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Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel Responds to Death of Adnan Latif, Guantanamo Detainee
Nossel's response to the death of Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, a detainee who has been held in Guantánamo without charge…
September 11, 2012
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Cuba Must Stop Unwarranted Detentions of Political Activists
Cuban authorities' use of detention to harass and silence political and human rights activists must end, says Amnesty International.
August 2, 2012
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Dozens Arrested at Funeral of Longtime Cuban Activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
Cuban authorities arrested more than 40 activists as they attended the funeral of human rights defender Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas in…
July 25, 2012
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Cuban authorities round up activists and block communications as Pope ends visit
Cuban human rights activists are facing a surge in harassment in a bid to silence them during the Pope's visit,…
March 28, 2012
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Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”
Amnesty International today declared two brothers – both journalists jailed for years for listening to hip-hop music -- to be…
March 23, 2012
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Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ Targeted with Arbitrary Arrest and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown, 212-633-4247 (New York) - The Cuban authorities must end their intimidation of a group of women…
August 23, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…
May 19, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S.…
May 19, 2011
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Cuba: Activists to Be Released
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 23, 2011Amnesty International Reacts to Release of Activists in CubaContact: AIUSA media relations…
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Authorities must end the harassment of the mother of deceased prisoner of conscience
The Cuban authorities must act to end the harassment of the mother of a prisoner of conscience who died following…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Cuba to Release Prisoner of Conscience on Hunger Strike
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Friday, March 11, 2011Amnesty International Urges Cuba to ReleasePrisoner of Conscience on Hunger StrikeContact: Wende…
March 27, 2011
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Cuba: Government continues to stifle dissent, despite assertions that freedom of expression is respected
Cuba's government continues to stifle dissent through arbitrary arrests, surveillance, intimidation and harassment of...
March 27, 2011