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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death

The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…

May 19, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death

The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…

May 19, 2011

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Cuba: Cuban Authorities Urged To End Harrassment of Dead Activist’s Family

Cuban authorities continue to harrass the family of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a human rights activist who died during a hunger...

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned Activists

Amnesty International Press ReleaseMonday, February 7, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release All Imprisoned ActivistsContact: Wende Gozan Brown at…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, October 13, 2010Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’--Human rights organization…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Criticizes Extension of Cuba Sanctions; Calls on Congress to End a ‘Misguided Embargo’

Amnesty International Press StatementFor Immediate Release:Wednesday, September 08, 2010Amnesty International Criticizes Extension of Cuba Sanctions; Calls on Congress to End…

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Activists to Be Released

Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 23, 2011Amnesty International Reacts to Release of Activists in CubaContact: AIUSA media relations…

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Authorities must end the harassment of the mother of deceased prisoner of conscience

The Cuban authorities must act to end the harassment of the mother of a prisoner of conscience who died following…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Cuba to Release Prisoner of Conscience on Hunger Strike

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Friday, March 11, 2011Amnesty International Urges Cuba to ReleasePrisoner of Conscience on Hunger StrikeContact:  Wende…

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Government continues to stifle dissent, despite assertions that freedom of expression is respected

Cuba's government continues to stifle dissent through arbitrary arrests, surveillance, intimidation and harassment of...

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Cuban Authorities Urged To End Harrassment of Dead Activist’s Family

Cuban authorities continue to harrass the family of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a human rights activist who died during a hunger...

March 27, 2011

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Cuba: Cuba’s ‘ladies in white’ At Risk of Beatings and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International urged Cuban President RaĂşl Castro to ensure the safety of a group of female relatives of prisoners of...

March 27, 2011