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Iran: Prisoner of conscience / medical concern: Emadeddin Baghi (m ...
16 May 2008

Journalist and human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi suffered a seizure on 7 May in Tehran's Evin prison; he was treated in the prison hospital and sent back to ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/069/2008

Sri Lanka: Further information on arbitrary detention: Jayaprakash ...
15 May 2008

Journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (JS) Tissainayagam was granted access to an eye specialist on 9 May. The specialist has said that his condition needs monitoring ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/019/2008

Iran: Arbitrary arrests / Prisoners of conscience
15 May 2008

Six leaders (Fariba Kamalabadi Taefi (f), Jamaloddin Khanjani (m), Afif Naeimi (m), Saeid Rezaei (m), Behrouz Tavakkoli (m), Vahid Tizfahm (m)) of a group managing ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/068/2008

Zimbabwe: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment
14 May 2008

Leading trade unionists Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe were arrested on 8 May, and are in grave danger of torture. They were severely tortured in police ...

Urgent Action       AFR 46/013/2008

Oral Statement by Amnesty International. Item 7 (e): Presentation ...
7 May 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 01/004/2008 (Public). Date: 07 May 2008. ORAL STATEMENT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. ...

Document       AFR 01/004/2008

Somalia: Routinely Targeted: Attacks on Civilians in Somalia
6 May 2008

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about ongoing human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict in Somalia ...

Report       AFR 52/006/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Relangi Selvarajah (postcard ...
3 May 2008

Relangi Selvarajah, a journalist, and her husband were gunned down on 12 August 2005. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the ...

Document       ASA 37/014/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Vadivel Nirmalajan (postcard ...
3 May 2008

Vadivel Nirmalarajan, a proof-reader, has not been seen since 17 November 2007. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning ...

Document       ASA 37/012/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Sahathevan Deluxshan ...
3 May 2008

Sahathevan Deluxshan was gunned down by unidentified men in August 2007. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning ...

Document       ASA 37/008/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan ...
3 May 2008

Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, a journalist, was reportedly gunned down by unidentified men on motorcycles in January 2006. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully ...

Document       ASA 37/005/2008