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Iraq: Iraqi Women Facing Execution
21 July 2009

At least nine women under sentence of death in Iraq are now in imminent danger of execution, as Iraq’s Presidential Council has ratified their death sentences. ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/019/2009

Iraq: Amnesty International condemns attacks on Christian minority
14 July 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 14/018/2009. 14 July 2009. Iraq: Amnesty International condemns attacks on Christian minority. ...

Document       MDE 14/018/2009

At least 62 killed in Baghdad market bombing | Amnesty ...
25 June 2009

No armed group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which also injured more than 127 people.

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Iraq: Amnesty International strongly condemns recent spate of ...
23 June 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 14/017/2009. Date: 23 June 2009. Iraq: Amnesty International strongly condemns ...

Document       MDE 14/017/2009

Iraq: Amnesty International calls for an independent investigation ...
16 June 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. MDE 14/016/2009. Date: 16 June 2009. Iraq: Amnesty International calls for an independent investigation ...

Document       MDE 14/016/2009

Iraq: Death penalty / Fear of imminent execution
28 May 2009

According to Iraqi media citing a spokesman from the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, 12 people under sentence of death had their sentences upheld by the Cassation ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/015/2009

US blocks publication of detainee abuse photos | Amnesty ...
14 May 2009

The US administration moved on Thursday to block publication of photographsdepicting abuse of detainees in US custody in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Iraq: Further information on fear of imminent execution
7 May 2009

Amnesty International has learned that the Iraqi authorities executed 12 people on 3 May. The 12 were believed to be among 128 people who had been on death row, ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/013/2009

Twelve people executed in Iraq | Amnesty International
7 May 2009

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Iraq Kurdistan Region: Prime Minister makes encouraging promises ...
23 April 2009

Amnesty International welcomes the strong commitment to human rights expressed by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in a meeting with the organization in Erbil today ...

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