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Ohio Sets 7 Execution Dates
Ohio has just set 7 new execution dates – meaning there is now an execution scheduled each and every month between February and October. But the chorus of voices opposing…
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Pulp Fiction
Today former Bush administration Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld launched his autobiography "Known and Unknown: A Memoir" with a tour of the usual media outlets. In the memoir, he tries…
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Egyptian Protests Day 3: Next Steps
Amid the third day of protests in Egypt, casualties and detentions are increasing: Today the brunt seems to be in the Suez region where Twitter reports indicate live ammo is…
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Lost in Iraq
Walid Yunis Ahmad is quite possibly the longest serving detainee in Iraq. He is a member of the marginalized Turkoman minority and has been imprisoned in Irbil, Northern Iraq, without…
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Letters of Support Gave Me Strength While in an Egyptian Prison
To raise awareness of December’s Write for Rights former prisoner of conscience Musaad Abu Fagr tells how letters lifted his spirits while in detention.
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Desmond Tutu, Iraqi Prisons Scandal, and More
The winter issue of the members-only Amnesty International magazine is coming soon! You'll find in depth analysis of the Iraqi prisons scandal, a special essay by Desmond Tutu, and lots…
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Aung San Suu Kyi Finally Free!
We are thrilled that Aung San Suu Kyi was finally released today in Myanmar after seven and a half years of house arrest.
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Prison Lobby's Ties to Arizona Anti-Immigration Law
NPR revealed that Arizona's draconian immigration law, SB1090, was written in collusion with for-profit prisons and their lobbyists. The massive growth in immigration detention may be terrific for business, but…
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Iraq's Apt Pupils
The publication yesterday by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 classified documents relating to US operations in Iraq has reinforced the claims made in Amnesty’s recent report “New Order Same Abuses: Unlawful…
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Congress Seeks to Improve Prison Conditions Around the World
For years, we’ve documented horrendous conditions in prisons all around the world in our Annual Report. Detainees are often held in inhumane prison conditions, including overcrowding and inadequate food, water…
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Accountability for Torture After 'Mohamed v Jeppesen' Setback
A September 8th federal court decision blocked a lawsuit from people who suffered torture through U.S. extraordinary renditions. It is up to us to challenge the acts that have been…
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Former Prisoner of Conscience Releases Film, Tibet in Song
Former Prisoner of Conscience Ngawang Choephel's beautiful documentary, Tibet in Song, opens September 24th. Tibet in Song is both a celebration of traditional Tibetan folk music and a harrowing journey…