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From Animal Cartoons to Opposition to the Death Penalty: Just About Anything Can Land You in Prison in Iran
[caption id="attachment_61411" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Artist Atena Farghadani[/caption] It seems that not one single thing escapes the attention of hardliners in Iran, bent on using the extraordinary powers they hold to…
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Harsh Prison Sentences for Two Female Activists in Iran Highlight Rampant Injustice
The sentencing of Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani to more than 12 years in prison – far in excess of the statutory maximum punishment for the charges she faced…
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Pardoned Nigeria Torture Victim ‘Overwhelmed’ By Campaign to Spare His Life
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been pardoned following intensive campaigning from Amnesty International supporters across the…
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Saudi Arabia: 90 executions this year beat 2014’s disgraceful record
Saudi Arabia today has carried out its 90th execution so far this year, equalling the number of people executed in the Kingdom during the whole of 2014, said Amnesty International.
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Grasping the Nettle: Ending Europe’s Trade in Execution and Torture Technology
Companies based in the European Union (EU) are still marketing and trading in a range of security equipment which can be used to torture and ill-treat people, Amnesty International and…
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Nebraska Legislature Overrides Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
Today the Nebraska legislature voted to override Governor Ricketts’ veto of a measure repealing the death penalty. Nebraska will now become the 19th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment, and…
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VICTORY: Nebraska Becomes the 19th US State to Abolish the Death Penalty!
Wow, who would have thought it possible? Red-state Nebraska (with a few purple splotches) actually has repealed the death penalty by voting to override the Governor’s veto! And who were…
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‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, Torture and Summary Killings of Palestinians by Hamas Forces During the 2014 Gaza/Israel Conflict
Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel and others during Israel’s military offensive against Gaza in July…
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Papua New Guinea: Vicious ‘sorcery’ killing leaves two more women at imminent risk
Authorities in Papua New Guinea must urgently step up protection for two women accused of “sorcery” whose lives are at imminent risk, Amnesty International said after a mob threatened them…
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The State of LGBT Human Rights Worldwide
[caption id="attachment_60816" align="alignleft" width="1000"] LGBT activists take part in a Gay Pride event in St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 2013. (EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV)[/caption] Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Passage of Nebraska Death Penalty Repeal Bill
Today the Nebraska legislature passed a measure repealing the death penalty, leaving that state poised to become the 19th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment. The measure passed with enough…
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Nebraska, Tsarnaev, and the United States’ dwindling use of the death penalty
At first blush, Nebraska lawmakers' stunning passage of a bill to abolish the death penalty in their state and the death sentence handed down to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston…