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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:  العراق 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:  العراق 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:  كولومبيا 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

République démocratique du Congo : les menaces contre des défenseurs des droits humains doivent cesser - 8 August 2012

Headline Title:  RDC : les menaces 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 l Défenseurs des droits humains et journalistes sont de plus en plus souvent menacés alors que les combats se poursuivent dans la province du Nord-Kivu. Media Node:  DRC armed conflict_fr Story Location:  Congo (Kinshasa) 2° 43' 24.8988" S, 28° 22' 0.1164" E “Les menaces et les intimidations doivent cesser. Les deux parties doivent respecter le travail des défenseurs des droits humains et des journalistes.” Source:  Paule Rigaud, directrice adjointe du programme Afrique d'Amnesty International Date:  Wed, 08/08/2012 URL:  RDC. Les nouvelles violences dans le Nord-Kivu font craindre que l’histoire ne se répète Description:  Communiqué de presse, 6 juillet 2012 URL:  République démocratique du Congo. « Si tu résistes, on te tue ». République démocratique du Congo : arguments en faveur d'un traité efficace sur le commerce des armes Description:  Rapport, 12 juin 2012

DR Congo: Threats against human rights defenders must end - 8 August 2012

Headline Title:  DR Congo: Threats against human rights defenders must end The Congolese government and M23 armed group fighting in DR Congo’s North Kivu province must ensure threats against human rights defenders and journalists are stopped, Amnesty International has sai Threats against human rights defenders and journalists are on the rise amid fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu province. Media Node:  DRC armed conflict Story Location:  Congo (Kinshasa) 2° 43' 24.8988" S, 28° 22' 0.1164" E “The ongoing threats and intimidation must stop. Both sides must respect the work carried out by human rights defenders and journalists” Source:  Paule Rigaud, Deputy Africa Programme Director at Amnesty International Date:  Wed, 08/08/2012 URL:  DRC: History must not repeat itself as violence flares in North Kivu Description:  Press release, 6 July 2012 URL:  Democratic Republic of the Congo: "If you resist, we'll shoot you": The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the case for an effective Arms Trade Treaty Description:  Report, 12 June 2012

Somalie : il faut se mobiliser pour que cessent les meurtres de professionnels des médias - 1 August 2012

Headline Title:  Somalie : meurtres de professionnels des médias Les autorités somaliennes et la communauté internationale doivent veiller à ce que les auteurs des meurtres de professionnels des médias soient traduits en justice, a déclaré Amnesty International, Les autorités somaliennes et la communauté internationale doivent faire en sorte que les auteurs des meurtres de professionnels des médias soient traduits en justice. Media Node:  Somalia journos_fr Story Location:  الصومال 8° 1' 27.8256" N, 49° 53' 12.6816" E “Amnesty International est choquée par les attaques ciblées dont sont constamment victimes les professionnels des médias, mais aussi par le comportement des autorités somaliennes, qui ne font rien pour assurer leur protection ni pour enquêter sérieusement sur ces attaques.” Source:  Bénédicte Goderiaux, chercheuse sur la Somalie à Amnesty International URL:  Somalia: End attacks on and killings of journalists Description:  Déclaration orale, 6 juillet 2012 URL:  Un autre journaliste a été assassiné en Somalie Description:  Communiqué de presse, 3 mai 2012 URL:  Somalie. Meurtres impunis. Des journalistes assassinés en toute impunité en Somalie Description:  Carte postale, 1<sup>er</sup> mai 2012

Somalia: Take action to end the killings of media workers - 1 August 2012

Headline Title:  Somalia: Take action to end the killings of media workers The Somali authorities and the international community must ensure that those responsible for the killings of media workers are brought to justice, following the death of comedian Abdi Jeylani Mala The Somali authorities and the international community must ensure that those responsible for the killings of media workers are brought to justice. Media Node:  Somalia journos Story Location:  الصومال 8° 1' 27.8256" N, 49° 53' 12.6816" E “Amnesty International is shocked not only by the continuing pattern of targeted attacks against media workers, but also at the inaction of the Somali authorities to protect them and to investigate these attacks seriously” Source:  Bénédicte Goderiaux, Somalia researcher at Amnesty International Date:  Wed, 01/08/2012 URL:  Somalia: End attacks on and killings of journalists Description:  Oral intervention at the UN Human Rights Council 20th Session, 6 July 2012 URL:  Another journalist killed in Somalia Description:  Press release, 3 May 2012 URL:  Somalia: Getting away with murder. Journalists killed with impunity in Somalia Description:  Postcard, 1 May 2012

Cuba: Dozens arrested at funeral of prominent rights activist - 25 July 2012

Headline Title:  Cuba: Dozens arrested at funeral of prominent rights activist The Cuban authorities’ arrest and short-term detention of more than 40 activists as they paid their respects at the funeral of human rights activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas is another sign of how ent Cuban authorities arrested more than 40 activists as they attended the funeral of human rights activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas in the capital Havana. Media Node:  Guillermo Fariñas Story Location:  كوبا 23° 7' 19.3728" N, 82° 22' 9.5088" W “Tuesday’s events follow the pattern of short-term detentions and imprisonments we’ve seen the Cuban authorities carry out time and again as a form of intimidation against dissidents and human rights activists” Source:  Gerardo Ducos, Amnesty International’s Cuba researcher Date:  Wed, 25/07/2012 URL:  Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, political leader and human rights activist dies in Cuba Description:  Blog, 24 July 2012 URL:  Cuba: Protesters detained without charge Description:  Urgent action, 18 July 2012 URL:  Cuba: “The authorities attack us because we talk about the issues people face” Description:  Feature, 2 May 2012

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