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Family demands release of 'outspoken' Yemeni journalist | Amnesty ...
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Muhammad al-Maqalih was abducted by a group of men in an unmarked van. It is thought he is being held because of his criticism of the government over the armedclashes ...

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Yemen: Further information: Journalist detained incommunicado
1 October 2009

A male Yemeni journalist, Muhammad al-Maqalih, was abducted in the capital, Sana’a, after criticizing the government over armed clashes in Sa’da province, northern ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/013/2009

Syria: Syrian Kurd disappears, risks torture: Berzani Karro (m)
25 September 2009

A Syrian Kurdish man has been forcibly returned to Syria from Cyprus. He was detained on arrival, and has not been seen since: he has been subjected to enforced ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/024/2009

Sri Lankan army clashes with detainees | Amnesty International
24 September 2009

A detainee was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized as a clashbroke out between the Sri Lankan Army and detainees being held ata school in Vavuniya in north ...

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Chad: Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review ...
24 September 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 20/011/2009. 24 September 2009. Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic ...

Document       AFR 20/011/2009

Turkmenistan: Shed light on the disappeared - Postcard
23 September 2009

Turkmenistan: Shed light on the disappeared - Postcard

Document       EUR 61/005/2009

Yemen: Yemeni journalist abducted: Muhammad al-Maqalih (m)
18 September 2009

A male Yemeni journalist, Muhammad al-Maqalih, has been abducted in the capital, Sana’a, after criticizing the government over continuing armed clashes in Sa’da ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/011/2009

Spain must end incommunicado detention | Amnesty International
15 September 2009

Amnesty International's new report shows how Spain has one of the strictestdetention regimes in Europe, which is in breach of the country'sobligations under international ...

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Sri Lanka's displaced face uncertain future as government begins ...
11 September 2009

Only a fraction of nearly 300000 people who were displaced by recentfighting in the north east of Sri Lanka have been allowed to leavegovernment camps since the ...

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Zimbabwe: Moving from words to action
9 September 2009

In this memorandum Amnesty International assesses the human rights situation in Zimbabwe since the creation of an Inclusive Government in February 2009. Amnesty ...

Report       AFR 46/025/2009