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Student Activist Spends Birthday Behind Bars in Azerbaijan
Jabbar Savalan, imprisoned for a Facebook comment, will spend his birthday in jail. Let him know he is not alone.
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Egyptian Blogger Imprisoned for Facebook Comment on Hunger Strike
Maikel Nabil Sanad was unjustly convicted in military court for insulting the Egyptian army on Facebook and on his blog.
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of 70 Prisoners in Iran; Calls for Release of All Iranian Prisoners of Conscience
Amnesty International welcomes the reported release of some 70 prisoners of conscience and political prisoners, convicted of vaguely worded “security related” charges.
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Amnesty International Reveals Detainees in Libya Left to Suffocate in Blazing Hot, Cramped Metal Containers
Libyan forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi forces left 19 detainees to die of suffocation while locked inside metal containers in the sweltering June heat in northwestern Libya.
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Amnesty International Calls on Macedonian Authorities to Deliver Justice to Victims of War Crimes
Amnesty International is calling on the Macedonian authorities to reverse immediately a parliamentary decision which will have the effect of denying justice, truth and reparation to the victims.
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California: 2012 Ballot Initiative To Replace Death Penalty
An initiative to replace the death penalty and redirect funds to address dismal unsolved crime rates may be on the ballot in California in 2012.
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Dick Cheney's Ten Year War on Truth
Dick Cheney is using his new memoir to reaffirm his support of egregious human rights abuses by the Bush Administration. Find out what's fact and what's fiction.
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Amnesty Activists Surprise Cheney at His 'Today Show' Appearance
Amnesty anti-torture activists hound Dick Cheney on his book tour, nabbing air time at his Today Show appearance.
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Syria: Deadly detention: Deaths in custody amid popular protest in Syria
At least 88 people are believed to have died in detention in Syria during five months of bloody repression of pro-reform protests, a new Amnesty International report reveals today. Deadly…
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Teenage Activist Killed in Peaceful Protest in Bahrain, Says Amnesty International
A 14-year-old boy was killed during a peaceful demonstration in Bahrain's central town of Sitra today, where dozens of demonstrators took part in anti-government protests marking the feast of 'Eid…
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High Court Decision on Malaysia Deal ‘Big Win’ for Human Rights, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has welcomed as "a landmark victory for human rights" the High Court decision stopping the Malaysia refugee swap.
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Syria’s Surge of Deaths in Detention Revealed, in New Amnesty International Report
At least 88 people are believed to have died in detention in Syria during five months of bloody repression of pro-reform protests, a new Amnesty International report reveals today.