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Iran: Concern over imminent executions
Amid fears that two Iranian women may be executed imminently, including one by stoning for adultery, Amnesty International...
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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Bangladesh: Security forces used excessive force during raid
Bangladeshi security forces used excessive force during a raid on the house of a senior opposition politician on June 27,...
March 27, 2011
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China: New testimonies reinforce call to investigate Xinjiang riot
Amnesty International is urging the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the...
March 27, 2011
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Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist faces new jail term
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International welcomes Justice Department lawsuit against Arizona
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today welcomed the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to file a lawsuit against...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Government must halt execution of man convicted for murder that occurred when he was 15-years-old
Amnesty International today urgently called on Iranian authorities to halt the imminent execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi,...
March 27, 2011
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Zimbabwe: Government must release Zimbabwe activist held for exposing human rights violations in diamond fields
Amnesty International today called on the Zimbabwean government to release an activist who was detained after he exposed...
March 27, 2011
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Peru: Missionary defending Amazon tribes must not be deported
Amnesty International has called on the Peruvian government to revoke its decision to expel a British Catholic activist who...
March 27, 2011
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United Kingdom: Torture inquiry must be independent and thorough
Amnesty International calls on the United Kingdom government to ensure that its inquiry into U.K. complicity in torture and...
March 27, 2011
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Russia: Scientist could face forcible exile
Amnesty International has said that any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to...
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia: Prisoner of conscience has been released
Amnesty International has welcomed the release of an Indonesian prisoner of conscience jailed for his role in a peaceful...
March 27, 2011