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28 January 2010
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two men arrested
during protests that followed Iran's disputed presidential election
last year.
25 January 2010
Ahead of an international high level meeting in London,
Amnesty International has highlighted an increase in human rights abuses
against those who criticize or oppose the government.
25 January 2010
A brief summary of Amnesty International's assessment of the situation in the country.
19 January 2010
Anissa 'Uthman, a journalist working for weekly newspaper al-Wassat, faces a three month prison sentence after she was convicted of defaming President ‘Ali ‘Abdullah Saleh.
15 January 2010
Amnesty International welcomes the release of
Palestinian activist Mohammed Othman but is concerned Israel has imposed conditions on him.
13 January 2010
Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Palestinian human
rights activist Jamal Juma’, one of the campaigners detained by the
Israeli military last year.
08 January 2010
Three men, including prominent human rights campaigner Jamal Juma', are being held for legitimately voicing their opposition to the construction of the West Bank fence/wall.
06 January 2010
Iranians banned from contact with more than 60 foreign institutions, including human rights organizations.
18 December 2009
Amnesty International has called for the release of an Iranian student
leader whose arrest and detention have inspired men to cover their hair
in an online solidarity photo campaign.
18 December 2009
Aminatou Haidar, a Sahrawi activist who has spent the past
month on hunger strike, has returned home and been
reunited with her children.
17 December 2009
Aminatou Haidar has been on hunger strike since 15 November after she was expelled from Western Sahara by the Moroccan authorities.
10 December 2009
To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to three
women who put their lives on the line in defence of human rights.
09 December 2009
Blog written for Amnesty International by Shaimaa, the wife of human rights defender Musaad Suliman Hassan Hussei.
07 December 2009
Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian
security forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained
during student-led demonstrations.
26 November 2009
Yousef Dheeb al-Hmoud was arrested at his home on 15 November. The authorities have not revealed where he is being held, why he was arrested or whether he will be charged.
26 November 2009
Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of a dissenting
Tunisian journalist who has been jailed for six months on trumped up
charges after an unfair trial.
24 November 2009
The Tunisian authorities must immediately release a well known
government critic, journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, Amnesty International
said on Tuesday.
