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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy Calls
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy CallsContact:…
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held in Libya
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held…
April 14, 2011
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Evidence of Serious Human Rights Abuses May be Lost in Zimbabwe as Bodies in Mass Grave Are Exhumed Improperly
Amnesty International is urging Zimbabwe’s authorities to turn to experts for help in exhuming hundreds of bodies found in a…
April 14, 2011
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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition Rally Leaders, Allow Future Public Protests
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, April 7, 2011 Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition…
April 14, 2011
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Mexico: Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in Tamaulipas
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, April 7, 2011Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in…
April 14, 2011
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Serbia: Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma in New Amnesty International Report
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 7, 2011Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma, Says Amnesty International in…
April 14, 2011
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State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle…
April 14, 2011
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Egypt: Two dead as Egyptian army forces protestors out of Tahrir Square
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 9, 2011 Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of…
April 14, 2011
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France: Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says…
April 14, 2011
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Indonesia: Suharto leaves violent legacy
Ex-General Suharto of Indonesia died quietly in bed at age 86, unlike up to a million Indonesians his loyalists had…
March 27, 2011
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Afghanistan: Amnesty International Contacts Taliban Spokesperson, Urges Release of Hostages
Amnesty International has made direct contact with the Taliban to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Rachel Corrie –Group Calls for Investigation, Suspension of Weapons Transfers
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today condemned the killing of Rachel Corrie and called for an independent investigation...
March 27, 2011