Individuals at Risk

Irán debe detener las ejecuciones ante el temor de una nueva oleada de condenas a muerte - 7 September 2012

Headline Title:  Irán debe detener las ejecuciones ante el temor de una nueva oleada de condenas a muerte Las autoridades iraníes deben detener todas las ejecuciones previstas en los próximos días, ha declarado Amnistía Internacional, tras saberse que hasta 23 personas podrían estar en peligro inminent Las autoridades iraníes deben detener todas las ejecuciones previstas en los próximos días, ha declarado Amnistía Internacional, tras saberse que podrían estar en peligro hasta 23 personas. Media Node:  Iran's Evin Prison_ES Story Location:  United Kingdom 35° 46' 31.2132" N, 51° 51' 19.6884" E See map: Google Maps “Consideramos que esta pena definitiva constituye una violación del derecho a la vida.” Source:  Anne Harrison, directora adjunta del Programa para Oriente Medio y el Norte de África de Amnistía Internacional Date:  Fri, 07/09/2012 URL:  Death sentences and executions in 2011 Description:  Report: Death sentences and executions in 2011

Craintes d'une nouvelle vague d'exécutions en Iran. Les autorités doivent suspendre l'application de la peine de mort - 7 September 2012

Headline Title:  L'Iran doit mettre un terme aux exécutions Les autorités iraniennes doivent suspendre toutes les exécutions prévues dans les jours qui viennent, a déclaré Amnesty International alors qu'un certain nombre d'informations laissent craindre que Les autorités iraniennes doivent suspendre toutes les exécutions prévues dans les jours qui viennent, a déclaré Amnesty International alors qu'un certain nombre d'informations laissent craindre que 23 personnes soient exécutées très prochainement. Media Node:  Iran's Evin Prison_fr Story Location:  United Kingdom 35° 46' 31.2132" N, 51° 51' 19.6884" E See map: Google Maps “Nous considérons que ce châtiment ultime constitue une violation du droit à la vie.” Source:  Ann Harrison, directrice adjointe du programme Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord d'Amnesty International URL:  Condamnations à mort et exécutions en 2011 Description:  Rapport, 27 mars 2012

Iran must halt executions amid fears of new wave of death penalties - 7 September 2012

Headline Title:  Iran must halt executions amid fears of new wave The Iranian authorities must halt all executions scheduled in the coming days, Amnesty International said,  amid reports that up to 23 individuals may be at imminent risk in what the organizat The Iranian authorities must halt all executions scheduled in the coming days, Amnesty International said,  amid reports up to 23 individuals may be at risk. Media Node:  Iran's Evin Prison Story Location:  United Kingdom 35° 46' 31.2132" N, 51° 51' 19.6884" E See map: Google Maps “We consider this most final of penalties to constitute a violation of the right to life.” Source:  Anne Harrison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Programme Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme. Date:  Fri, 07/09/2012 URL:  Death sentences and executions in 2011 Description:  Report: Death sentences and executions in 2011

يتعين على السلطات اليمنية أن تضع حداً لترهيب النشطاء الجنوبيين - 31 August 2012

Headline Title:  يتعين على السلطات اليمنية أن تضع حداً لترهيب النشطاء الجنوبيين قالت منظمة العفو الدولية اليوم إن قوات الأمن اليمنية يجب أن تكفَّ عن استهداف الطلبة وغيرهم من النشطاء السياسيين المشاركين في الاحتجاجات السلمية في جنوب البلاد. الناشط الطلابي اليمني عبد الرؤوف واجه مضايقات مستمرة، من بينها الاعتقال التعسفي والتعذيب المزعوم Media Node:  Abdul Raouf AR Twitter Tag:  Yemen Story Location:  Yemen 12° 50' 46.2912" N, 45° 1' 38.8776" E “إن التهديد باستمرار مقاطعة حياة النشطاء بالتلميح لهم بأنه يمكن اقتيادهم في أية لحظة، يعتبر أمراً فظيعاً، ويتعين على السلطات اليمنية عدم السماح باستمرار مثل هذا الترهيب” Source:  فيليب لوثر، مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية Date:  Thu, 30/08/2012 URL:  Yemen can no longer delay taking concrete steps to improve its human rights situation Description:  Public statement, 24 August 2012 URL:  Yemen: Two years on, journalist still behind bars after alleging US cluster bomb use Description:  News story, 15 August 2012 URL:  Yemen must investigate sniper killings of protesters Description:  News story, 9 July 2012

Le Yémen doit mettre fin aux actes d'intimidation visant des militants dans le sud du pays - 30 August 2012

Headline Title:  Yémen : halte aux actes d'intimidation visant des militants Les forces de sécurité yéménites doivent cesser de prendre pour cible des étudiants et des militants politiques participant à des manifestations pacifiques dans le sud du pays, a déclaré Amnesty In Abdul Raouf Hassan Zain al Saqqaf, militant étudiant yéménite, fait l'objet de manœuvres d'intimidation, comprenant des arrestations arbitraires et des actes de torture, de la part des forces de sécurité. Media Node:  Abdul Raouf_fr Twitter Tag:  Yemen Story Location:  Yemen 12° 50' 46.2912" N, 45° 1' 38.8776" E “Il est intolérable que la vie de militants soit perturbée car ceux-ci font l'objet de menaces insinuant qu'ils pourraient disparaître à tout moment. Les autorités yéménites doivent mettre un terme à ces actes d'intimidation.” Source:  Philip Luther, directeur du programme Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord d'Amnesty International URL:  Yemen can no longer delay taking concrete steps to improve its human rights situation Description:  Déclaration publique, 24 août 2012 URL:  Yémen. Depuis 2 ans, un journaliste est incarcéré pour avoir dénoncé l'utilisation par les États-Unis de bombes à sous-munitions Description:  Communiqué de presse, 15 août 2012 URL:  Le Yémen doit enquêter sur la mort de manifestants tués par des tireurs embusqués Description:  Communiqué de presse, 9 juillet 2012

إيران: الإفراج عن بعض سجناء الرأي عقب صدور العفو لا يفي بالغرض - 16 August 2012

Headline Title:  إيران: الإفراج عن بعض سجناء الرأي عقب صدور العفو لا يفي بالغرض قالت منظمة العفو الدولية أنه ينبغي الإفراج فوراً ودون شروط عن كل مَن كان محتجزاً في إيران لا لشيء سوى لممارسته السلمية لجميع حقوق الإنسان الخاصة به، وذلك في أعقاب إصدار ا قالت منظمة العفو الدولية أنه ينبغي الإفراج فوراً ودون شروط عن كل مَن كان محتجزاً في إيران لا لشيء سوى لممارسته السلمية لجميع حقوق الإنسان الخاصة به Media Node:  Iran's Evin Prison AR Story Location:  Iraq 34° 59' 8.1708" N, 51° 52' 28.2432" E “ثمة العديد من سجناء الرأي الآخرين الذين صدرت بحقهم أحكام في أعقاب محاكمات جائرة ومجحفة، وأنه ينبغي الإفراج عنهم إذا لم يُبادر إلى مراجعة قرارات الإدانة، والأحكام الصادرة بحقهم” Source:  آن هاريسون، نائبة مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية Date:  Fri, 17/08/2012 URL:  Iran: ‘We are ordered to crush you’: Expanding repression of dissent in Iran Description:  This report shows the lengths to which the Iranian authorities are prepared to go to isolate people in Iran from the rest of the world, and to try to hide information on human rights violations.

Yemen must end intimidation of southern activists - 30 August 2012

Headline Title:  Yemen must end intimidation of southern activists Security forces in Yemen must stop targeting students and other political activists engaged in peaceful protests in the south of the country, Amnesty International said today. Yemeni student activist Abdul Raouf has faced ongoing intimidation - including arbitrary arrest and torture - by the security forces. Media Node:  Abdul Raouf Twitter Tag:  Yemen Story Location:  Yemen 12° 50' 46.2912" N, 45° 1' 38.8776" E “Threats to keep on disrupting activists’ lives by hinting that they could be whisked away at any moment are outrageous and the Yemeni authorities must not allow such intimidation to continue” Source:  Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International Date:  Thu, 30/08/2012 URL:  Yemen can no longer delay taking concrete steps to improve its human rights situation Description:  Public statement, 24 August 2012 URL:  Yemen: Two years on, journalist still behind bars after alleging US cluster bomb use Description:  News story, 15 August 2012 URL:  Yemen must investigate sniper killings of protesters Description:  News story, 9 July 2012

Iran: Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough - 16 August 2012

Headline Title:  Iran: Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said, following the pardoning by Iran’s Supr Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said. Media Node:  Iran's Evin Prison Story Location:  Iraq 34° 59' 8.1708" N, 51° 52' 28.2432" E “There are many other prisoners of conscience in Iran, some serving lengthy prison sentences in poor prison conditions... and they must be released too.” Source:  Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Date:  Fri, 17/08/2012 URL:  Iran: ‘We are ordered to crush you’: Expanding repression of dissent in Iran Description:  This report shows the lengths to which the Iranian authorities are prepared to go to isolate people in Iran from the rest of the world, and to try to hide information on human rights violations.

Colombia: Indigenous leader killed amid ongoing fighting in Cauca - 15 August 2012

Headline Title:  Colombia: Indigenous leader killed amid ongoing fighting in Cauca The Colombian authorities must do more to protect civilians increasingly caught up in the ongoing armed conflict in Colombia, Amnesty International said today after an Indigenous leader was killed The Colombian authorities must do more to protect civilians increasingly caught up in the country's ongoing armed conflict. Media Node:  Colombia - Cauca conflict Story Location:  Colombia 4° 2' 22.6248" N, 76° 50' 18.1644" W “The recent killing of a Nasa Indigenous leader is another example of how civilians living on the front line continue to bear the brunt of the fighting in Cauca ” Source:  Susan Lee, Americas Programme Director at Amnesty International Date:  Wed, 15/08/2012 URL:  Colombia: Civilians at risk as fighting escalates Description:  Urgent action, 17 July 2012 URL:  Colombia: Paramilitary death threats Description:  Urgent action, 6 July 2012 URL:  Colombian activists receive death threats Description:  Urgent action, 22 June 2012

République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Les menaces contre des défenseurs des droits humains doivent cesser

Le gouvernement congolais et le groupe armé M23 combattant dans la province du Nord-Kivu doivent veiller à ce qu'il soit mis fin aux menaces dont font l'objet les défenseurs des droits humains et les journalistes, a déclaré Amnesty International en réaction à l'augmentation des cas de harcèlement au cours des trois dernières semaines. Le gouvernement congolais et le groupe armé M23 combattant dans la province du Nord-Kivu doivent veiller à ce qu'il soit mis fin aux menaces dont font l'objet les défenseurs des droits humains et l

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