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Iran: The human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
12 February 2013

Amnesty International submits this statement in anticipation of the 25th anniversary of the summary execution of thousands of political prisoners in the 1988 “prison ...

Document       MDE 13/008/2013

Yemen: Execution of Yemeni man feared imminent: Ahmed Saleh ...
11 February 2013

A Yemeni man, Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma'ouri, could be executed on 13 February 2013, according to sources in the country. He has exhausted all his appeals, and ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/003/2013

Iraq: Independent journalist detained in Baghdad: Nadir Dendoune
8 February 2013

Independent journalist Nadir Dendoune was arrested in Baghdad, Iraq, on 23 January. He was arrested for taking pictures without prior approval from the authorities ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/002/2013

Saudi Arabia: Further information: Man executed in Saudi Arabia ...
7 February 2013

Abdullah Fandi al-Shammari was executed on 5 February in the city of Hail, in northern Saudi Arabia, for a killing committed in 1981 or 1982. He had spent over ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/005/2013

Israel: Hunger strikers protest ongoing detention
7 February 2013

Palestinian administrative detainees Ja'far Izz al-Din and Tareq Qa'dan have been on hunger strike since 28 November 2012 to protest against their detention without ...

Urgent Action       MDE 15/001/2013

Egypt: Gender-based violence against women around Tahrir Square
6 February 2013

Violent sexual assaults against women have surged in and around Tahrir Square in recent months. President Morsi must take immediate action to ensure that all incidents ...

Report       MDE 12/009/2013

Israel: Rights defender denied access to lawyer: Hassan Karajah
5 February 2013

Palestinian human rights defender Hassan Karajah had his interrogation period extended by nine days by an Israeli military court on 4 February. A security services ...

Urgent Action       MDE 15/002/2013

Yemen: Further information: Yemeni man to be executed on 10 ...
4 February 2013

Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Faysal al-Qassem has been told by the General Prosecutor's office that he will be executed this coming Sunday. His age at the time of the ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/002/2013

Iran: Further information: Behrouz Ghobadi released
4 February 2013

Behrouz Ghobadi, brother of internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, has been released, after a campaign that engaged prominent Hollywood directors ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/005/2013

Egipto: Continúan los disturbios que se han cobrado más vidas
30 January 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY. AI index: MDE 12/008/2013 30 January 2013 . Unrest continues in Egypt claiming more ...

PressItem       MDE 12/008/2013