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Russian President must act to end attacks on human rights activists - 5 October 2009

Human rights activists in Russia and the North Caucasus face increasing violence and intimidation three years after the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Journalists in Honduras: "They know who we are" - 30 September 2009

Marvin Ortiz, a journalist with Radio Globo in Honduras, talks to Amnesty International about how the station was forcibly and violently shut down in a joint police and military operation.

Counting the human cost of Sri Lanka's conflict - 11 September 2009

The Government of Sri Lanka announced a plan on 23 May to resettle most civilians displaced by conflict by the end of the year.

Malaysia postpones caning of woman for Ramadan - 24 August 2009

Authorities in Malaysia on Monday postponed the caning of a Muslim woman convicted of drinking alcohol in public, until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Malaysian woman first to be caned under Shariah law - 21 August 2009

Amnesty International calls for an end to caning as a form of punishment after a Muslim woman is sentenced to six lashes in Malaysia

Electoral Media Restrictions Undermine Democratic Process in Afghanistan - 19 August 2009

On the eve of the presidential elections in Afghanistan, Amnesty International has called on the Afghan government to reverse its ban on national and international media from reporting on cases of violence and insecurity occurring during Thursday’s election.

Remembering the world's disappeared in 2009 - 28 August 2009

All around the world, families wait to find out what happened to those loved ones who have been taken away from them by agents of the state or by people acting with its support or acquiescence.

China Sichuan earthquake activists to be tried - 4 August 2009

Two activists who offered assistance to survivors of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province, China, will be tried this month behind closed doors.

Syrian lawyer faces prosecution for defending human rights - 3 August 2009

A leading Syrian human rights lawyer has been formally charged in relation to his legitimate work in defending the rights of political prisoners in Syria

US Judge orders release of young Guantánamo detainee - 31 July 2009

A US judge has ordered the release of a young Afghan detained in Guantánamo Bay after six and a half years in US custody.