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Your Questions Answered: Middle East & North Africa
Join us Thursday, Feb 9 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST for a live online chat on Facebook with Amnesty International on the ongoing uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Human Rights in the Middle East: Why US Voices Matter
What happens in DC impacts human rights around the world. Where there is silence, the status quo remains. But when concerned US citizens and residents speak up, elected officials notice.
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US Weapons Against Egypt Protesters
Even as the Egyptian military continues its lethal attacks on protesters, the US government continues to supply the military regime with weapons.
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Egyptian Court Ruling on “Virginity Tests” a Win For Women
Egyptian court rules that forced "virginity tests" for women are illegal after women protesters had been detained, beaten, given electric shocks and forced to submit to “virginity tests.”
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The Year of Rebellion
It's been a year since one of the most impressive grassroots movements of our time began to sweep through the Middle East and North Africa. What has changed and what…
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The Vote After The Revolt
Egyptians continue to head to the polls, even as the brutal crackdown by the military regime continues. Most recently, authorities raided the offices of 17 NGOs.
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US Repeatedly Shipped Arms to Egyptian Security Forces Despite Lethal Crackdown
Data obtained by Amnesty International shows that the US has repeatedly transferred ammunition to Egypt despite security forces' violent crackdown on protesters.
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After the Uprisings, Women's Rights Must be Upheld
While women have fought hard with men to oust oppressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa, they are still fighting for their full and equal rights as women.
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Election Day in Egypt: Celebrations and Concerns
Cairo protests may not lead to a repeat performance of the January uprising. Unless Egyptian rulers heed international calls for peace, the outcome may be violent.
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Broken Promises in Egypt
Egypt's military rulers have crushed the hopes of the Jan. 25 uprising, but the Egyptian people are proving more resilient than the generals imagined.