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A letter from Mahienour El-Massry on the Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
Some see that after all these years have passed the revolution has been defeated. Others see that there could have not been anything better than what happened. The regime, however,…
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A Year of Bloody Repression Since Flogging of Raif Badawi
One year after Raif Badawi was publicly flogged, he and many other activists across Saudi Arabia urgently need your support. A year after the international outcry over his public flogging,…
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18 Cases YOU Helped Change in 2015
In 2015, YOU helped put the pressure on 18 cases to ensure the release of many journalists and activists. The list below is reflective of how we can work together…
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The Case of Richard Glossip
Richard Glossip was sentenced to death in 1997 following a murder-for-hire conviction in the homicide case of motel owner Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City. However, the only evidence used…
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Nicki Minaj, Here’s Why Angola Should Not Have Your Heart
Following your December 19th concert in Luanda, Angola, you tweeted "Angola has my heart." More importantly, however, you also tweeted a picture of yourself with Isabel dos Santos, daughter of…
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On Your Birthday, You Are Not Forgotten
This week, Azam Farmonov, a prisoner of conscience in Uzbekistan, is spending his 37th birthday in prison. Azam has spent the last ten years jailed for peacefully exercising his right…
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Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus Released, but 18 Other Prisoners of Conscience are Still Behind the Bars
Leyla Yunus, one of Azerbaijan’s most prominent human rights defenders and former prisoner of conscience was freed on December 9. The Baku Court of Appeals changed her sentence with a…
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Celebrating from Prison in Angola
Marcos Mavungo's spent his birthday, December 6th, in prison, where he has been for the past 9 months. He, along with the #Angola15, endured the irony of Angola's recent 40th…
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My Husband is in Prison for Supporting Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
[caption id="attachment_66601" align="alignleft" width="975"] Samar Badawi, wife of imprisoned Saudi Arabian human rights lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair, and their daughter Joud.[/caption] Samar Badawi's husband is Waleed Abu al-Khair, a prominent…
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One Letter Can Change a Life. Millions Can Start a Human Rights Movement
By Maya Delany, Amnesty USA Student Activist Coordinator for Western Massachusetts Last December, I arrived at my student group’s annual Write for Rights AmnesTEA event and was greeted by dim…