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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”
Amnesty International today condemned as “harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair” the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court…
June 22, 2011
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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…
June 22, 2011
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Côte d’Ivoire: Dozens of Gbagbo supporters detained without charge
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest…
June 22, 2011
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Equatorial Guinea: Surge in arbitrary arrests ahead of AU summit
The authorities in Equatorial Guinea must immediately end a draconian clampdown on freedom of expression taking place ahead of an…
June 22, 2011
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Côte d’Ivoire: Dozens of Gbagbo supporters detained without charge
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest…
June 22, 2011
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Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths…
June 21, 2011
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Turkey must take action over LGBT discrimination
The Turkish authorities must bring into force laws that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from widespread…
June 21, 2011
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Political violence should not mark Guatemala electoral campaign
Guatemalan authorities must promptly and fully investigate a series of alleged politically motivated killings, Amnesty International said today after the…
June 17, 2011
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Guatemalan Authorities Must Investigate Murders of Political Candidates, Says Amnesty International
Guatemalan authorities must promptly and fully investigate the murders of three men running for mayor, Amnesty International said today after…
June 17, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Investigate Disappearances of Men Seized by Navy
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (London) -- Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate the disappearance of a man…
June 17, 2011
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Amnesty International Says Sri Lanka Must Not Torture Rejected Asylum Seekers
The Sri Lankan authorities must refrain from any ill-treatment of a group of rejected asylum seekers who arrived in Colombo…
June 17, 2011
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Sri Lanka must not torture rejected asylum seekers
The Sri Lankan authorities must refrain from any ill-treatment of a group of rejected asylum seekers who arrived in Colombo…
June 17, 2011