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Iran: Women's rights defenders face imprisonment
3 October 2008

IRAN: WOMEN’S RIGHTS DEFENDERS FACE IMPRISONMENT. Amir Yaghoub-Ali (left), an active member of the men's committee of the Campaign ...

Document       MDE 13/145/2008

Sri Lanka: Fear for safety: JC Weliamuna (m)
2 October 2008

Human rights lawyer JC Weliamuna and his family survived a grenade attack on their home in the capital, Colombo, on 27 September. He has since gone into hiding, ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/028/2008

No truth, no justice 40 years after Mexico City massacre | Amnesty ...
2 October 2008

Forty years ago, the Mexican army opened fire on students peacefullydemonstrating in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, on 2 October 1968.

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Massacre in Mexico City; questions remain | Amnesty International
2 October 2008

Forty years after one of the worst incidents of mass killing in Mexico’s history, the Mexican government still hasn’t given answers to questions surrounding the ...

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Iran: Further Information on Fear of torture or other ill ...
1 October 2008

Kurdish human rights activist Saman Rasoulpour was released on 13 August after being in custody since the 25 July. He was accused of ‘distributing propaganda against ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/144/2008

Sarajevo Queer Festival organizers still under threat | Amnesty ...
1 October 2008

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists and theparticipants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival continue to receive deaththreats.

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Worldwide Appeals: October 2008
1 October 2008

1) Japan: Forty years on death row 2) Nigeria: Indefinite detention 3) Saudi Arabia: Executions and floggings may be imminent 4) Turkey: Activist in police shooting ...

Document       NWS 22/002/2008

People’s Republic of China: Briefing for the Committee against ...
30 September 2008

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Report       ASA 17/094/2008

Egypt: Harassment of Egyptian journalists must stop
29 September 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: MDE 12/022/2008. 29 September 2008. Egypt: Harassment of Egyptian journalists must stop. ...

Document       MDE 12/022/2008

In Danger for Speaking Out: Silencing Human Rights Defenders in ...
29 September 2008

Document       EUR 01/015/2008