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Amnesty International Calls on Libya to Stop Heavy-Handed Repression of Peaceful Demonstrations As Violence Erupts in Benghazi
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 16, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Libya to Stop Heavy-Handed Repression of Peaceful Demonstrations…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Italy to Effectively Address Tunisian Migrants ‘Emergency’
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 16, 2011Amnesty International Urges Italy to Effectively Address Tunisian Migrants 'Emergency'Contact: AIUSA media…
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected]: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions(Paris, February 16,2011) – Other…
March 27, 2011
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Thailand/India/Indonesia: Rohingyas at risk need protection
AI Index: ASA 01/004/2011 17 February 2011 Thailand/India/Indonesia: Rohingyas at risk need protection Hundreds of Rohingyas fleeing systematic persecution in…
March 27, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Demands a Halt to Deadly Force by Libyan Authorities to Suppress Protests
Government security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the city of Al Bayda, killing demonstrator Nancer Miftah...
March 27, 2011
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Yemen: Security Forces Attack Peaceful Demonstrators and Journalists
Amnesty International called on Yemen today to stop its security forces from attacking peaceful protesters and journalists...
March 27, 2011
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Bahrain: Amnesty International Condemnds Brutality and Deadly Force Against Peaceful Protests in Bahrain with Six People Reportedly Killed
Six people were killed as Bahraini authorities for used deadly force to forcibly evict a peaceful protest camp in the...
March 27, 2011
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Egpyt: Protestors Released From Detention Describe Torture Days Before Mubarak Departed
According to testimonies from newly released detainees, in the final days before Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down,...
March 27, 2011
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14-YEAR-old RELEASED from jail in India
14-YEAR-old RELEASED from jail in india Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, a child aged 14, was detained without charge or trial in…
March 27, 2011
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Yemen: Amnesty International Expresses Grave Concern for Demonstrators in Yemen as Authorities Step Up Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Yemeni authorities have used excessive force against peaceful anti-government protestors in assaults that included beatings,...
March 27, 2011
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Chad: Amnesty International Welcomes House Amendment to Prohibit Military Spending in Chad
An amendment offered by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry would prohibit U.S. military assistance to Chad. Scott Edwards, Amnesty...
March 27, 2011
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India: Maoist kidnappings come against backdrop of rising violence
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March 27, 2011