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UN urged to act following deadly weekend in Syria
Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest weekends in months of pro-reform demonstrations, with more than 120 people reportedly shot dead.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS 40 YEARS’ SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR ‘ANGOLA 2,’ CALLING IT ‘MOST EXTREME’ Widow of slain prison guard: ‘If they did not do this – and I…
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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest
Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing Repression More Than Two Decades Later Contact: AIUSA media relations,…
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Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests
Amnesty International Condemns Treatment of Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ After Protests Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Myanmar authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells…
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Amnesty International Urges India to Release Environmental Activists
Amnesty International Urges India to Release Environmental Activists Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Indian authorities must immediately release two activists arrested apparently for their work to protect…
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Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at ‘Red Mud Pond’, Threat to Rural Communities
Amnesty International Warns India of Toxic Sludge Leak at 'Red Mud Pond', Threat to Rural Communities Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has warned that thousands…
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Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan
Amnesty International Urges Pakistan Government to Stop Unlawful Killings in Balochistan Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of Professor Saba Dashtiyari and…
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Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya
Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya Calls Deporation “Outrageous," Risk to Woman’s Safety and Violation of International Law Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New…
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Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria
Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria Protests Galvanized by Childrens’ Deaths Were Met Again with Violent Repression, as More Than 120 People are…
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UN urged to act following deadly weekend in Syria
Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest weekends in months of pro-reform demonstrations, with more than 120 people reportedly shot dead.