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China: Uighur language web managers must be released

Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.

March 27, 2011

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Gambia: Amnesty International Says Gambia Must Charge or Release Detainees

Amnesty International today calls on the Gambian government to immediately charge or release all former government officials...

March 27, 2011

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Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who…

March 27, 2011

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Yemen: Security Forces Attack Peaceful Demonstrators and Journalists

Amnesty International called on Yemen today to stop its security forces from attacking peaceful protesters and journalists...

March 27, 2011

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Georgia: Government must secure future for displaced people from 1990s conflicts and war with Russia in 2008

The Georgian authorities must do more than the bare minimum to provide adequate housing, employment and access to health...

March 27, 2011

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Chad: Amnesty International Deeply Concerned Over U.N. Security Council Resolution to Pull Peacekeepers from Chad

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about whether the Chadian authorities can adequately protect the hundreds of...

March 27, 2011

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China: Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release Monday, March 07, 2011Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed, Says…

March 27, 2011

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Chad: New Amnesty International Report Documents Children Compelled to Join Chadian Military and Armed Groups

A new report by Amnesty International documents children recruited from displacement camps to join Chadian military and...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Must fight anti-immigrant sentiment in nine states

On the eve of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, S.B. 1070, taking effect, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Amnesty International Will Demonstrate In Support of Mexican Women of Atenco

Amnesty International will hold a rally at the Mexican consulate in Washington D.C. to support women in San Salvador Atenco,...

March 27, 2011

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Israel: Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Family on West Bank

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 14, 2011Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Settler Family on West Bank; Urges Israel…

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown on Protests in Iran

Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for breaking up an apparently peaceful march held in Tehran in...

March 27, 2011