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Serbia: Maja Stojanović saved from imprisonment

2 August 2007

A human rights activist from Niš will not now face imprisonment, following the intervention by Amnesty International and a coalition of Serbian NGOs.

Rwanda abolishes death penalty

2 August 2007

Rwanda has become the latest country to abolish the death penalty, accelerating the worldwide trend towards ending capital punishment.

Tunisian lawyer Mohammed Abbou released

31 July 2007

A Tunisian lawyer and 21 other long-term political prisoners were released under a presidential pardon on 24 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Tunis

Libya frees foreign medics

24 July 2007

Six foreign medical workers have arrived in Bulgaria after being released from a Libyan jail, bringing an end to a tragic case that has been riddled with injustice.

Prisoners of conscience set free in Ethiopia

23 July 2007

Ethiopia has released a large group of prisoners of conscience, just four days after sentencing them all to lengthy prison stretches.

Amnesty International welcomes release of Alan Johnston

4 July 2007

The release of journalist Alan Johnston is welcome news for all those who campaigned over the last 114 days for his release. It is also good news for the people

Internet dissident released in Viet Nam

12 June 2007

Internet dissident Nguyen Vu Binh has been released from prison after spending almost five years behind bars.

Algerian human rights lawyers acquitted

30 April 2007

Algerian human rights lawyers Hassiba Boumerdesi and Amine Sidhoum were acquitted of charges of violating laws governing the organization and security of prisons by a

Guantánamo: Freedom for UK resident Bisher al-Rawi

3 April 2007

Amnesty International welcomes the release from Guantánamo of Bisher al-Rawi. The UK resident was reunited with his family in the UK on 1 April after more than

Good News: Iranian student blogger freed

16 January 2007

Iranian student activist and blogger Kianoosh Sanjari has been released from prison after over two month's detention.
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