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“Amnesty International has helped me so many times.”
Hassan Bility, a journalist with The Analyst newspaper in Liberia, was held incommunicado and without charge or trial...
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New York State legislative committee defeats death penalty
AIUSA was among the activist groups working to prevent Governor Pataki and the State Senate from "fixing" a fundamentally...
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Bangladeshi journalist appreciates AI’s support.
On March 8, 2005, Bangladeshi journalist Sumi Khan visited AI's United Kingdom section to talk about her experiences as a...
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Wangari Maathai, previous Urgent Action case, is awarded Nobel Peace Prize!
A leader of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement, Wangari Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Urgent Action Network...
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Lim Taehoon has been released!
Lim Taehoon (28), a South Korean gay rights activist was arrested on February 26, 2004 for refusing to serve mandatory...
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Grassroots events held around the country
Denounce Torture activists from around the United States held more than 50 events in commemoration of June 26th, the United...
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Congress blocks the outsourcing of torture
In June, Congress banned the government from using any money in a newly passed State Department and Defense Department...
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Released Guantanamo Bay detainee thanks AI
A dual citizen of the UK and Pakistan, Moazzam Begg was one of the first foeign nationals to be detained by the US after...
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Conscientious Objector Freed
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia Castillo, who had been imprisoned on charges of 'desertion' from the US Army, was released from...
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Human Rights Defenders Receive Protection, Thank Urgent Action Activists
Three members of the Insan Haklari Dernegi (IHD), Human Rights Association, Eren Keskin, Saban Dayanan and Dogan Genc have...
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Human Rights Defender Thanks Activists
Sudan: Lawyer and human rights defender Saleh Mahmud Osman visited AI UK in London in April 2005. He discussed his work for...
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Prisoner of Conscience Professor Yury Bandazhevsky Is Free!
Amnesty International USA welcomes the good news that Yury Bandazhevsky, a prisoner of conscience and one of AIUSA's Special...