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Saudi Arabian website founder still detained one year on

17 June 2013

In an action targeting King Abdullah, Amnesty International today urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to release immediately and unconditionally a website founder still detained and on trial one year after his arrest for expressing views online.

Spain blocks investigations of Franco-era crimes

17 June 2013

A new report examines how the Spanish authorities have refused to investigate tens of thousands of killings and disappearances committed during the Civil War and under Francisco Franco.

Spain blocks investigations of Franco-era crimes

17 June 2013

A new report examines how the Spanish authorities have refused to investigate tens of thousands of killings and disappearances committed during the Civil War and under Francisco Franco.

Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges

17 June 2013

Hassan Mostafa, a prominent opposition activist in Egypt, was sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly insulting and attacking a public prosecutor.

Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges

17 June 2013

Hassan Mostafa, a prominent opposition activist in Egypt, was sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly insulting and attacking a public prosecutor.

Iran: New President must deliver on human rights promises

17 June 2013

The victory of Hassan Rouhani, a 64-year-old cleric, in Iran’s presidential election, presents a new opportunity to address human rights abuses in the country.

Iran: New President must deliver on human rights promises

17 June 2013

The victory of Hassan Rouhani, a 64-year-old cleric, in Iran’s presidential election, presents a new opportunity to address human rights abuses in the country.

Turkey: End the incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

16 June 2013

Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul.

Children in Mali conflict forced to fight, detained with adults and tortured

14 June 2013

Children in Mali who were recruited as child soldiers by armed groups or suspected of links with them, are being detained alongside adults, where some say they’ve been tortured, Amnesty International said after returning from the country.

Paraguay: Justice still needed for all Curuguaty deaths a year on

14 June 2013

The lack of effective actions by Paraguay’s authorities to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the deaths of 17 people during a raid a year ago is worrying.

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