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Amnesty International Condemns Arrest of Six Individuals — Documentary Filmmakers and a Film Producer — in Iran
Amnesty International condemns the arrest of six individuals -- documentary filmmakers and a producer -- in Iran and calls for…
October 3, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Sentence Against Leading Rights Activist in Iran
The 11-year sentence handed down to leading human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is another blatant attempt by the Iranian government…
September 28, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of American Hikers in Iran as “Long Overdue”
Amnesty International said today the release of two Americans held in Iran for more than two years was “long overdue”…
September 21, 2011
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Amnesty International Repeats Its Demand that Iran Free Two American Hikers, Amid Conflicting Messages on Their Possible Release From Prison
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the imprisoned U.S. nationals Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would be released…
September 14, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands Immediate Release of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in Iran
Amnesty International demanded that the Iranian authorities immediately release one of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Abdolfattah Soltani.
September 12, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Release of 70 Prisoners in Iran; Calls for Release of All Iranian Prisoners of Conscience
Amnesty International welcomes the reported release of some 70 prisoners of conscience and political prisoners, convicted of vaguely worded “security…
September 1, 2011
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Amnesty International Again Demands that Iran Release Americans Jailed for Two Years Case of Two American Hikers Due to be Heard Again on Sunday
Amnesty International today repeated its demand that Iran release two Americans held for the past two years apparently for political…
July 29, 2011
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Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths…
June 21, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands that Iran Lift Ban on Trade Unions and End Persecution of Labor Activists; Launches Campaign to Support Iranian Labo
New Report Shows Vicious Repression of Union Activists, Including Beatings and Imprisonment Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York)…
June 10, 2011
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Iran Mission to the United Nations Accepts 21,000-Plus Petition Signatures from Amnesty International Delegation of Hollywood Luminaries
On behalf of Amnesty International, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis delivered a stack of 21,000 petition signatures into the hands of…
June 8, 2011
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Hollywood Luminaries Deliver Petition to the Iran Mission
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Academy Award Winner Paul Haggis, Actress Nazanin Boniadi, Film Producer Trudie Styler and Former…
June 2, 2011
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Hollywood Luminaries Deliver Petition to the Iran Mission
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Academy Award Winner Paul Haggis, Actress Nazanin Boniadi, Film Producer Trudie Styler and Former…
June 2, 2011