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Urgent Action Update: Court of Cassation Upholds Death Sentence (Bahrain: 252.14)
On 29 January, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence imposed against Maher Abbas Ahmad following a trial which relied on “confessions” extracted under torture. If the King ratifies…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! – Supreme Court Blocks Execution in Alabama (USA: UA 11.18)
The US Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Vernon Madison who was scheduled to be executed in Alabama on the evening of 25 January. The…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! – Supreme Court Blocks Execution in Alabama (USA: UA 11.18)
The US Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Vernon Madison who was scheduled to be executed in Alabama on the evening of 25 January. The…
Event
Oregon State Meeting
Join us for the Amnesty International’s Oregon State Meeting. The spring convening is a great way to learn more about global human rights issues and how to campaign on these…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Lesotho Soldiers Acquitted of Mutiny Charges (Lesotho: UA 263.15)
A Military Court Martial acquitted 22 Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Soldiers of mutiny charges, while a High Court had ordered a permanent stay of prosecution for one LDF soldier a…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Lesotho Soldiers Acquitted of Mutiny Charges (Lesotho: UA 263.15)
A Military Court Martial acquitted 22 Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Soldiers of mutiny charges, while a High Court had ordered a permanent stay of prosecution for one LDF soldier a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Man Arrested at 17 at Risk of Execution (Iran: UA 296.15)
Iranian man Hamid Ahmadi, arrested at 17 and sentenced to death on the basis of torture-tainted “confessions” is at risk of execution. According to the authorities, his request for retrial…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Teen Arrested At 14 Still At Risk Of Execution (Iran: UA 10.18)
Iranian teenager Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi remains at risk of execution after his execution scheduled for 17 January was postponed. He was 14 years old at the time of the crime…
Press Release
USA: After 16 years, close Guantánamo’s detention center once and for all
On the 16th anniversary of the opening of the notorious detention facility at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is again calling for the fair trial or…
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Press Release
Iran: Easing of deadly drugs laws may spare hundreds from gallows
Responding to news today that Iran will implement amended drugs laws and remove capital punishment for some drug trafficking offenses, Magdalena Mughrabi, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy…
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Press Release
Iran: Stop increasingly ruthless crackdown and investigate deaths of protesters
Iranian authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest, investigate reports that security forces have unlawfully used firearms against unarmed protesters and protect hundreds of detainees from torture and other…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Pakistani Activist’s Whereabouts Unknown (Pakistan: UA 269.17)
Raza Khan, a Pakistani peace activist, has not been seen or heard from since 2 December and may have been subject to an enforced disappearance.