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23 March 2009
At least 10 people were arrested this month after demonstrations against
the arrest by security forces of Shi’a visitors to the tomb of the
Prophet Muhammad in
27 February 2009
Mona Said Thabet, her husband Yasser Naguib Mahran and their three
children have been the targets of a campaign of harassment and
intimidation.
18 February 2009
The decision could give the UK government the green light to start deporting people to countries where they will be at risk of serious human rights abuses.
28 January 2009
Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a
far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming
reality.
19 December 2008
A group of up to 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detention
facility in Sinai in Egypt are at risk of imminent deportation to
Eritrea.
17 December 2008
The journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush is
reported to have suffered various injuries after being beaten up by
security officials.
16 December 2008
Twenty-two people were sentenced on Monday by an emergency court in
Egypt for their involvement in the violent protests of Mahalla, north
of Cairo, in April 2008.
31 October 2008
A Cairo Administrative Court has rescinded the government’s decision to dissolve the Association for Human rights and Legal Aid.
30 October 2008
Twelve members of the opposition coalition the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change are convicted of "weakening national sentiment.
22 October 2008
The UK’s highest court will begin hearing two important test cases
related to human rights and the UK government's counter-terrorism
policies on Thursday.
22 July 2008
A Tunisian journalist has been released eight months after he was arrested.
14 July 2008
The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured
over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq,
will be paid compensati
08 July 2008
Tunisian authorities re-arrest prisoner and harass defence lawyers in apparent reprisal for Amnesty International's report.
26 June 2008
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
09 April 2008
The UK government's policy of "deportation with assurances" was called
into question on Wednesday by decisions of the Court of Appeal of
England and Wales
20 March 2008
A Moroccan who was jailed for creating a Facebook profile of a prince has been released from prison.
14 March 2008
A man who spent nearly three years in secret CIA detention spoke exclusively to Amnesty International about his ordeal.
28 January 2008
Being a Syrian political or human rights activist requires courage -- the government is intolerant of dissent.
18 January 2008
It is now six years since six men were illegally transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Guantánamo, where they remain in indefinite detention.
16 January 2008
Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.
