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Homs at Gunpoint: Satellites Track Assault on Syrian Cities
Satellite images document the assault against civilians in the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama.
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Maryland: Will Death Penalty Repeal Follow Marriage Equality?
After passing marriage equality, Maryland is also close to repealing its death penalty. Governor O'Malley needs encouragement, and that's where you come in.
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Corporate Accountability Comes Before the U.S. Supreme Court
A key case against oil giant Shell in the Supreme Court will decide whether corporations can be held civilly liable for international human rights violations.
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Israel: Say No to Detention Without Charge or Trial
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan may have ended his hunger strike, but Israel continues to hold him without charge or trial.
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Human Rights Groups Call on Israel to Completely Lift Travel Ban for Palestinian Shawan Jabarin, Granted Permission To Leave West Bank For First Trip in Six Years
Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now permanently lift the…
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CAST ANNOUNCED FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALL
Amnesty International today announced its line-up of 35 of the world’s most talented comedians and musicians who will stand up for free speech and celebrate 50 years of Amnesty International…
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Great News! Detained Activist Released on Bail
Three Zimbabwean activists from the Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ) who were arrested in December 2011 have been released on bail. Two charges against them have now been dismissed by…
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Great News! Hasson Ba’oom Realeased Without Charge
Hassan Ba’oom, leader of a political opposition group in southern Yemen, was released without charge along with his son Fawaz Ba’oom on 7 December 2011. They had been detained incommunicado…
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Great News! Sudanese Activist Released Without Charge
The six members of the student-led movement Girifna who were arrested on 25 January have been released from Kober prison in Khartoum, Sudan. Some of the relatives of the students…
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Great News! Naser Bader al-Raas found not guilty
A Canadian sentenced last October in Bahrain to five years in prison for taking part in anti-government protests has now been found not guilty on appeal.
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Great News! 14 Manama protestors released
On 14 February 2012 a judge ordered the release of 14 people who had been serving six-month sentences for taking part in an "illegal gathering" among other charges.
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Great News! Woman Activist Released in Bahrain
Zainab al-Khawaja was released on 20 February after having been arrested on 12 February for participating in a protest. She was charged with "illegal gathering".