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Big Win For Indigenous Rights In Peru
New Peruvian law requires government to consult with indigenous peoples before companies can begin projects like digging for oil on their lands.
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Troy Davis
The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt. But our fight to abolish the death penalty lives on.
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As Amnesty International Mobilizes Activists for Global Day of Solidarity for Troy Davis, Support for Clemency Grows
During today’s Global Day of Solidarity for Troy Davis, about 300 rallies, vigils and other events have and are occurring across the globe from Berlin to Boulder, Paris to San…
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Troy Davis: Hundreds of Thousands Acting, More Action Needed
Hundreds of thousands have told the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to stop Troy Davis' execution. But there is one other person who can intervene: DA Larry Chisolm.
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Great News! Mohammed Hasan al-Labwani Released
Mohammed Hasan al-Labwani, who was arrested on August 18 in al-Zabadani, near Damascus, has now been reunited with his family. He was charged by an investigating judge with “weakening national…
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Great News! Saudi Arabian Human Rights Activist Released
Fadhel Maki al-Manasif (previously spelled Fadel Makki al-Manasef), 26 years old, was told on April 30 to report to the criminal investigation department at the police station in al-‘Awwamiya, a…
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Great News! Death sentence of Indian migrants revoked
On September 12 the Court of Appeal in Sharjah, UAE, revoked the death sentence of 17 Indians accused of murdering a Pakistani man and reduced the sentence to two years’…
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Testimonies from Bahrain: Jailed Activist's Wife Speaks Out
Scores of health workers, human rights activists, teachers and many others are still facing unfair military trials in Bahrain.
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Amnesty International Repeats Its Demand that Iran Free Two American Hikers, Amid Conflicting Messages on Their Possible Release From Prison
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the imprisoned U.S. nationals Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would be released within two days. However, this statement was contradicted today by…
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Going to School and Being Ambushed By Gunmen
The regular killing of innocent civilians in Pakistan's northwestern region took another turn when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying school kids, killing 5.
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Celebs, Politicans Rally to Stop Troy Davis Execution
Nobel Peace Prize recipients, celebrities, musicians, the Pope, a former president (and probably your neighbor) rally to stop the execution of Troy Davis.
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Bahrain: Jalila al-Salman & Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb
Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, leaders of the Bahrain Teachers' Association (BTA), were arrested in March and April 2011 in connection with the BTA's calls for strikes…
