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Jail Sentence for Disabled Chinese Housing Activist “Unacceptable,” says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urges China to immediately release a disabled housing activist, calling the jail sentence, based on spurious charges,…
April 10, 2012
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Human Rights Coalition Urges President Obama to Act to Save the Life of Bahraini Activist on Hunger Strike
Amnesty International, along with 14 other human rights organizations, today urged President Obama to publicly demand that the Bahraini authorities…
April 9, 2012
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Amnesty International Demands Russia Release Punk Singers Detained Following Church Performance
Amnesty International today demanded that Russia immediately release three young women arrested for allegedly singing a protest song that criticizes…
April 3, 2012
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Bahrain: Release leading rights activist at risk of death from hunger strike
A leading Bahraini human rights defender serving a life sentence for his role in anti-government protests last year must be…
March 30, 2012
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Ahead of Sunday Elections, Amnesty International Calls on Myanmar to Protect Human Rights, Including the Release of ‘Prisoners of Conscience’ and Safeguards for Ethnic Minorities
Ahead of Myanmar's elections on Sunday, April 1, Amnesty International said that despite Myanmar's steps toward improving the country's human…
March 30, 2012
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Cuban authorities round up activists and block communications as Pope ends visit
Cuban human rights activists are facing a surge in harassment in a bid to silence them during the Pope's visit,…
March 28, 2012
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Maldives must investigate sexual harassment of detained women protesters
Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty…
March 28, 2012
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Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of…
March 26, 2012
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Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”
Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be…
March 23, 2012
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Amnesty International Documents Torture Inside Syria on a Scale Not Seen for Decades
Survivors and Eyewitnesses Who Escaped to Jordan Describe Consistent Pattern of Torture During Arrest and Detention, Including Severe Beatings and…
March 14, 2012
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Amnesty International cancels Bahrain visit
Amnesty International statement on the cancellation of its visit to Bahrain.
March 2, 2012
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Human Rights Groups Call on Israel to Completely Lift Travel Ban for Palestinian Shawan Jabarin, Granted Permission To Leave West Bank For First Trip in Six Years
Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first…
March 2, 2012