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Syria: Amnesty International Calls on Syrian President to Rein in Security Forces After Violent Crackdown

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, April 14, 2011, Amnesty International Calls on Syrian President to Rein in…

May 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Says Syrian Authorities Must First End Bloody Crackdown and Punish Those Responsible

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 19, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] to Syria’s Pledge for Reforms, Amnesty International…

May 6, 2011

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Torture and Arbitrary Arrest Continue in Egypt, Despite Disbanding of Feared Security Forces

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Release Tuesday, April 19, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] and Arbitrary Arrest Continue in Egypt, Despite…

May 6, 2011

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UN must act now on Sri Lanka war crimes report

A UN report out today gives credibility to claims that both sides committed war crimes in Sri Lanka's civil war.

May 6, 2011

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Leaked Guantanamo Files Highlight Need for Fair Trials and Accountability, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Leaked Guantanamo Files Highlight Need for Fair Trials and…

May 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Raises ?Great Fears? About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings in Bahrain, Resulting in Death Sentences for Four Anti-Government Protesters

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 28, 2011Amnesty International Raises “Great Fears” About Fairness of Secret Military Court Proceedings…

May 6, 2011

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Osama Bin Laden killed in Pakistan

Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, has been killed by US forces during an operation in Pakistan, US President…

May 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in Egypt Spotlights Need for United States to Continue Programs to Fight Violence Against Women Abroad

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 30, 2011 Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in…

May 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Releases Images Revealing True Size of Political Prison Camps in North Korea

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, May 3, 2011Amnesty International Releases Images Revealing True Size of Political Prison Camps in…

May 6, 2011

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Questions around operation against Osama bin Laden

Amnesty International asks the US and Pakistani authorities to clarify aspects of the operation in which Osama bin Laden ...

May 6, 2011

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Medical Professionals Are Again Targeted with Arrest of President of Bahrain Medical Society and Charges Against 47 Others For Treating Injured Protesters

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, May 4, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Bahraini Parliament Renews Repressive ‘State of Emergency,’…

May 6, 2011

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Kyrgyzstan Must Deliver Justice to Victims of Crimes Against Humanity, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, May 4, 2011Kyrgyzstan Must Deliver Justice to Victims of Crimes Against Humanity, Says Amnesty…

May 6, 2011