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Amnesty International USA Activists Join #FergusonOctober Weekend of Action
Amnesty International USA activists and membership organizing staff are in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend to show solidarity with the rights…
October 10, 2014
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Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against “Keep-Moving” Police Policy in Ferguson
A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction against police operating in Ferguson, Missouri, to stop them from issuing instructions…
October 7, 2014
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Hong Kong: Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters
Hong Kong’s police failed in their duty to protect hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy protesters from attacks by counter demonstrators on…
October 3, 2014
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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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Burge is Being Released From Prison While Those he Tortured Continue to Suffer
When Will Chicago’s City Council Pass the Ordinance Providing Reparations for the Burge Torture Survivors? On Oct. 2nd convicted, former…
October 2, 2014
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China: Release supporters of Hong Kong protests
The Chinese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully showing support for pro-democracy protests in Hong…
October 1, 2014
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Iran must halt imminent execution of 26-year-old woman
Iranian authorities have today confirmed that a woman convicted of killing a man whom she said tried to sexually abuse…
September 29, 2014
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Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Opens Exhibit Featuring Amnesty International Research at Alcatraz
The latest installation from Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei, featuring research from Amnesty International, will open to…
September 26, 2014
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Protection of Syrian Civilians Must be World’s Priority, Humanitarian and Human Rights Groups Demand
Any further intervention in the Middle East must include plans to address the suffering of Syrian civilians, a global coalition…
September 23, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Marks the September 11, 2001 Attacks
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the attacks in the USA on September 11, 2001.
September 11, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to President Obama’s Remarks on Islamic State
President Obama addressed the nation tonight on his plans to combat the armed group Islamic State.
September 11, 2014
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Amnesty USA Reacts to Missouri, Texas Executions
Amnesty International USA executive director Steven W. Hawkins responded today to the executions of Earl Ringo, Jr in Missouri and…
September 10, 2014