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Iran must not carry out retribution blinding

Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded…

May 17, 2011

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Iran: End flawed trial and release US hikers

Amnesty International has called on Iranian authorities to release two US citizens apparently held for political reasons for nearly two…

May 17, 2011

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Iran must not carry out retribution blinding

Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded…

May 17, 2011

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Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian…

May 16, 2011

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Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian…

May 16, 2011

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Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian Authorities Not to Carry Out Cruel Sentence

Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian…

May 13, 2011

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Blinding Man With Acid as “Retribution Punishment” Amounts to Torture, Says Amnesty International, Urging Iranian Authorities Not to Carry Out Cruel Sentence

Female Victim was Blinded by Acid After Rejecting Marriage Proposal (New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian…

May 13, 2011

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Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats…

April 14, 2011

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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report

A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but…

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact:…

April 14, 2011

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State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East

Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle…

April 14, 2011

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Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats…

April 14, 2011