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20 October 2009

The United Nations has echoed Amnesty International’s call to halt theimminent execution of a man accused of murdering of six elderly womenin Belarus.

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19 October 2009

British national Akmal Shaikh, who is believed to be mentally ill, has been sentenced to death in China for drug-smuggling. He has now lost his appeal, and could ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/059/2009

Belarus: Further information: UN Committee: Do not execute ...
19 October 2009

The UN Human Rights Committee registered Vasily Yuzepchuk's case on 12 October, and called on the Belarusian government not to execute him until the Committee has ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/013/2009

Sister Helen Prejean: Educating against the death penalty ...
16 October 2009

Sister Helen Prejean gives Amnesty Internationalher personal account on how educating people on the issue of the deathpenalty can make a difference.

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Mongolian death row inmate receives pardon | Amnesty International
15 October 2009

Mongolian prisonerBuuveibaatar has had his death sentence commuted after being granted apardon by the country's President, Ts. Elbegdorj.

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Mongolia: Further information: Mongolian death row inmate pardoned
14 October 2009

Buuveibaatar, a 33-year old Mongolian man sentenced to death for murder, has been granted a pardon by the Mongolian President.

Urgent Action       ASA 30/004/2009

Nigeria: Promoting and protecting human rights: A ten point ...
14 October 2009

On the eve of Nigeria’s election to the United Nations (UN) Security Council as a non-permanent member, Amnesty International calls on the Nigerian government to ...

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Iran: Further information: Stay of execution for Iranian woman
13 October 2009

A 35-year old Iranian woman who had been due to be put to death on 11 October has received a stay of execution. She was convicted of murdering her 74-year-old husband ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/106/2009

Latest juvenile execution in Iran condemned | Amnesty ...
13 October 2009

Behnoud Shojaee, a 21-year-old Iranian, has been executed at Tehran's Evin Prison for a murder he was accused of having committed when he was17.

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Belarus: Further information: Clemency deadline passes for ...
13 October 2009

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has allowed the deadline for clemency for Vasily Yuzepchuk to pass. On 12 October, the UN Human Rights Committee registered Vasily ...

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