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(UA 108/11) Great News! Iraqi Political Activist ‘Ala Nabil Released
Ala Nabil, a political activist in his late twenties was released on 16 April. He was one of at least five young men detained just after they left a demonstration…
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(UA 112/11) Great News! 6 Iraqi Refugees Released
The six Camp Ashraf residents arrested on 8 April were released on 14 April, and are now back in the camp. They have told Amnesty International that they were beaten…
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Iran human rights activist speaks after release
Emadeddin Baghi, one of Iran's most outspoken human rights activists, was released on Monday.
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Russian human rights defender not guilty of slander charges
Oleg Orlov had said the Chechen President was responsible for the murder of rights defender Natalia Estemirova.
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Angola rehouses victims of forced evictions
Hundreds of people in Luanda whose homes were demolished between 2004 and 2006 are to be rehoused from September.
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Jailed Azerbaijani journalist pardoned
A prominent dissident journalist has been pardoned in Azerbaijan after a global campaign called for his release.
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Brazil Supreme Court recognizes same-sex civil unions
Ruling gives same-sex couples same rights as married heterosexuals.
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Gambia frees opposition leader
A former Gambian opposition leader who was the subject of an Amnesty International letter writing campaign has been released early.
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Zimbabwe court acquits LGBT activist
Charges have been dropped against Ellen Chademana, an employee at the NGO Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe.
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Iraqi police officer held without charge is freed
Qusay 'Abdel-Razaq Zabib was detained for over two years because he was suspected of having links to armed groups.
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Morocco frees arbitrarily detained former military officer
Former colonel Kaddour Terhzaz was sentenced to 12 years in jail after he wrote to the country's monarch complaining about the treatment of former air force pilots.
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Illinois abolishes the death penalty
Illinois will become the 16th state in the USA to ban capital punishment when the law signed by Governor Quinn comes into effect on 1 July.