Middle East And North Africa

Saudi Arabia/Yemen: All parties to Sa’da conflict must adhere to ...
10 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 10 November 2009. AI Index: MDE 04/001/2009. Saudi Arabia/Yemen: All parties to Sa’da conflict ...

Document       MDE 04/001/2009

Iran must halt imminent execution of Kurdish man | Amnesty ...
10 November 2009

Ehsan Fattahian is to be executed on Wednesday, for his alleged membership of an illegal opposition group. Two other Iranian Kurdish men are also feared to be at ...

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Iran: Kurdish man faces execution on 11 November 2009
9 November 2009

Ehsan (Esma’il) Fattahian, a male member of Iran’s Kurdish minority, is scheduled to be executed in the province of Kordestan, northwestern Iran, on 11 November ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/119/2009

Morocco/Western Sahara: Eight new prisoners of conscience in ...
6 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 29/011/2009. Date: 6 November 2009. Morocco/Western Sahara: Eight new prisoners of conscience in October. ...

Document       MDE 29/011/2009

Tunisia releases prisoners held over Gafsa protests | Amnesty ...
6 November 2009

Sixty-eight people held in connection withprotests against unemployment and high living costsin the resource-rich Gafsa region have been released.

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Saudi Arabia: Turkish man at risk of beheading
6 November 2009

A 29-year-old Turkish man, Ali Agirdas, is at imminent risk of beheading in Saudi Arabia. His sentence is being considered by the Supreme Judicial Council, which ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/033/2009

Syria: Open letter to Syrian Bar Association: Concerns at the ...
6 November 2009

In this open letter, human rights organizations, listed in the document, express their concerns at the disciplinary trial before the Syrian Bar Association of Muhannad ...

Document       MDE 24/031/2009

UN vote on Goldstone report a defining step for accountability ...
6 November 2009

The vote adopting key recommendations of the report on theconflict in Gaza and southern Israel earlier this year, is vitallyimportant for ensuring that those who ...

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Background: Foreign nationals on death row in Saudi Arabia ...
6 November 2009

Amnesty International is aware of at least 137 people currently on death row in Saudi Arabia, of which 106 are foreign nationals. The true figures are believed ...

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Iranian security forces condemned after clampdown on protesters ...
5 November 2009

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