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Myanmar – New government installed today, March 30, 2011

The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights violations and put an end to the growing legacy…

April 14, 2011

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Italy: Thousands of Refugess Stranded in Appalling Conditions on Italian Island

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 30, 2011Thousands Stranded in Appalling Conditions on Italian Island, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: President al-Assad’s Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is “Dangrous Diversion”

Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 30, 2011President al-Assad's Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is…

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats…

April 14, 2011

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Egypt: Scrap Proposed Law to Criminalize Strikes and Protests

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 201Scrap Proposed Law to Criminalize Strikes and Protests, Amnesty International Tells Egypt…

April 14, 2011

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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces Advance on Ivory Coast Capital

Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate Release Thursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Warns of Human Rights and Humanitarian Catastrophe as Forces…

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping Her

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who…

April 14, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling Saturday

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Calls on Nigeria to End Political…

April 14, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights…

April 14, 2011

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Repression of Azerbaijani Activists Intensifies Ahead of Protests, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Repression of Azerbaijani Activists Intensifies Ahead of Protests, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA…

April 14, 2011

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United States: Abandoning Federal Trials for 9/11 Suspects is Shameful Political Compromise, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 4, 2011HOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT ABANDONING FEDERAL TRIALS FOR 9/11 SUSPECTS IS SHAMEFUL POLITICAL COMPROMISE,…

April 14, 2011

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China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- The detention…

April 14, 2011