 to hold a press conference…

October 16, 2013