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Victory for Rafael Marques and Freedom of Expression in Angola!
Today Angolan journalist and human rights defender Rafael Marques walked out of court a free man. He was facing over 10 years in prison and a fine of $1.2 million…
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Journalists to Remember on World Press Freedom Day
[caption id="attachment_60191" align="aligncenter" width="730"] Prisoner of Conscience Eskinder Nega (right) is serving an 18-year sentence for his legitimate work as a journalist in Ethiopia[/caption] By Selin Thomas, Pulitzer Center for…
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Diamonds Last Forever, Humans Rights Abuses Must Not: 4 Reasons You Should Care Rafael Marques Is On Trial
Contributed by Amnesty USA's Angola Country Specialist Paula Paixao. Amnesty is urging the Angolan government drop all charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais. Rafael’s work is seen as a…
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Kazakhstan: Reject Anti-LGBT “Propaganda” Law
[caption id="attachment_59931" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (Sean Gallup/Getty Images))[/caption] Following in the steps of Russia’s draconian 2013 anti-LGBT law, Kazakhstan’s Senate has passed a similar law banning “propaganda…
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5 things you should know about Bahrain ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix
This weekend, Bahrain will host the Formula One Grand Prix. But behind the shiny fast cars and super-sized champagne bottles lies a government that is willing to stop at nothing…
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#FreeRaif: US should press for release of Saudi blogger
[caption id="attachment_59656" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Ensaf Haidar, wife of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi[/caption] By Ensaf Haidar, via The Washington Post On June 17, 2012, my husband, Raif Badawi, the father of my three…
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Honduran journalist told he would be found “in a ditch”
[caption id="attachment_58476" align="aligncenter" width="3065"] Honduran journalists take part in a vigil in memory of journalists killed in Honduras. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/GettyImages)[/caption] On January 24, a high-ranking military official told Honduran journalist…
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Saudi Arabia: 10 Brutal Facts Beyond Raif Badawi’s Case
Tomorrow marks eight weeks since the Saudi Arabian authorities publicly flogged the blogger and activist Raif Badawi, sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for “insulting Islam” and…
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Azerbaijan: Brutal Crackdown Against Journalists Continues
By Nic Carter, Amnesty International USA Over the last year, Azerbaijan has imprisoned dozens of journalists, human rights advocates, bloggers, lawyers, and academics who have criticized the regime. Ilham Aliev’s repressive…
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Saudi Arabia: The Question on Everybody’s Mind
[caption id="attachment_57361" align="alignleft" width="1000"] The late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. ©BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty[/caption] By Sevag Kechichian, Researcher on Saudi Arabia at Amnesty International. The death of Saudi Arabia’s King…