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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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October 07, 2011
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October 07, 2011
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.
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October 07, 2011
Eight Bangladeshi men have been executed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Friday.
The migrant workers, who were beheaded in public, were sentenced to death for the alleged murder of an Egyptian man in April 2007.
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October 06, 2011
The decision by the Bahrain’s Public Prosecutor to order the re-trial of 20 doctors and other health workers before a civilian court is an important step towards justice, Amnesty International said today.
