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Bahrain must release activist Nabeel Rajab, detained for ‘insulting’ tweets

The Bahraini authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist who has been detained for posting tweets deemed insulting…

October 2, 2014

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Ban of Major Private Pakistani TV Network is ‘Attack on Press Freedom’

The suspension of the country's largest private broadcaster is a politically motivated attack on freedom of expression and the media.

June 9, 2014

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Viet Nam: Prisoners of Conscience Released But Dozens Remain Jailed

The early release in Viet Nam of several prisoners of conscience is welcome, but serves to highlight the situation of…

April 14, 2014

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Egypt Slaps Al Jazeera English Journalists With Terrorism Charges

The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial.

January 29, 2014

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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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Russian Winter Games Olympic Torch Throws Light on Human Rights Violations

As the Olympic torch arrives in Moscow, Amnesty International is launching a worldwide campaign to highlight Russia’s increasingly deplorable human…

October 2, 2013

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U.S. Must Commute Bradley Manning Sentence and Investigate the Abuses He Exposed

President Obama should commute U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning’s sentence to time already served to allow his immediate release.

August 20, 2013

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New Website Launched to Engage Chinese-Speaking Activists and Supporters Worldwide

Amnesty International has launched a new Chinese-language website containing research reports, articles, and blog entries on the organization’s research and…

June 21, 2013

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Join Amnesty International Youth Activists and Speak Out to Protect Turkey’s Right to Peaceful Protest

Peaceful protesters in Turkey continue to face an appalling amount of violence and abuse from police forces throughout Istanbul and…

June 21, 2013

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USA Must Allow Bradley Manning to Use ‘Public Interest’ Defense

Bradley Manning must be allowed to argue that he acted in the public interest when he distributed information to Wikileaks.

June 3, 2013

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Syria is Deadly for Journalists, Says New Amnesty Report on World Press Freedom Day

Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been deliberately detained, disappeared, tortured and killed over the…

May 1, 2013