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Cuba releases prisoner of conscience

22 August 2007

Cuba's longest serving prisoner of conscience has been conditionally released following more than 13 years in jail.

Evictions crisis deepens for Palestinian villagers

20 August 2007

The Israeli army has increased efforts to force Palestinian villagers out of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, by destroying villagers’ homes a

International Youth Day - winging it for freedom

12 August 2007

Young people from across the globe have joined Amnesty International (AI) in a creative celebration of International Youth Day to de

Juvenile offender beheaded in Saudi Arabia

6 August 2007

A child offender has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia. The execution took place in the city of Taif on 21 July 2007.

Clock ticking on China's Olympic pledge

6 August 2007

As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of improving human rights in the run-u

Russia extradites, Uzbekistan abuses

6 August 2007

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by concerns about regional secur

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.

UN to send peacekeeping force to Darfur

1 August 2007

The UN Security Council is to send a new peacekeeping force to Darfur in Sudan, following extensive worldwide campaigning by groups including Amnesty International

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
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