The assassination of a prominent Kurdish minority leader in Syria may be a dangerous turning-point in the authorities’ crackdown on protests that have swept the country since March, Amnesty International said today.
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October 11, 2011
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October 11, 2011
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must urgently explain how a protest against religious discrimination turned into a bloodbath, Amnesty International said today after deadly protests in Cairo on Sunday left at least 25 dead.
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October 11, 2011
(Kyiv) A former Ukrainian prime minister jailed today for abuse of office must be released, Amnesty International said today.
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October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured.
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October 10, 2011
Amnesty International activists around the world are coming together on the World Day Against the Death Penalty to demand an end to executions in Belarus, the only country in Europe and the former Soviet Union that still executes.
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October 10, 2011
Dozens of women were reportedly injured in Yemen’s second-largest city yesterday after government supporters attacked an anti-government rally celebrating Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman.
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The decision by the Nobel Peace Prize committee to recognize the work of activists to defend the rights of women around the world was commended by Amnesty International today.
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October 07, 2011
The death of a teenage protester in Bahrain last night must be independently investigated and the findings made public, Amnesty International said today.
