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Amnesty International Urges Iran to Respect Peaceful Protests on One Year Anniversary February 14 of Demonstrations in Support of Egypt and Tunisia Uprisings
Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to respect freedom of assembly and allow peaceful protests on February 14 amid fears that authorities may once again use excessive force…
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10 Years Too Many: International Day of Action Against Guantanamo – January 11, 2012
On January 11, 2012, Amnesty International, Witness Against Torture, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, the Center for Constitutional Rights and over 60 other organizations marked the 10 year anniversary…
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Best Death Penalty Movie? You Decide
With the Oscars around the corner, let us know what you think is the best death penalty movie. From Dead Man Walking to 12 Angry Men Hollywood has found unique…
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Weapons from China, Russia and Belarus Fuel Violent Conflict Against Civilians in Darfur, Amnesty International Reports
Weapons from China, Russia and Belarus are fueling violent conflict against civilians in Darfur, Amnesty International reports today, in a briefing that highlights the urgent need for effective controls by…
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10 Years of Love Met With Violence in Zimbabwe
On Tuesday, activists of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) took to the streets for the 10th consecutive commemoration of Valentine's Day. 13 people, including a pregnant woman and minor, were…
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Amnesty International Calls on Israel to Cancel Plan to Forcibly Displace Jahalin Bedouin Communities on West Bank
Amnesty International urged Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak today to cancel military plans to forcibly displace some 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area near the Jerusalem…
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Maldives Security Forces Must Stop Using Violence Against Supporters of Mohamed Nasheed, says Amnesty International
Maldives security forces must stop using violence against supporters of Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party, a day after he was forced to resign the presidency under the threat of violence…
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Amnesty International Demands that Zimbabwe Release Nine Activists Arrested Following Demonstration By Women of Zimbabwe Arise
Amnesty International today called on the Zimbabwean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release nine members of the activist organization, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA). The activists, including WOZA leader Jenni…
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Nuclear Power Plant Protesters Charged With Sedition
Indian authorities have charged peaceful opponents of a nuclear power plant with sedition and "waging war against the state".
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Maldives President (and Former Prisoner of Conscience) Resigns
Former Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience Mohammed Nasheed resigned as President of Maldives after the security forces seized the state broadcasting center.
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Maldives Must Avoid Persecution of Ousted Government, says Amnesty International
The new authorities in the Maldives must avoid persecuting members of outgoing president Mohammed Nasheed's political party, Amnesty International said today, after Mr. Nasheed resigned following a police mutiny in…
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Tweet for the Release of Walid Yunis Ahmad
Today marks the 12th anniversary of the arrest of Walid Yunis Ahmad in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Tweet the Kurdish Regional authorities to release him now!