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Gay rights face old threats in new Europe | Amnesty International
5 June 2008

The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday may have passedlargely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right oflesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT ...

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the Wire, May 2008. Vol. 38, No. 4
1 May 2008

1) Mauritania's 'Guantanamito' 2) Leave or be killed 3) 3 May – World Press Freedom Day: Zimbabwe – Radio Dialogue: still denied a licence; Azerbaijan – heightened ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2008

Turkey: Respect the rights and safety of demonstrators | Amnesty ...
30 April 2008

On the eve of May Day demonstrations,Amnesty International calls upon the Turkish authorities to respectthe right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to ensureth

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Turkey: Further Information on Health concern/ill-treatment ...
22 April 2008

Cuneyt Ertus was released on 11 April 2008 and is now receiving medical treatment following his arrest on 22 March. The 15 year-old was arrested and detained by ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/008/2008

Turkey: Health concern/ill-treatment, Cuneyt Ertus (m)
9 April 2008

Fifteen-year-old Cuneyt Ertus was arrested by police after Newroz (New Year) demonstrations on 22 March in the south-eastern city of Hakkari. He was apparently ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/007/2008

Turkish activist gets jail sentence | Amnesty International
21 March 2008

Human rights activist Eren Keskin has been sentenced to six months and 20 days in prison after being convicted of “denigrating the Turkish army”.

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Turkey: CPT calls for review of situation of Abdullah Öcalan
6 March 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 6 March 2008. AI Index: EUR 44/006/2008. Turkey: CPT calls for review of situation of Abdullah Öcalan. ...

Document       EUR 44/006/2008

Turkey: Further information on fear for safety: Orhan Kemal Cengiz ...
3 March 2008

On 27 February Orhan Kemal Cengiz, a lawyer was provided with a bodyguard by the Ankara Security Directorate. He had been threatened and intimidated because of ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/005/2008

Turkey: Fear for safety, Orhan Kemal Cengiz (m)
13 February 2008

Orhan Kemal Cengiz, a lawyer, human rights defender and newspaper columnist, has been threatened and intimidated because of his legal work on behalf of one of three ...

Urgent Action       EUR 44/002/2008

Turkey: Reveal the full circumstances surrounding Hrant Dink's ...
18 January 2008

On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of theTurkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International calls onthe Turkish authorities to condemn ...

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