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Featured Victory
Marilin* (31) and Yunior* (11), have been released! Before the family’s release this week, Marilin faced an anniversary no parent would want: one year of lockup with her child simply for seeking safety here in the United States.
Marilin and Yunior were featured in our family detention campaign surge – several weeks of sustained actions, from grassroots activism to billboards, to drive attention to the dozens of families who are invisible behind detention walls in Pennsylvania and Texas. We want them and the government to know they’re not forgotten, and that we are working to free them all.Â
Thank you all for your continuing support and activism on these case campaigns. Our collective action shines a bright light on these families and the unlawful detention of them and so many more people detained in immigration facilities, and helps push the needle for their release.
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Percy Walton’s Sentence Commuted
Good News! Just one day before he was scheduled to become the 100th execution in Virginia, Governor Timothy M. Kaine…
April 14, 2011
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Congratulations to Ginetta Sagan award winner, Betty Makoni!
On Saturday, April 26, Amnesty International USA honored Betty Makoni, 37, a former high school teacher in Zimbabwe. She is…
April 14, 2011
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Thomas Arthur’s execution stayed
On July 31, the Alabama Supreme Court voted 5-4 to indefinitely delay the execution of Thomas Arthur, who is seeking…
April 14, 2011
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Charles Dean Hood’s execution stayed
The execution of Charles Dean Hood, scheduled for September 10, has been stayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.…
April 14, 2011
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Kevin Young’s death sentence commuted
Good News! The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Kevin Young and on Thursday, July 24th, Oklahoma…
April 14, 2011
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Ye Guozhu
Ye Guozhu was released on October 15, 2008. His brother, Ye Guoqiang, said that Ye Guozhu was forced to sign…
April 14, 2011
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Bu Dongwei
Bu Dongwei was released on July 18, 2008, approximately four months before the end of his term of re-education through…
April 14, 2011
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Commission Recommends Repeal in Maryland
On November 12, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted to recommend repealing the death penalty in Maryland. On…
April 14, 2011
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Iranian Political Prisoner Released on Bail
Jamila Nabgan is now free on bail, and is no longer being detained for 14 hours a day by the…
April 14, 2011
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Iranian Political Prisoner Released on Bail
Jamila Nabgan is now free on bail, and is no longer being detained for 14 hours a day by the…
April 14, 2011
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YUKOS Vice President Released on Bail in Russia
On 31 December 2008, Vasilii Aleksanian was released on bail of 50 million rubles (more that US$1.5 million). The money…
April 14, 2011
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Indigenous community leader Receives Medical Treatment in Bangladesh
Rang Lai Mro was releaseed on bail on 8 January, on the orders of the Bangladesh High Court. The head…
April 14, 2011