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Azerbaijan: Release of Leyla Yunus should spur freedom for all prisoners of conscience
Today’s conditional release of Leyla Yunus, one of Azerbaijan’s most prominent human rights defenders, should be followed by immediately and unconditionally setting all prisoners of conscience free, Amnesty International said.
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Angola: Kangaroo court undermines judicial independence as trial of activists enters fourth week
The barring of family members, the media, diplomatic representatives, independent observers and the general public has turned the trial of 17 activists into a kangaroo court and thrown the independence…
Update
Letter from Shawkan Photojournalist Imprisoned in Egypt
Amnesty International has collected nearly 90,000 signatures worldwide in a petition calling for Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid’s release ahead of his first court session, scheduled for December 12 at…
Update
After Paris: Don’t Sacrifice Human Rights in the Name of Security
By Dana Gallaty, Security with Human Rights Action Network It is concerning, though unsurprising, that some U.S. lawmakers’ and politicians’ initial reactions to the horrific attacks in Paris earlier this…
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Russia: Release of Sochi campaigner jailed on absurd charges long overdue
The long overdue release of a campaigner jailed after he protested against the devastating environmental impact of the Sochi Olympic Games is no doubt a great relief for him and…
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Azerbaijan: Government jails award winning journalist as crackdown intensifies
Azerbaijan’s jailing of an award winning journalist barely two weeks after two prominent human rights activists received jail sentences is another severe attack on free speech.
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Syrian Human Rights Activist Mazen Darwish Released
[caption id="attachment_63121" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Abd al-Rahman Hamada, Hussein Gharir, Mazen Darwish, Hani al-Zitani and Mansour al-Omari[/caption] From a country where there is little reason to celebrate, here is some good…
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Syrian activist Mazen Darwish freed after three-year ordeal that included torture
Today’s conditional release of Mazen Darwish, a human rights activist who had been jailed on trumped-up terrorism-related charges, ends the worst of a painful ordeal for him and his family…
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Malaysia: End ‘far-reaching’ crackdown in wake of corruption scandal
The gathering pace of the Malaysian authorities’ far-reaching crackdown on human rights defenders, the media and opposition politicians in the wake of a corruption scandal allegedly involving Prime Minister Najib…
Report
Generation Jail: Egypt’s Youth Go From Protest to Prison
A continuing onslaught against young activists by the Egyptian authorities is a blatant attempt to crush the spirit of the country’s bravest and brightest young minds, and nip in the…
Report
Azerbaijan: the Repression Games. The Voices You Won’t Hear at the First European Games
The Azerbaijani government has carried out a systematic dismantling of civil society ahead of the European Games, seriously undermining any hope for a positive lasting legacy of the event, Amnesty…
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Guilty of Defending Rights: Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Defenders and Activists Behind Bars
Threats, physical violence and the imprisonment of government critics have become the hallmark of the Azerbaijan regime as the country prepares to host the first European Games, said Amnesty International…
