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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence

The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats…

April 14, 2011

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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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Syria: President al-Assad’s Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is “Dangrous Diversion”

Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 30, 2011President al-Assad's Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is…

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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France: Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says…

April 14, 2011

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Italy: Thousands of Refugess Stranded in Appalling Conditions on Italian Island

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 30, 2011Thousands Stranded in Appalling Conditions on Italian Island, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: 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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Egypt: Two dead as Egyptian army forces protestors out of Tahrir Square

Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 9, 2011 Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of…

April 14, 2011