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21 October 2009

Seven men, members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority, are at risk of imminent execution in Ahvaz city, the capital of Khuzestan province. They were convicted in an ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/109/2009

Uruguay must annul law that protects police and military torture ...
20 October 2009

A law in Uruguay that has allowed the police and military to get away with torture and murder should be annulled.

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Afghan government must set out credible presidential election plan ...
20 October 2009

The Afghan government and its international supporters must immediatelyset out a clear and effective plan to ensure a credible second round ofpresidential election ...

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China: British man facing execution: Akmal Shaikh
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

Threat of charges against Iranian presidential candidate part of ...
19 October 2009

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to dismisslegal action against former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi.

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China: Chinese activist facing trial: Zhou Yongjun
16 October 2009

A Chinese man, pro-democracy activist Zhou Yongjun, who has been living in the USA since 1992, is about to be put on trial in Sichuan province, on a politically ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/058/2009

Ugandan 'anti-homosexuality' bill threatens liberties and human ...
16 October 2009

The draft "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" introduced on Wednesday inUganda's parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawnimmediately.

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Iran: Presidential election candidate threatened
15 October 2009

Mehdi Karroubi, a 72-year-old male cleric who was a candidate in June's disputed presidential election in Iran, is facing criminal charges in relation to his reporting ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/107/2009

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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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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