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Armed Dozo Militia Fighters Are Seen as Threat to Civilians Who Fear Leaving Temporary Camps

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) - Ivory Coast security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate…

July 28, 2011

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Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Lawyers Jailed in Burundi on Spurious Charges

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- The Burundian government should immediately release two prominent lawyers jailed in an…

July 28, 2011

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Verdict in Ahmadiyya Killings Will Not Stem Discrimination in Indonesia, Says Amnesty International

Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- The verdicts imposed against 12 people accused of killing three members…

July 28, 2011

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Taiwan Confirms Death Sentence in 23-Year-Old Case, Says Amnesty International

Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- Taiwan must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International…

July 28, 2011

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Amnesty Condemns Vedanta Resources and Affiliates for Attempting to Overturn Mining Bans

(Washington, D.C.) -- Ongoing attempts by U.K. based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a…

July 25, 2011

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Amnesty International Website ‘Blocked in Saudi Arabia’

Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 Access to Amnesty International's website has been blocked in Saudi Arabia today following the…

July 25, 2011

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Proposed Saudi Arabia "Anti-Terror" Law Would Crush Peaceful Dissent and Protest, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has obtained copies of a secret draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law that would allow the authorities to prosecute…

July 22, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Carry Out Stroman Execution, Saying the State ‘Has Taken the Low Road’

Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247,[email protected]. (Washington, DC) - Following the execution of Mark Stroman, Brian Evans of Amnesty International…

July 21, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges the House to Not Slash U.S. Foreign Affairs Budget

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, DC) -- Adotei Akwei, managing director for government relations for Amnesty International USA, issued…

July 21, 2011

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Amnesty International Report Describes "Unimaginable Daily Horrors" for Children in Somalia

Executions, Indiscriminate Attacks and Denial of Food, Water and Medical Care are Outlined in New Report   Contact: Suzanne Trimel,…

July 20, 2011

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Amnesty International Responds to News Reports that the CIA is Involved in Secret Detention Site in Somalia

Amnesty International USA issued the following statement in response to news reports that the CIA has been involved in operating…

July 13, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls Israel Anti-Boycott Law an Attack on Freedom of Expression

A law passed by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) making it an offense to call for a boycott against the state…

July 12, 2011