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Oman must charge or release detained protesters
The Omani authorities must say where and why they are holding some six people arrested during a recent peaceful protest in the capital Muscat as more than two dozen others…
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Oman must charge or release detained protesters
The Omani authorities must say where and why they are holding some six people arrested during a recent peaceful protest in the capital Muscat as more than two dozen others…
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Moscow authorities ban gay pride event
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had been set to take place on 28 May
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Jammu and Kashmir releases 14-year-old boy held without charge
Faizan Rafiq Hakeem was detained for over a month under the controversial Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA).
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UN to monitor human rights situation in Iran
The decision comes amid concern at mass human rights violations committed during an ongoing crackdown on dissent and an increased use of the death penalty.
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Illinois abolishes the death penalty
Illinois will become the 16th state in the USA to ban capital punishment when the law signed by Governor Quinn comes into effect on 1 July.
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Morocco frees arbitrarily detained former military officer
Former colonel Kaddour Terhzaz was sentenced to 12 years in jail after he wrote to the country's monarch complaining about the treatment of former air force pilots.
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Iraqi police officer held without charge is freed
Qusay 'Abdel-Razaq Zabib was detained for over two years because he was suspected of having links to armed groups.
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Zimbabwe court acquits LGBT activist
Charges have been dropped against Ellen Chademana, an employee at the NGO Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe.
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Gambia frees opposition leader
A former Gambian opposition leader who was the subject of an Amnesty International letter writing campaign has been released early.
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Egypt: Victims of protest violence deserve justice
During 18 extraordinary days in early 2011, millions of Egyptians rose up against police brutality, poverty and the relentless repression of their basic freedoms, and ended up ousting the President.…
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Uganda: Reject Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Amnesty International and Human…