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The Long Arm of the Law
Yesterday a spokesman for former US President George W. Bush announced that he was abandoning a planned visit to Switzerland because of “security concerns”. Although President Bush’s team officially played…
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Fate of Dr. Binayak Sen Will Show Real India
On Wednesday, the high court in this central Indian state of Chhattisgarh will resume hearing on the appeal filed by the acclaimed Indian human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen. Dr.…
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On A Mission Through Cairo
Yesterday, reunited with our two colleagues, we saw flashbacks of the denouement of our last hours of separation. Our night time chase across Cairo’s ghastly streets late on Friday and…
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Yemeni Government Following Egypt’s Repressive Lead?
Inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt and in solidarity with the Egyptian and Tunisian people, on Thursday February 3rd, thousands of anti-government protesters took part in a protest calling…
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Thousands of Iraqis Demonstrate on Thursday
In Baghdad and outside it, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution, and to demand that the government supply basic needs to Iraqi…
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Tweet for a Fair Trial of Walid Yunis Ahmad in Iraq
We need your help to flood the Kurdish Regional authorities with Tweets, emails and letters on or around February 6th, urging them to ensure that Walid Yunis Ahmad receives a…
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Breaking: Amnesty International Staff Detained in Cairo
An Amnesty International representative has been detained by police in Cairo after the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre was taken over by military police this morning.
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First-Hand Account From Cairo: Amnesty Team Reports
An account from the Amnesty team in Cairo on the arrest of their colleagues by Egyptian military police earlier today and their research so far into human rights abuses in…
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Satellite Images Show Grave Crimes Continue in Darfur
While the whole world is watching the outcome of the South Sudan referendum, Darfur continues to burn. New satellite images released by Amnesty’s Science for Human Rights Program provide shocking…
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Activists in the United States Show Solidarity with Egyptian Protesters
While millions of people are protesting in Egypt, an increasing number of activists also take to the streets in the U.S. to demand dignity and basic human rights for the…
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Critics of Egyptian Democracy: Fear of Muslim Brothers
Warnings that democracy will turn Egypt into a dangerous theocracy has been heard for a long time, but with the Egyptian people strongly intent on winning back their rights, those…
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Egypt Continues Media Crackdown
The Egyptian government has tried hard to censor its citizens -- cutting off internet and phone access -- and now journalists find themselves a target in the crackdown on freedom…