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Urgent Action Victory! Beninese Journalist Ignace Sossou is Free (Benin: UA 8.20)
Investigative journalist Ignace Sossou was freed from Cotonou prison on 24 June after having served six months in arbitrary detention. On 19 May, the Cotonou Court of Appeal reduced his…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Jehovah’s Witness’ Sentence Commuted (Russian Federation: UA 107.20)
On 3 August, the Pskov Regional Court, in western Russia, commuted Gennadiy Shpakovsky’s six-and-a-half-years’ prison sentence to a suspended sentence of the same duration including two years on probation. The…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Jehovah’s Witness’ Sentence Commuted (Russian Federation: UA 107.20)
On 3 August, the Pskov Regional Court, in western Russia, commuted Gennadiy Shpakovsky’s six-and-a-half-years’ prison sentence to a suspended sentence of the same duration including two years on probation. The…
Update
44 Members of Congress Urge DHS to Free Pastor Steven
On August 18, 44 Members of Congress, led by Congressman Jim McGovern, wrote to Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Wolf, urging his agency to free Pastor Steven Tendo, an…
Press Release
Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny must be thoroughly investigated
Amnesty International demands that the Russian authorities fully investigate the circumstances of the unexpected and critical deterioration of the health of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and allow him to immediately…
Event
#FreeBillieAllen, The Art of Innocence
The resumption of executions at the Federal level in the United States puts many death row inmates at risk of death, particularly at the accelerated pace at which they are…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Luis Kutner
Responding to the role of Luis Kutner in Amnesty International, who died in 1993 and may be linked to the murder of Fred Hampton, Amnesty International USA issued the following…
Press Release
Attacks on journalists in Belarus mount amid protest crackdown
The Belarusian authorities must immediately end their assault on journalists, Amnesty International said today, amid reports of journalists being arrested, beaten, and targeted with rubber bullets while covering the vicious police…
Press Release
Military and security forces in Lebanon attack unarmed protesters following explosions
Doctors who had attended the protests said they soon realized dozens of people required urgent medical care. They reported injuries and wounds on heads, faces, necks, arms, chests, backs, legs,…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Niger Journalist Samira Sabou Has Been Freed (Niger: UA 117.20)
Samira Sabou, a journalist and President of the Niger bloggers association, was freed from Niamey pris-on on 28 July after the judge dismissed all charges of defamation against her. She…
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Urgent Action Victory! Niger Journalist Samira Sabou Has Been Freed (Niger: UA 117.20)
Samira Sabou, a journalist and President of the Niger bloggers association, was freed from Niamey pris-on on 28 July after the judge dismissed all charges of defamation against her. She…
Update
Amnesty International Comments on Cruel and Unlawful New “National Security”-Based Asylum Rule
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Andrew Davidson, Asylum Division Chief Refugee, Asylum and…