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Saudi Arabia: Arrest, torture and loss of livelihood for protest
25 May 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: MDE 23/014/2012 Date: 25 May 2012. SAUDI ARABIA: ARREST, TORTURE AND LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD FOR PROTEST. ...

PressItem       MDE 23/014/2012

Myanmar: Revisiting human rights in Myanmar
25 May 2012

Amnesty International. Revisiting human rights in Myanmar. AI Index: ASA 16/003/2012. 25 May 2012. On 23 May 2012, Amnesty International ...

PressItem       ASA 16/003/2012

Iraq: Further information: Iraqi detainees transferred
25 May 2012

Four men who were previously being held incommunicado in Iraq now have access to their lawyers and relatives. 'Amer Ahmad Kassar, Mu'ad Muhammad 'Abed, Nabhan ' ...

Urgent Action       MDE 14/007/2012

Stories of defiance: Human rights activists speak out | Amnesty ...
25 May 2012

Activists from around the globe share their stories from the frontline of defending human rights.

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Cambodia: Women human rights defenders sent to jail
25 May 2012

Thirteen women representatives from the Boeung Kak Lake community in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after ...

Urgent Action       ASA 23/007/2012

Mexico: Documentation of the case of José Ramón Aniceto Gómez ...
25 May 2012

Mexico: Documentation of the case of José Ramón Aniceto Gómez and Pascual Agustín Cruz – Prisoners of conscience 25 May 2012 Index: AMR 41/035/2012 José ...

Document       AMR 41/035/2012

Ecuador: The Sarayaku struggle goes global | Amnesty International
25 May 2012

A Sarayaku indigenous activist speaks out about her community's fight to defend their rights and protect their traditional lands in Ecuador's rainforest.

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Bahrain: Further information: Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced; trials ...
25 May 2012

Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja's trials are continuing. She and another woman both started a five-day hunger strike on 20 May in protest against their continuing ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/035/2012

Sudan: Woman sentenced to death by stoning
25 May 2012

A 20-year old Sudanese woman was sentenced to death by stoning on 13 May, on charges of adultery. She did not have access to a lawyer during her trial, and was ...

Urgent Action       AFR 54/024/2012

Activist: 'Zimbabwe government increases repression following Arab ...
25 May 2012

It has been a particularly tough year for human rights defenders in sub-Saharan Africa, says Zimbabwean activist Jenni Williams.

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