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Sakineh Ashtiani Still At Risk
Yesterday, misleading reports surfaced that Sakineh Ashtiani may have been released from prison in Iran. Yet today we received reports that Iran’s state-controlled Press TV will tonight broadcast a new…
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Sign of an Egyptian Election: Mass Arrests
"If the forthcoming elections are to be fair and credible, the Egyptian government must ensure that they are conducted on a ‘level playing field'"
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Protests and Police Intimidation at Khaled Said Killing Trial
Amnesty's Sally Sami tries to observe the trial of two policemen accused of beating Egyptian Khaled Said to death but instead is met by heavily armed police and protesters at…
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Iraqi Government Responds to Amnesty Report on Detentions
The Iraqi Government responds to Amnesty International report on 30,000 imprisoned Iraqis on Aljazeera's Inside Iraq.
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Egypt: Striking a Blow Against Impunity?
The death of Khaled Said has moved the Egyptian public in a way that few other cases have.
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Israel Falling Short on the Gaza Blockade
Amnesty International believes the Gaza blockade imposes a collective punishment on 1.4 million Palestinians in clear violation of international law. It must be completely lifted without delay.
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Were US missile and cluster munitions used in a fatal attack in Yemen?
Based on the evidence provided by these photographs, the US government must disclose what role it played in the al-Ma'jalah attack, and all governments involved must show what steps they…
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Israeli Killings of Gaza Ship Activists Must Be Investigated
UPDATE: Amnesty International interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone called for an international inquiry into the deaths caused by the raid on the aid flotilla in international waters outside Gaza today.…
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Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse
A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice. So was the conclusion of our world report released today that documents…
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Gilad Shalit is not a 'Bargaining Chip'
Amnesty International was born out of the injustice of the forgotten prisoner. Â In 1960, a British lawyer, Peter Benenson, read a story about the imprisonment of two Portuguese students, who…
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Gaza Blockade: Amnesty International Delivers 23,000 Signatures to Clinton
[caption id="attachment_8660" align="alignleft" width="324" caption="A boy poses in front of one of more than 4,000 houses in the Gaza Strip that the UN said were totally destroyed or beyond repair…
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New Global Death Penalty Stats Out Today
A Challenge to the Outliers Today we released our annual report on global death penalty statistics. The good news: the world has made progress toward upholding the fundamental right to…