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Iran: TV &8216;confession&8217; of Iran stoning case woman criticized

Amnesty International criticized the TV "confession" of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani,...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown on Protests in Iran

Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for breaking up an apparently peaceful march held in Tehran in...

March 27, 2011

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Roxana Saberi released from jail in Iran

US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was released from jail in Iran on Monday following international and domestic protests...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Must release or try U.S. hikers held without charge for a year

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three U.S. nationals who have been detained without...

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: Must end harrassment of lawyer in stoning case

Amnesty International today called on Iran to stop harassing human rights lawyers amid continuing uncertainty over the...

March 27, 2011