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Syria: Brutal assault on Homs must end
9 February 2012, 10:10AM Be the first to comment
Russia and other countries with influence over Syria must act urgently to stop the bombardment of Homs.
Israel: Cancel Plan to Forcibly Displace Jahalin Bedouin Communities
9 February 2012, 09:33AM Be the first to comment
Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak should cancel military plans to forcibly displace around 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area beside the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump.
Egypt: Stop holding NGOs hostage
8 February 2012, 10:37AM 1 comment - add yours
The Egyptian authorities should scrap a Mubarak-era law used to prosecute civil society and ensure its planned replacement upholds the right to freedom of association.
Israel must release or try Palestinian detainee on prolonged hunger strike
7 February 2012, 10:50AM 1 comment - add yours
The Israeli authorities must release a Palestinian detainee or charge him with a recognisable criminal offence and promptly try him, Amnesty International has said amid fears the man could die in detention after more than 50 days on hunger strike.
Double veto of draft Security Council Resolution on Syria a “betrayal” of protesters
5 February 2012, 09:34AM 1 comment - add yours
The decision by Russia and China to veto a weak draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria, the day after the Syrian army launched a major assault on residential areas of Homs leaving scores dead, is a shockingly callous betrayal of the people of Syria.
Security Council: Russia must not block efforts to end atrocities in Syria
2 February 2012, 10:27AM 1 comment - add yours
Russia must not block international efforts to tackle the ongoing violence and human rights violations in Syria, Amnesty International has said amid negotiations over a resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council.
Iran: Wave of arrests in run up to parliamentary elections
1 February 2012, 10:39AM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International is concerned that an ongoing wave of arrests of media workers and bloggers is intended to limit freedom of expression in the run up to parliamentary elections in Iran scheduled for 2 March 2012.
Roger Waters’ ‘The Wall Live’ tour to support Amnesty’s work
31 January 2012, 10:23AM Be the first to comment
During 2012 Roger Waters’ 'The Wall Live' tour will provide support for Amnesty International’s campaigning on the Middle East and North Africa.
Bahrain must release woman activist convicted for listening to ‘revolutionary’ music
31 January 2012, 10:18AM Be the first to comment
The Bahraini authorities must release the first woman activist to be convicted over her involvement in last year's pro-reform demonstrations, after a court rejected her appeal and upheld her prison sentence.
Iraq must reveal whereabouts of Vice-President’s detained aides
31 January 2012, 10:02AM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi authorities to reveal the whereabouts of two women arrested earlier this month, apparently for their connection to the country's vice-president.
Bahrain’s use of tear gas against protesters increasingly deadly
27 January 2012, 11:11AM Be the first to comment
Bahrain must investigate more than a dozen deaths that followed the misuse of tear gas by security forces, Amnesty International has said after another person was seriously injured by a tear gas canister in Manama this week.
Libya: Deaths of detainees amid widespread torture
27 January 2012, 11:08AM Be the first to comment
Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-al-Gaddafi fighters and loyalists, Amnesty International has said.
Reform activists in Saudi Arabia must receive fair appeal hearings
26 January 2012, 08:50AM
Sixteen men who were given lengthy prison sentences after they tried to set up a human rights organisation in Saudi Arabia should all receive fair appeal hearings.
Egypt: Release of blogger Maikel Nabil is the end of a “cruel ordeal”
25 January 2012, 10:39AM
The release of an Egyptian blogger and prisoner of conscience whose trial was flagrantly unfair comes months too late.
Egypt parties give mixed signals on human rights
24 January 2012, 03:54PM
Most of the biggest Egyptian political parties have committed to delivering ambitious human rights reform in the country’s transition, but have either given mixed signals or have flatly refused to sign up to ending discrimination, protecting women’s rights and to abolishing the death penalty, Amnesty International said today.
Yemen: Immunity law deals blow to victims of abuses
24 January 2012, 11:39AM
A law issued on Saturday providing immunity from prosecution for President Ali Abdullah Saleh and all those who worked with him during his administration is a bitter blow for those calling for justice for human rights violations over recent years, Amnesty International said today.
Tunisia must drop charges against TV boss over ‘Persepolis’ screening
21 January 2012, 11:11AM
Criminal proceedings against the owner of a Tunisian TV station that screened the film Persepolis are an affront to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said ahead of his trial on Monday.
Iran must halt execution of web programmer
20 January 2012, 11:01AM
Iran must not execute a web programmer sentenced to death after one of his web programs was used to post pornographic images without his knowledge.
Hamas authorities must guarantee safety of human rights activist
19 January 2012, 10:32AM
Hamas must ensure that the investigation launched into multiple attacks on a human rights activist in Gaza who had written an article critical of the Hamas administration and armed groups is independent and impartial.
Saudi Arabia urged to investigate Shi’a protester death
14 January 2012, 09:26AM
The Saudi Arabian authorities should launch an independent investigation into the death of a Shi’a protester who was killed during a demonstration in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
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8 February 2012, 11:02PM