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Yemen: Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality Against Protesters in Exchange for Handing Over Power

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Release Tuesday,April 5, 2011Amnesty International Warns Against Political Deals to Give Yemeni President Immunity for Brutality…

April 14, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations…

April 14, 2011

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Mexico: Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in Tamaulipas

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, April 7, 2011Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Conduct Full Investigation into Mass Graves in…

April 14, 2011

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Ivory Coast: UN Peacekeepers Must Protect Thousands of Civilians Caught in Fighting in Ivory Coast, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International today called on U.N.peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to urgently protect as many as 10,000 displaced people...

April 14, 2011

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Libya: Ghaddafi’s Forces Are Carrying Out Campaign of Disappearances Inside Libya to Crush Growing Opposition, Says Amnesty International in New Report

The report by an Amnesty International team inside Libya details more than30 cases of individuals who have disappeared since...

April 14, 2011

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China: Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

The detention of China?s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening...

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Azerbaijan: Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition Rally Leaders, Allow Future Public Protests

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, April 7, 2011 Amnesty International Calls on Azerbaijani Authorities to Release Opposition…

April 14, 2011

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Belarus: Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protestors After Student Conviction

 Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 29, 2011Amnesty International Urges Belarus to Release Election Protesters After Student ConvictedContact: AIUSA…

April 14, 2011

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United States: Abandoning Federal Trials for 9/11 Suspects is Shameful Political Compromise, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 4, 2011HOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT ABANDONING FEDERAL TRIALS FOR 9/11 SUSPECTS IS SHAMEFUL POLITICAL COMPROMISE,…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Death Toll Climbs as Protests Spread, Says Amnesty International

At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian…

April 14, 2011

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Syria: Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held in Libya

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist and Brother Held…

April 14, 2011