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Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian Authorities Not to Carry Out Cruel Sentence
Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities not to carry out a sentence ordering a man…
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Libya: Attacks against Misratah residents point to war crimes
Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the bleak…
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Chinese government critics missing as crackdown on dissent widens
Authorities in China must clarify the current status and reveal the whereabouts of a lawyer and a journalist who have gone missing in the past week, Amnesty International said today…
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Azerbaijan activist convicted on ‘trumped up’ drugs charge
Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges
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Amnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights
Amnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights and Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Development, Support Cyber-activists/internet Freedom
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Al-Gaddafi’s forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah
Amnesty International today corroborated claims about the use of anti-vehicle mines in Misratah’s port by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi, as indiscriminate attacks on the Libyan city continue.
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Threats force Syrian activists underground amid nationwide protests
Human rights activists seen to be involved in pro-reform protests in Syria have been forced into hiding after receiving threats from Syrian authorities, Amnesty International said today as a “Day…
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Libya: Attacks against Misratah residents point to war crimes
Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the bleak…
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Chinese government critics missing as crackdown on dissent widens
Authorities in China must clarify the current status and reveal the whereabouts of a lawyer and a journalist who have gone missing in the past week, Amnesty International said today…
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Azerbaijan activist convicted on ‘trumped up’ drugs charge
Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organization sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges