http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2045/2055/1986 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA25/008/2008/en Candlelight protests in central Seoul against the resumption of US beef imports began on 2 May 2008 and continued for more than two months. The protests were for the most part peaceful but there were sporadic incidents of violence. Amnesty International monitored the policing of the protests and this report Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/145/2008/en Amir Yaghoub-Ali was sentenced to one year's imprisonment which, after his appeal, was suspended for four years. In another case, four other members of the Campaign for Equality, Parvin Ardalan, Jelveh Javaheri, Maryam Hosseinkhah and Nahid Kesharvarz, have appealed against their sentence of six months’ im Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/sarajevo-queer-festival-organizers-still-under-threat-20081001 The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists and theparticipants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival continue to receive deaththreats. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR44/017/2008/en The 24 Uzbekistani nationals, and an Uzbekistani man now known to have been deported with them, returned to Turkey irregularly on 23 September 2008 from Iran. They had been released on or around 20 September by the group that had been holding them in Iran. They remain at risk of forcible return to Uzbekistan Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE12/022/2008/en Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/015/2008/en Human rights defenders across the region of Europe and Central Asia are targets of intimidation, systematic harassment and serious human rights violations. As they struggle to campaign for the rights of others, their own freedoms and safety come under attack. In some cases, the authorities try to silence the Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR20/007/2008/en Jeremy Hinzman and his family have been allowed to stay in Canada until the country’s Federal Court decides whether or not to review their case. Jeremy Hinzman fled to Canada to avoid being sent to Iraq because of his conscientious objection to the war there. If deported, he risks being court-martialled an Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/142/2008/en Eight student activists have been detained during a series of arrests which began in July 2008. According to the Vancouver-based Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners (ADAPP), their families have been denied access to them, though some have had irregular contact by telephone. None ha Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/zimbabwes-new-government-has-tackle-culture-impunity-20080923 The political crisis in Zimbabwe has been characterised by a series of politically-motivatedviolations of civil, political, social and economic rights against realand perceived opponents of President Mugabe. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/fears-violence-surround-sarajevo-queer-festival Attacks at the end of the first day of the Sarajevo Queer Festival left eight people injured andforced the organizers toclose the rest of the festival to the public and eventually cancel thewhole event. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International