Settlers slam left-wing activist's 1-month prison sentence

Six Vietnamese Writers Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants

By: chnarendra

 Six Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 37 writers from 19 countries to receive the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award this year, Human Rights Watch said today. The award honors their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of political persecution. All are writers and activists whose work and activities ...

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[Romano Liloro] Belarus: Stop the execution of Vasily...

By: anonymous74283

Belarus: Stop the execution of Vasily Yusepchuk http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=635 UPDATE: 13 OCTOBER 2009 - CLEMENCY DEADLINE PASSES FOR YUZEPCHUK President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has allowed the deadline for clemency for Vasily Yuzepchuk to pass. On 12 October, the UN Human Rights Committee registered Vasily ...

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Man jailed for speaking out against court ruling

By: informer

A Saudi man has spent two weeks from his four-month prison term for speaking to a local newspaper against "unjust" court verdict in his own divorce case. The jail ruling was handed down by the same judge. The verdict was a flagrant violation of human rights, the Saudi judicial system, and clear instructions of King Abdullah securing ...

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Polanski Has Left Prison for Medical Attention

By: WordSlinger

Director Roman Polanski has been removed from a Swiss jail for medical treatment according to his French lawyer, Herve Temime. "All I know is that he has been taken from prison for medical attention. I don't know where he is or when he will be returned to prison." Polanski is facing extradition to the United States on thirty one year old rape ...

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