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Misratah: The Spiralling Human Cost In A City Under Fire
Mortor shells rain down in Misratah, Libya as Gaddafi's assault continues. Medical clinics, schools, mosques, factories and port have been under attack. Amnesty's researcher reports from the ground.
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Nafousa Mountain Libyans Living In Fear
Southern Tunisia is experiencing a growing influx of Libyans fleeing their homes in the Nafousa Mountain area of western Libya because of violence and persecution by Gaddafi’s forces.
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Protests End Early In Swaziland Due To State Violence
Labor unions in Swaziland called off a third day of protests after police harassment and arbitrary arrests caused them to fear for the lives of demonstrators.
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Free Murtaza Manzoor @abdullah_omar
Officials in Kashmir have been holding a child without charge since January. Tweet messages to the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir asking for his release.
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Update on New Jersey Death Penalty Moratorium/Study Bill
The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission – set up by the state legislature in 2006 to study all aspects of capital...
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Aminatou Haidar
Human rights defender Aminatou Haidar, featured in our 2005 Holiday Card Action, was released from prison in January 2006....
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Guantánamo detainee, Murat Kurnaz has been released!
Murat Kurnaz, a Turkish national born in Germany and featured in AIUSA's Holiday Card action, was released on August 24,...
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19 Year Old Yuldash Kasymov’s Death Sentence Commuted
Uzbekistan's Supreme Court commuted 19-year old Yuldash Kasymov's death sentence to 20 years in prison in November 2005....
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Two Fifteen-Year Old Girls Released in Nepal
Radha Bhusal and Geeta Nepali, subjects of a recent AI Urgent Action, were freed on October 24, 2005 following a Supreme...
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Tunisian Prisoner of Conscience Released
Following a relentless national and international campaign, Tunisian prisoner of conscience Zouheir Yahiaoui was...
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Released Guantanamo Bay detainee thanks AI
A dual citizen of the UK and Pakistan, Moazzam Begg was one of the first foeign nationals to be detained by the US after...
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Congress blocks the outsourcing of torture
In June, Congress banned the government from using any money in a newly passed State Department and Defense Department...