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Press Release
Amnesty International Implores Singapore to Join Global Trend Toward Abolition of Death Penalty
Amnesty International today calls on Singapore to join the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty and establish a moratorium on all executions, following the country's announcement that it carried out four executions in 2011, after no executions the previous year.
May 2, 2012
Update
Will Montana Recognize Redemption?
Ronald Smith was sentenced to death in Montana for a crime committed in 1982. He is now a reformed 54-year-old grandfather. Is that enough to spare his life?
May 1, 2012
Update
Drones: The Known Knowns
Presidential adviser John Brennan suggests that drones are effective and legal. Here are 12 reasons why the US needs to rethink their drones program.
May 1, 2012
Update
Leading Iranian Trade Union Activist Spends May Day in Prison
In Iran, those who advocate peacefully on behalf of their fellow workers are likely to wind up in prison.
May 1, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges United States to Guarantee Chen Guangcheng’s Safety, Calls on China to Protect Activist’s Rights
Amnesty International today calls on the United States to guarantee Chen Guangcheng's safety and insist that China protect the rights of the activist and his family, amid reports the Chinese activist escaped from illegal house arrest last week into American diplomatic protection in China.
May 1, 2012
Press Release
Moving from Pen and Paper to Digital May Mean Progress, But Suppression Continues, Says Amnesty International
On the eve of World Press Freedom day, Amnesty International says that some countries are blocking search engines, charging the exorbitant fees for internet, torturing activists to obtain their Facebook and Twitter passwords and passing laws that control what people can (and cannot) talk about online.
May 1, 2012
Update
Journalists Under Fire: 10 Reasons to Defend Free Speech
17 journalists have already been killed in 2012 for speaking truth to power. Stand up for those who speak out no matter the cost this World Press Freedom Day.
April 30, 2012
Report
Ethiopia: Dismantling dissent: Intensified crackdown on free speech in Ethiopia
Since March 2011, at least 108 opposition party members and six journalists have been arrested in Ethiopia for alleged involvement with various proscribed terrorist groups
April 30, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls On Ukraine to Stop Police Criminality or Risk Euro 2012 Fan Abuse
Amnesty International today called for urgent reforms within the Ukrainian police ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer competition, in the wake of the robbery and severe beating of two men by six officers in Lviv on April 21.
April 30, 2012
Update
Ex-CIA Chief Defends Hiding Torture Evidence, But We Need to Know the Truth
Former CIA spy Jose Rodriguez defends his actions in new book. But the American people have a right to know how torture became U.S. policy and whether it produced useful information.
April 28, 2012
Update
Kurdish Kids and Turkey’s Shameful Prisons
Kurdish children imprisoned under Turkey's anti-terrorism laws suffer shameful abuses.
April 27, 2012
Update
Ex-Liberian President Who Brought "Blood Diamonds" Into the Public Consciousness, Found Guilty of War Crimes
Charles Taylor verdict sends message no one is above the law.
April 26, 2012