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Great News! Amnesty law passed in Suriname!
The National Assembly has voted in favor of an amendment to Suriname’s 1992 amnesty law
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Great News! Prisoners of conscience released on bail!
Two Cuban prisoners of conscience have been released on bail to await trial on trumped-up charges arising from their joining peaceful protests.
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Great News! Kalam Soloum released on Bail!
Kamal Saloum was released on bail on 26 March. He had been arrested on 11 February 2012 and held incommunicado since then. He is now on trial on charges related…
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Great News! Prominent Malawian lawyer released on bail!
Prominent Malawian lawyer Ralph Kasambara was released on bail on 21 February. He had been arrested on charges of "kidnapping" and "unlawful wounding" following an incident which began when he…
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Great News! Prisoner of conscience freed!
Belarusian prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau was released from prison in the northeastern city of Vitebsk on 14 April. He has thanked everyone who showed him support and solidarity.
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Great News! Human rights defender released in Turkey!
Halil Savda, who has regularly spoken out publicly against compulsory military service, had been in prison since 24 February 2012, serving a 100 day sentence for "alienating the public from…
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Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty!
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty, making his state the 17th, and the 5th in the last 5 years, to do away…
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Great News! Around 15 men detained in Riyadh, during a protest held on 16 December have been released.
Around 15 men detained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, during a protest held on 16 December have been released. Around 12 were set free without charge after they were reportedly…
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Great News! Pro-reform activist Georges Moubayed was released at the end of January 2012.
Georges Moubayed, a jeweller aged 62, was abducted after leaving his house in the Jaramana district of the Syrian capital Damascus on 10 January 2012. It was not known where…
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Great News! Professor Mohamed Zain Al-Abideen was released without charge on 4 March after being held for 15 days.
Mohamed Zain Al-Abideen, the Dean of the College of Higher Education at the University of Al Zaiem Al Azhari in Omdurman, was arrested on 20 February by National Intelligence and…