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China must reveal whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s associates

Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and…

June 23, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Romania to Provide Adequate Housing to Evicted Citizens

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Romania's poorest and most disadvantaged citizens, the Roma, are in desperate need…

June 23, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Ai Weiwei's Associates

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret…

June 23, 2011

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Romania legal system condemning Roma to poor housing

Romania’s poorest and most disadvantaged citizens cannot access adequate housing because of the country’s legal system

June 23, 2011

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Deadly clashes highlight need for urgent prison reform in Venezuela

The Venezuelan government must not commit human rights abuses in quelling violent prison riots, Amnesty International said today, after 19…

June 22, 2011

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Amnesty International Says High Profile Politicians Under Former President Held Without Charge in Ivory Coast

An Amnesty International delegation has discovered that 50 people, including the former prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, are…

June 22, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as "Harsh and Patently Unfair"; Criticizes U.S. for Ignoring the Worsening Human Rights Situation in Bahrain

Amnesty International today condemned as "harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair" the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court…

June 22, 2011

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China: Ai Weiwei released on bail

In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…

June 22, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as Harsh and Patently Unfair

Amnesty International today condemned as “harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair” the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court…

June 22, 2011

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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei

In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…

June 22, 2011

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Côte d’Ivoire: Dozens of Gbagbo supporters detained without charge

Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire are holding at least 50 people without charge, including several high-profile Ivorian politicians, following the arrest…

June 22, 2011

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Equatorial Guinea: Surge in arbitrary arrests ahead of AU summit

The authorities in Equatorial Guinea must immediately end a draconian clampdown on freedom of expression taking place ahead of an…

June 22, 2011