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Jenni Williams of WOZA Arrested in Zimbabwe
Jenni Williams, National Coordinator of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), was arrested this morning. We are calling for her immediate release.
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Armenia: Guys Who Struggled for Independence Are Now in Prison
On Armenia's 20th anniversary of declaration of independence, concerns about the human rights of imprisoned opposition activists.
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Musaad Abu Fagr Freed! Egyptian Bloggers Strike Back
The Egyptian government came late to discovering the power of the Internet and social networking, but for the last four years, they’ve made it the center of its efforts to…
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What Does Guantanamo Cost Us?
According to a recent Washington Post article, since 2001, the Pentagon has spent at least 500 million in renovating Guantanamo, in addition to approximately 150 million a year in operational…
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One Year After Disputed Elections Many Languish in Iran's Prisons
Amnesty International's comprehensive new report "From Protest to Prison – Iran One Year After the Election" shows, large numbers of people are suffering in Iran's prisons—those arrested in the wake…
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Now is the Time for Sri Lanka's Parliament to Drop Emergency Laws
Since 1971, Sri Lanka has been operating almost continuously under a State of Emergency. These emergency laws have granted state authorities sweeping powers of detention and have permitted the use…
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Celebrate Nowruz by Remembering Iran's Detained Human Rights Defenders
[caption id="attachment_8311" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Emadeddin Baghi"][/caption] Now that spring is in the air, most of us (at least those in the northern hemisphere) eagerly look forward to the end of…
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In Solidarity with the People of Iran
The first charter on human rights was authored by Cyrus the Great over 2500 years ago. As Iranians we are heirs to a proud tradition of human rights and tolerance.…
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Hey India, Help Free Aung San Suu Kyi
India should use it's democratic cred and influence as a rising global power to help Aung San Suu Kyi and other Prisoners of Conscience (POC) in Myanmar. In 1993, the…
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Senator Graham: Let’s Hear it for New York
Dear Senator Graham, Sometime tomorrow, Thursday, likely before noon, the Senate will probably vote on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and on…
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Gilad Shalit video released in exchange for 20 Palestinian prisoners
Hamas, the de facto administration in the Gaza Strip, released a video of 23 year old Gilad Shalit. Gilad, an Israeli soldier, was seized by armed Palestinian groups over three years ago in…
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Human Rights Flashpoints – August 11, 2009
AFGHANISTAN - Increased violence prior to elections As the second presidential election draws closer, increased violence from Taliban militants appears imminent. This past Monday, Taliban militants attacked official buildings in…