http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2055/1938 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/015/2008/en Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/released-prisoner-rearrested-myanmar-20080926 Amnesty International confirmed on Friday that one of the sevenprisoners of conscience freed this week, U Win Htein, was re-arrested afew hours after his release. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR20/007/2008/en Jeremy Hinzman and his family have been allowed to stay in Canada until the country’s Federal Court decides whether or not to review their case. Jeremy Hinzman fled to Canada to avoid being sent to Iraq because of his conscientious objection to the war there. If deported, he risks being court-martialled an Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/142/2008/en Eight student activists have been detained during a series of arrests which began in July 2008. According to the Vancouver-based Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners (ADAPP), their families have been denied access to them, though some have had irregular contact by telephone. None ha Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/141/2008/en Nine Azerbaijani activists have been held incommunicado since their arrest on 10 September. They are being held in solitary confinement in the Ministry of Intelligence-run Section 209 of Evin prison in Tehran, and are at risk of torture and other ill treatment. It is believed that authorities may have arrest Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR64/007/2008/en Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/138/2008/en Mahmoud Matin and Arash Basirat have been formally charged with apostasy, which on conviction can carry the death sentence. Their lawyer was initially informed of their charge in early August 2008. They are prisoners of conscience, held solely for their religious beliefs. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/myanmar-activist-risk-torture-20080916 An anti-government activist leader in Myanmar remains at risk of torture following her arrest last Wednesday. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR59/007/2008/en On 10 September 2008 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights defenders, Oundo George and Kiiza were arrested in the village of Nabweru, Wakiso district, outside the capital city Kampala. They are currently detained without charge at Nabweru Police Post and have not been brought before a c Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE31/006/2008/en According to a trusted source in Yemen, Iranian nationals Zia’ullah Pourahmari, Keyvan Qadari, Behrooz Rohaniand Sayfi Ibrahim Sayfi are at imminent risk of being forcibly returned to Iran and Iraq, where they would be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. All of them are members of the Baha’i fa Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International