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Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who…

March 27, 2011

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Iraqi man jailed for five years on spurious terror charges

Walid Yunis Ahmad, who had already been detained without trial for 11 years, was convicted of "sending orders and instructions…

March 27, 2011

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New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detentions and Torture in Iraq

More than seven years after the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the human rights situation remains dire. Despite…

March 26, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Iraq: Carnage and despair in Iraq

Five years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is still in disarray. The human rights situation is disastrous,…

March 26, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Annual Report: Iraq 2010

Head of state Jalal Talabani Head of government Nuri al-Maliki Death penalty retentionist Population 30.7 million Life expectancy 67.8 years…

March 19, 2011