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Illinois General Assembly Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
On January 11, the Illinois Senate joined the Illinois House of Representatives in voting to abolish the death penalty. If...
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(UA 205/10) Great News! Kenyan Lawyer Released
Kenyan lawyer Mbugua Mureithi was released from police custody in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on 18 September and was...
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Ohio Governor Commutes Kevin Keith’s Death Sentence
On September 2, 2010, Gov. Strickland of Ohio commuted the death sentence of death row prisoner Kevin Keith. This was an...
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(UA 145/10) Good News! Kuwaiti Journalist Released from Prison
Kuwait journalist and blogger Muhammad 'Abd al-Qader al-Jasem, held since 11 May 2010, was released following a court...
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(UA 112/10) Good News! Stay of Execution Granted in Texas
On 30 June the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Jonathan Marcus Green less than four hours before it...
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(UA 137/10) Good News! Rejected Somali Asylum-Seeker Released from Detention in UK
On 23 June, the UK authorities deferred their plans to forcibly return "Mr S", a rejected Somali asylum-seeker to Mogadishu,...
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Egypt: Two dead as Egyptian army forces protestors out of Tahrir Square
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 9, 2011 Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of Tahrir Square Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 347-526-5520, [email protected].…
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State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: Gwen Fitzgerald, 202.509.8194, [email protected](WASHINGTON, DC) –…
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(UA 05/10) Good News! Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Released from Prison
Human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi was released on June 23rd after almost six months' detention without trial. He is due...
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Serbia: Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma in New Amnesty International Report
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, April 7, 2011Serbia Urged to Stop Forced Evictions of Roma, Says Amnesty International in New Report--Hundreds Forced to Live in Poverty, Inadequate Housing, Report…
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Egypt: Two dead as Egyptian army forces protestors out of Tahrir Square
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 9, 2011 Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of Tahrir Square Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 347-526-5520, [email protected].…
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(UA 105/10) Great News! Detained Doctor Released in UAE
Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan was released by UAE police on June 8th, 2010, after being detained without charge or trial for 65 days....