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Acclaimed Writers and Artists Call on China to Free Poet and Artist Liu Xia
Dozens of celebrated writers, poets, and artists have called for the lifting of all restrictions on Chinese poet and artist Liu Xia, held under illegal house arrest without charge since…
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Hundreds of Human Rights Activists Gathering in NYC for Amnesty International’s 23rd Annual ‘Get on the Bus’ event
This Friday, April 6, human rights activists of all ages will travel to New York City to participate in peaceful actions in front of a select group of consulate and…
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Urgent Action Victory! – Two Memorial Activists Released on Bail (China: UA 7.18)
Independent writers Li Xuewen and Zhan Huidong (aka “Xiaozhang” or “Headmaster”), detained due to their participation in the July 2017 seaside memorial for late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo,…
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Urgent Action Victory! Two Memorial Activists Released on Bail (China: UA 7.18)
Independent writers Li Xuewen and Zhan Huidong (aka “Xiaozhang” or “Headmaster”), detained due to their participation in the July 2017 seaside memorial for late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo,…
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Urgent Action: More Activists Detained for Liu Xiaobo Memorial (China: UA 7.18)
Independent writer Li Xuewen and Zhan Huidong (aka “Xiaozhang” or “Headmaster”), a former finance journalist and an online writer, have been detained due to their participation in the July 2017…
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Nigeria/UK/Netherlands: Investigate Shell for complicity in murder, rape and torture
The organization has released a ground-breaking review of thousands of pages of internal company documents and witness statements, as well as Amnesty International’s own archive from the period.
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Turkey: Global figures join call to “end gross injustice” as trial of Amnesty Chair and Director and other rights activists resumes
More than 70 renowned cultural and political figures have come together to demand that Turkish authorities drop trumped-up terrorism charges against 11 human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director and Chair.
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Amnesty International’s 2018 Annual General Meeting
Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area! Our 53rd AGM will be held at the Bethesda North…
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Urgent Action Victory! Saudi Arabian Writer Zahair Kutbi Released (Saudi Arabia: UA 188.15)
On 23 June, Saudi Arabian writer Dr Zuhair Kutbi was released after serving two years in prison. He remains banned from travelling and writing on social media. The conditions of…
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Urgent Action Victory! Saudi Arabian Writer Zuhair Kutbi Released (Saudi Arabia: UA 188.15)
On 23 June, Saudi Arabian writer Dr Zuhair Kutbi was released after serving two years in prison. He remains banned from travelling and writing on social media. The conditions of…
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Urgent Action Victory! Charges Against Two Media Workers Dropped (Myanmar: UA 137.17)
The charges against journalists Kyaw Min Swe and Kyaw Zwar Naing were dropped following an announcement by the Myanmar Army on 1 September 2017. The men had been detained solely…
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Urgent Action Victory! Charges Against Two Media Workers Dropped (Myanmar: UA 137.17)
While newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe has been released on bail, he remains on trial for “online defamation’’ for a satirical article mocking the Myanmar Army. In addition, he and…