http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2045 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/turkey-urged-respect-lgbt-right-freedom-of-association A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian,gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. Such a closure violates the right to freedom of association. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/006/2008/en Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/violence-and-coercion-mark-zimbabwes-election-20080627 Voting in Zimbabwe on Friday has been marked by a campaign of stateviolence and intimidation in the run up to the presidential election. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR15/002/2008/en Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/089/2008/en Mahboubeh Karami is currently held in the women’s section of Evin Prison in Tehran. According to women's rights organization, the Campaign for Equality, Mahboubeh telephoned her mother on 25th June 2008 and told her that she had been transferred from Section 209 of the Prison (run by the Ministry of Intell Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/087/2008/en Political activist Arzhang Davoodi has been prevented from appealing to the Supreme Court against a 15-year sentence handed down as punishment for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression. He has been tortured. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/086/2008/en Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The verdict followed a closed trial session held in late May 2008. Three previous trial sessions had been cancelled due to the non-appearance of the prosecution. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR41/028/2008/en The son of political activist Jorge Aragón Martínez was threatened with death after they took part in a demonstration in protest at a visit to his home municipality by the governor of Oaxaca State. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR61/004/2008/en The report focuses on human rights developments since President Saparmurad Niyazov’s death in December 2006 up until 12 June 2008 and highlights patterns of human rights violations that were established under President Niyazov and continue to this day. The report concludes with a list of recommendations to Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA37/025/2008/en According to sources close to him, journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam was given a further three months’ detention on 7 June 2008. Despite a request from the Magistrate, the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) did not bring him to court to be informed of this. He remains in TID custody in C Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International