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Mother and Children Enter Witness Protection Program in Brazil
After receiving a series of threats, Katia Camargo and her two children entered a witness protection program on 5 January. ...
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Larry Swearingen Granted a Stay of Execution (UA 17/09)
On January 26, Larry Swearingen was granted a stay of execution by a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the...
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Conscientious Objector Allowed to Remain in Canada (UA 22/09)
Dean Walcott has been allowed to stay in Canada until the country's Federal Court decides whether or not to review his case....
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Peccerelli and Family No Longer in Grave Danger in Guatemala (UA 7/09)
Fredy Peccerelli, his family and colleagues, are no longer in immediate danger as a result of the death threat recieved on 8...
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Death Row Inmate Granted Clemency in Ohio (UA 30/09)
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Jeffrey Hill on 12 February. He had been due to be executed on 3 March. ...
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Women’s Stoning Penalties Lessened in Iran (UA 257/06)
Kobra N. has had her sentence of stoning commuted to 100 lashes. Soghra Mola'i, who had been sentenced to 15 years...
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Stimulus funding for Native Women
The economic stimulus package the U.S. Congress recently approved includes hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the...
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Ma Khin Khin Leh Finally Released!
Ma Khin Khin Leh, a political prisoner in Myanmar, was unexpectedly released on Saturday, February 21, in the first group of...
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US Resident Waited Nearly Six Years for Fair Trial (UA 48/09)
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a Qatari national and US resident, was arrested in Illinois in December 2001, but his trial never...
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President of Political Opposition Group in Burundi released (UA 318/08)
Alexis Sinduhije, President of the political opposition group Movement for Security and Democracy, was released and the...
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Prisoner of Conscience Treated by Doctor and Allowed to Meet with Family (UA 45/09)
Dia el Din Gad was transferred to al-Qota Prison in Giza, on the outskirts of the capital, Cairo, on 24 February, and was...
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Husband and Wife Released from Detention in China (UA 85/09)
Human rights lawyer Wei Liangyue and his wife Du Yongjing have been released and returned home after 30 days of detention. ...