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Iran: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Denounces Prison Sentences Against Human Rights Activists in Iran

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, January 10, 2011Amnesty International Denounces Prison Sentences Against Human Rights Activists in IranContact: AIUSA…

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Condemns Harsh Sentence for Iranian-American Journalist Roxana Saberi

Amnesty International condemned the eight-year prison sentence imposed by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Iranian-American...

March 27, 2011

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Iran – Amnesty International and Other NGOs to Hold Silent Vigil for Iran at Ralph J. Bunche Park

Amnesty International USA along with co-sponsors, United4Iran, Student World Assembly, International Campaign for Human...

March 27, 2011