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Press Release
Life of Egyptian Blogger Hangs in the Balance as Appeal Postponed, Says Amnesty International
Egypt’s military rulers are responsible for the life of a jailed blogger on the 43rd day of a hunger strike, Amnesty International warned today after a Cairo military court adjourned his appeal hearing until October 11.
October 4, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Sentence Against Leading Rights Activist in Iran
The 11-year sentence handed down to leading human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is another blatant attempt by the Iranian government to crush human rights organizations, Amnesty International said today. Narges Mohammadi, the executive chairperson of Iran’s Center for Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), was sentenced Tuesday after her conviction for "propaganda against the system" and membership in a group "whose object is to disturb the security of the country."
September 28, 2011
Press Release
Truth and Justice Needed to Resolve Sri Lanka Rights Crisis, Says Amnesty International
The United Nations Human Rights Council must act immediately to end the crisis of impunity that plagues Sri Lanka more than two years after the end of the bloody civil war.
September 13, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands Immediate Release of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in Iran
Amnesty International demanded that the Iranian authorities immediately release one of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Abdolfattah Soltani.
September 12, 2011
Press Release
Malawi Set for Fresh Anti-Government Protests, says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Malawians participating in nationwide protests planned for August 17 risk being killed or injured unless the authorities halt the use of live ammunition against anti-government demonstrators, Amnesty International said today. The protests come amid increased harassment and intimidation of activists and other dissenting voices in Malawi. In July, at least eighteen people were killed and scores of others injured when police opened fire on protesters in a number of Malawian cities. "The Malawian authorities must allow people to express their opinions without fear of violent reprisals or arbitrary arrests," said Michelle Kagari,…
August 16, 2011
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New Mob Attack on Ahmadiyya Amid Sentencing Controversy in Indonesia, says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - The Indonesian authorities must act to halt attacks on the country's Ahmadi minority, Amnesty International said today, after a radical Islamist group led an attack on the Ahmadiyya in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Hundreds of members of the group the Islamic Defender's Front (FPI) attacked some ten Ahmadiyya in their place of worship on Sunday. Armed with machetes and bamboo sticks, the FPI members stormed the building at around 1 a.m. and attacked worshippers, inflicting serious head injuries on at least one Ahmadiyya member. Three local human rights defenders, two from the Indonesian…
August 15, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Hostility Towards Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya
The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today, after recent threats made to activists.
June 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Russian Human Rights Defender Not Guilty of Slander Charges
A leading Russian human rights defender, Oleg Orlov, has been accused of slandering the Chechen president has been acquitted by a court in Moscow.
June 15, 2011
Report
From Protest to Prison: Iran One Year After The Election
One year on from the disputed presidential election of June 2009, Iranians who want to criticize the Government or protest against mounting human rights violations face an ever-tightening gag.
May 7, 2011
Press Release
Myanmar – New government installed today, March 30, 2011
The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights violations and put an end to the growing legacy of impunity in the country.
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report
The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Myanmar – New government installed today, March 30, 2011
The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights violations and put an end to the growing legacy of impunity in the country.
April 14, 2011