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Khalid Awan Canadian Pakistani wrongfully accused, detained and repeatedly convicted of crimes he did not commit because he was a Muslim with international connections.
The U.S. terror war as seen through the eyes of a prisoner When we first began corresponding with Khalid Awan in 2007, we had no idea why he was serving time in U.S. federal prison. We soon discovered Awan was one of the first of thousands of Muslims...
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Guinea: Call for suspension of military and police weapons transfers
Amnesty International today called on all states to suspend international supplies of military and police weaponry, munitions and other equipment that could be used to commit human rights violations by Guinean security forces. The organisation is also...
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Texas execution looms after jury consult Bible
As the international community prepares to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, Amnesty International has highlighted two cases of people facing execution - one in the USA, one in Iran. A Texas man who faces execution after...
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Iranian protester's death sentence must be reviewed
As the international community prepares to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, Amnesty International has highlighted two cases of people facing execution - one in the USA, one in Iran.Amnesty International is urging the Iranian...
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Amnesty International urges President Obama to build on Nobel Peace Prize win
Amnesty International today congratulated US President Barack Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 and urged him in the spirit of that award to keep justice, human rights and the rule of law at the centre of his efforts to promote peace."President...
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Imminent execution in Belarus must be stopped
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenka to grant clemency to a man who may be facing imminent execution.Vasily Yusepchuk was sentenced to death by Brest Regional Court on 29 June 2009 for the murder of six...
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Afghan candidates must stop intimidation of journalists
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his chief election rival, Abdullah Abdullah, must stop their supporters intimidating journalists and monitors reporting on allegations of fraud during the country's recent presidential elections, Amnesty International...
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Sri Lanka: Displaced now trapped between the military and the impending monsoon
A quarter of a million Sri Lankans now being held in de facto detention camps are facing a humanitarian disaster as monsoon rains threaten to flood camps, said Amnesty International today. Months after the government of Sri Lanka set up camps in Vavuniya...
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Iran execution postponement move welcomed
Amnesty International has welcomed a move by the Iranian authorities to postpone the execution of an Afghan national accused of commiting a murder while still a child.Abbas Hosseini was set to be executed on Monday, but judicial authorities in the city...
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Russian Federation: President Medvedev must act to end attacks on human rights activists
Human rights activists in Russia and the North Caucasus face increasing violence and intimidation three years after the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Amnesty International said today. In a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Amnesty...
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