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Great News! Prisoners of conscience released on bail!
Two Cuban prisoners of conscience have been released on bail to await trial on trumped-up charges arising from their joining peaceful protests.
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The Spring that Never Blossomed: Freedoms Supressed in Azerbaijan
In recent years, the government of Azerbaijan has consolidated its authoritarian rule. Peaceful protest has effectively been criminalized, journalists and bloggers jailed.
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Bahrain Report Must Lead to Action Over Protest Abuses, Says Amnesty International
Bahrain government's must deliver justice to the victims of human rights violations during pro-reform protests, as part of the investigation into the uprising that will be released this week, Amnesty…
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International Community Must Act on Azerbaijan Crackdown, Says Amnesty International
The international community must not turn a blind eye to human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Amnesty International said today in a new report released at a Baku press conference cataloging…
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5 Countries Where Your Online Comments Could Land You in Jail
When you post things online, you probably don't expect the police to come knocking on your door. But in these five countries, that's what can happen.
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Tweet to Free Jabbar Savalan
Join the global Twitter action to call for the release of Jabbar Savalan, jailed in Azerbaijan for using Facebook to organize peaceful protests.
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Syrian woman activist wins human rights award
Razan Zaitouneh, who was forced into hiding after defying the Syrian authorities' crackdown on dissent, has won the 2011 Anna Politkovskaya Award.
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Amnesty International Condemns Flogging Sentence for Saudi Woman Who Drove a Car
A flogging sentence against a Saudi Arabian woman who defied the ban on driving by women demonstrates the cruel scale of gender discrimination in the Kingdom, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International Charges Sri Lanka Inquiry into its Armed Conflict is “Fundamentally Flawed”
The Sri Lankan government’s inquiry into the country’s civil war is fundamentally flawed and provides no accountability for atrocities.
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Sri Lanka: Inquiry into armed conflict fundamentally flawed
Thousands of civilians were killed and other serious human rights violations committed during Sri Lanka’s decades-long internal conflict, particularly during the final months. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)…
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Rule of Law Under Attack in Rio de Janeiro
Militia groups in Rio de Janeiro are gaining ground, while one of the state’s most effective enforcers of rule of law is now dead.
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Hundreds Disappeared, Killed and Tortured in Gambia
Activists in 22 cities raise the alarm on Gambia's deteriorating human rights situation on July 22.