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Iran Discrimination

Feminist prize winner barred from leaving Iran

Iranian feminist and journalist Parvin Ardalan was prevented from leaving Iran on Sunday to travel to Sweden where she was to receive the 2007 Olof Palme Prize in Stockholm. She told the AFP news agency that after she boarded an Air France flight at Tehran airport she was paged and then told that...
Americas Detention

USA: Single day, double standards

In 6 March 2007, the US Department of State released its annual report on human rights in other countries. Five hours later, the Department of Defence announced the start of Combatant Status Review Tribunals for the 14 detainees transferred in September 2006 from years of secret CIA custody to the...
Jordan Death Penalty

Jordan: Executions on the increase

AI is concerned about the rising number of executions in Jordan since 1993. Twelve people were executed in 1993, the highest annual total in over 20 years. This report discusses legislation and procedures relating to the death penalty and comments on recent executions and cases of people on death...