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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 Right to Legitimate Demonstrations and Detains 24 PeopleOrganization Also Calls for Investigation Into Reports Police Beat and Kicked Protesters in city of al-Qatif Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Saudi Arabian government to allow peaceful protests, saying a ban on all demonstrations in the kingdom was “outrageous.” The organization also called for an investigation into the detention last week of about 24 people after peaceful protests and assaults by police on others.On…
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 a pillow,...
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
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Yemen: Amnesty International Warns Yemen Over Use of Deadly Force Ahead of Fresh Protests
The Yemeni authorities must stop security forces from using unwarranted deadly force and heavy-handed tactics at a...
March 27, 2011
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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 it...
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