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Former Chair of Amnesty International Nepal Released from Prison
Five months of intense action by Amnesty International activists paid off on July 4 when veteran human rights defender...
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Five Prisoners of Conscience Released from Libyan Jails
Ramadan Shaglouf, Tariq al-Dernawi, Tawfiq al-Jehani, Ali Be'aou and Musa al-Ziwi were released on September 10 and 11...
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Former Guantanamo Prisoners Freed in Russia!
Airat Vakhitov and Rustam Akhmiarov, who were originally held in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, and then sent to Moscow where...
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“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Amnesty Internaitonal . . “
Conscientious objector Abdullah Webster was released from prison on April 30, 2005, after serving 11 months of a 14-month...
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Environmental Activist and Prisoner of Conscience Felipe Arreaga Released
Amnesty International has received with pleasure the news of the acquittal of Felipe Arreaga Sánchez, environmental...
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Xiaodong Li – Sought asylum from religious persecution
Xiaodong Li, who was jailed and beaten in China for breaking a law against private worship, fled to the United States....
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Death Penalty Moratorium/Study Bill Passes in New Jersey
On January 9, 2006, the New Jersey Assembly passed S-709, a bill that would establish a moratorium on executions while a...
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Violence Against Women Act is Renewed
Amnesty International USA welcomed Congressional renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), an extension that will...
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President Bush Signs into Law the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
On January 5, 2006, President Bush signed into law the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This extension...
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Mamun al-Humsi has been released!
Mamun Al-Humsi and Riad Seif, two former members of Syria's parliament, were freed on January 18 by the Syrian government...
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Arthur Baird’s death sentence has been commuted
Arthur P. Baird described by various courts and mental health professionals as "insane at the time of the murders," "legally...
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Robin Lovitt’s death sentence commuted in Virginia
Gov. Mark R. Warner commuted the death sentence of Robin Lovitt to life in prison. Mr. Lovitt was scheduled to be executed...