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Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of the Syrian regime, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.The Long Reach of the Mukhabaraat includes cases of more than 30 activists in eight countries - Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA – who say that they have faced intimidation from embassy officials and others and that their relatives in Syria have as a result, in some cases, apparently been exposed to harassment, detention and even torture. "Expatriate Syrians…

October 3, 2011

Press Release

Amnesty International condemns the arrest of six individuals -- documentary filmmakers and a producer -- in Iran and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The organization said it appears the five men and one woman are being held solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression, or for their contacts with foreign media, particularly the BBC.

October 3, 2011

Update

New Amnesty report on Lithuania's role in secret CIA prisons and rendition. Lithuania must investigate 'black sites' that operated on their soil.

September 30, 2011

Update

On Saturday, October 1st thousands will remember Troy Davis.

September 30, 2011

Report

The Lithuanian government has admitted its involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programmes. An investigation opened into two secret CIA detention sites that had already been acknowledged was abruptly terminated in January 2011 on highly dubious grounds. In this report, Amnesty International suggests critical lines of enquiry that have not been pursued, and calls on the authorities to re-open the investigations into both its own involvement in these operations and that of the USA and its agents on Lithuanian territory.

September 29, 2011

Press Release

Amnesty International is urging supporters worldwide who are outraged over the execution of Troy Davis to observe Saturday, October 1 – the day of his funeral -- as a “Day of Remembrance.” The organization said it has seen an unprecedented outpouring of new support for its campaign to end the death penalty in the aftermath of the execution.

September 29, 2011

Press Release

Lithuania must immediately reinstate the criminal investigation into its involvement in the U.S.-led rendition and secret detention programs, documents developments since the authorities admitted that Lithuania hosted two secret Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detention facilities between 2002 and 2006.

September 29, 2011

Press Release

Amnesty International today condemned guilty verdicts and prison sentences against doctors and health professionals in Bahrain, saying the charges that they attempted to topple the government during protests earlier this year were “ludicrous.” The organization said the real reason they were tried was because they denounced the government’s savage crackdown on protesters in interviews with journalists.

September 29, 2011

Update

In Latin America unsafe abortions account for 12% of maternal deaths. Bans in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's health is in jeopardy are also common.

September 28, 2011

Update

Two Bahrain Teachers’ Association leaders were handed extreme prison sentences for their participation in peaceful protests.

September 28, 2011

Update

Despite appalling rates of violence against women in Turkey, government authorities still fail to seriously address the problem.

September 28, 2011

Update

2.1 million undocumented minors in the US who arrived in the US as children are at risk of deportation unless the DREAM Act is passed.

September 28, 2011