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"Deplorable" death threats from Gambia's president - 25 September 2009
The Gambian president's reported threat to kill anyone who wants to destabilize the country, was deplorable, Amnesty International has said.Beatings and detentions follow Honduras demonstrations - 24 September 2009
Amnesty International has received continuing reports of numerous demonstrators being beaten by police and some several hundred detained across Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.Thousands unite to end maternal mortality in Sierra Leone - 23 September 2009
Over 4,000 people gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday to attend the launch of Amnesty International's campaign to end maternal mortality in the country.Secretary General of World Uighur Congress denied entry to South Korea - 17 September 2009
Dolkun Isa is being held by the South Korean authorities. If he is deported to China he would be at risk of arbitrary detention, unfair trial, torture and other ill-treatment and possibly the death penalty.Human rights activists under threat in Serbia - 14 September 2009
Human rights defenders are under attack in Serbia and the authorities are failing to protect them, Amnesty International said on Monday.