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Report
Indefinite detention at Guantánamo continues – 100 detainees on hunger strike
What will it take to get the US government - across its three branches - to act with a real and continuing sense of urgency to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba?
May 6, 2013
Report
Shooting the Messenger: Journalists Targeted by All Sides in Syria
Syria has become the most dangerous country for journalists in the world.
May 3, 2013
Update
Journalists Targeted in On-Going Conflict in Syria
Amnesty International released a report on World Press Freedom Day detailing dozens of cases of journalists and media workers attacked or held in Syria since the 2011 uprising.
May 3, 2013
Update
Ten Ways to Repress a Journalist
From trumped-up charges and removing work licenses to murder, here are 10 ways journalists are repressed and prevented from reporting freely and fairly.
May 3, 2013
Update
In Egypt, Making Fun of Authorities is No Laughing Matter
In Egypt, making fun of the authorities is no laughing matter. It's a criminal offense. Take action to stop the crackdown on freedom of expression in Egypt.
May 3, 2013
Update
Get Ready to Celebrate LGBT Pride Month!
In the months leading up to Pride, Amnesty groups participating in local pride events can access the 2013 Pride Tool Kit for information and resources on LGBT human rights actions.
May 3, 2013
Press Release
Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
May 2, 2013
Press Release
El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously ill pregnant woman with vital medical treatment within 72 hours, Amnesty International said today.
May 2, 2013
Update
It’s Official! Death Penalty Now Abolished In Maryland
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed death penalty abolition into law, making his state the 18th in the U.S. to abandon capital punishment.
May 2, 2013
Update
North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen to 15 Years Hard Labor
North Korea’s Supreme Court in Pyongyang has reportedly sentenced a U.S. national of Korean origin to 15 years of hard labor in the country’s infamous prison camps today.
May 2, 2013
Update
Guantanamo: Is Death The Only Way Out?
9 prisoners have died waiting for justice in Guantanamo. Death should not be the only way out of the detention center.
May 2, 2013
Press Release
Saudi Arabia Threatens New NGO in an Attempt to Intimidate and Repress Human Rights Activism
Saudi Arabian authorities have interrogated and intimidated four founding members of an emerging human rights group, said Amnesty International, which demanded that the repression stop.
May 1, 2013