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China: Internet Activists Arrested
More than 100 activists, many of them active on Twitter and blogging networks, have been detained, subjected to monitoring...
March 27, 2011
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Chad: Amnesty International Welcomes House Amendment to Prohibit Military Spending in Chad
An amendment offered by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry would prohibit U.S. military assistance to Chad. Scott Edwards, Amnesty...
March 27, 2011
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Malaysia: Government should halt the expansion of security forces accused of abuses
The Malaysian government should scrap plans to expand a state sponsored security force of civilian volunteers with a long...
March 27, 2011
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Malaysia: Refugees are Arrested, Abused and Denied the Right to Work
The Malaysian government should give refugees in the country the right to work, Amnesty International said today as it...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Amnesty International Says Iran Focused on Covering Up Horrific Abuses Committed During Post-Election Period
Organization Urges Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Allow UN Special Rapporteurs to Conduct Inquiry in Iran.
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Women Protestors Forced to Take ‘Virginity Tests’
Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian authorities to investigate serious allegations of torture, including...
March 27, 2011
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Bahrain: Amnesty International Calls for Probe of Torture Allegations as 23 Opposition Activists are Released in Bahrain
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, February 24, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Probe of Torture Allegations as 23 Opposition Activists are Released in Bahrain Activists Arrested Last Year During Clampdown in Run Up to Parliamentary Elections Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today welcomed the release of 23 opposition activists in Bahrain, but repeated its call for an independent investigation into allegations that some of them were tortured while in custody.The 23 men were among at least 250 detainees released Wednesday by order of Bahrain's head of state, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, apparently in response…
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Amnesty International Calls on Egyptian VP To Stop Violence
Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty, calls "for the immediate and safe release of our colleagues who...
March 27, 2011
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Uzbekistan: Authorities must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan
The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing...
March 27, 2011
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United States: President Obama Should Address Urgent Human Rights Situations in His State of the Union Address
As the nation anticipates President Obama?s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27, Amnesty International...
March 27, 2011
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Guatemala: Indigenous Farmers Evicted by Guatemalan Authorities
Amnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to halt the forced evictions of indigenous farming communities...
March 27, 2011
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Egpyt: Protestors Released From Detention Describe Torture Days Before Mubarak Departed
According to testimonies from newly released detainees, in the final days before Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down,...
March 27, 2011