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No more delay: 15 years after Jalil Andrabi’s murder, India must seek extradition of former Indian Army Officer

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: ASA 20/011/2011 14 March 2011 No more delay: 15 years after Jalil Andrabi's murder,…

March 27, 2011

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Israel: Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Family on West Bank

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 14, 2011Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Settler Family on West Bank; Urges Israel…

March 27, 2011

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Bahrain: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Must Rein in Security Forces as Polic Open Fire on Protestors, Killing One and Injuring Many Others

Amnesty International called on the governments of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today to immediately restrain their security...

March 27, 2011

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Afghan Citizens Beaten in Detention at Ukraine Airport, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 16, 2011Afghan Citizens Beaten in Detention at Ukraine Airport, Says Amnesty International Contact:…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters, Including Children, Are Beaten and Violently Dispersed

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 16, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters,…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Expresses Condolences to those Impacted by the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 16, 2011Amnesty International Expresses Condolences to those Impacted by the Earthquake and Tsunami…

March 27, 2011

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With a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United States to Suspend Weapons Supplies to the Country

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150. [email protected] a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United…

March 27, 2011

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Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed

Amnesty International reveals evidence of the Bahraini security forces' systematic use of excessive force in cracking down...

March 27, 2011

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Bahrain: “Disturbing, Damning Evidence” of Bahrain’s Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protestors Including Live Ammunition Fired at Close Range

Bahrain?s security forces used live ammunition at close range and targeted peaceful protestor?s heads, chests and abdomens...

March 27, 2011

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Iraqi man jailed for five years on spurious terror charges

Walid Yunis Ahmad, who had already been detained without trial for 11 years, was convicted of "sending orders and instructions…

March 27, 2011

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Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who…

March 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Morocco Not to Suppress Weekend Protests

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 18, 2011Amnesty International Urges Morocco Not to Suppress Weekend ProtestsContact: AIUSA media relations…

March 27, 2011