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The above-named, editor-in-chief of Halk Gercegi (People’s Reality), was arrested in Istanbul on 22 June 1990 and sent to Sagmalcilar Prison, accused of “weakening national feelings” and charged under Article 142(3) of the Turkish Penal Code. He is currently awaiting trial. The...

Amnesty International is seeking clarification from the Soviet authorities of the precise reasons for the continued detention of Aleksandr Goldovich whose case is under investigation by the organization. He is held in a strict regime labour colony and is said to suffer from a number of health...

Both of the above-named have been conditionally released from prison.

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This memorandum is based on the findings of and AI delegation which visited Nepal between 12 and 22 April 1990, during the establishment of the interim government. It followed a period of political unrest in which nationwide demands for political reform were accompanied by persistent reports of...

The above-named was issued with a 6-month detention order on 18 January 1990. He is an economist from Tulkarem and works as a researcher in economics at the Rural Studies Centre at al-Najah University. The authorities are reported to suspect him of being a member of the al-Fatah faction of the...

On 10 May 9 people, including Turabi Polat and Muhtullah Abbasiogullari were taken to Izmir State Security Court and charged with membership of Ekim, an illegal organization, under Article 141 of hte Turkish Penal Code. On 20 July 1989 the first hearing took place: 8 defendants were present, 6...

Following widespread agitation for political reforms, including an end to the state of emergency, in 1980, some 100 health professionals were arrested. Seven have since been released, two are reported to have been executed and the continued detention without trial of four other doctors has been...

Between 1982 and 1989 several hundred people in Casamance region were arrested for political reasons connected with a campaign for greater autonomy; some were convicted on the basis of statements to the police which may have been made under duress. About 10 people remain in prison. The document...

This paper starts with a brief history of Amnesty International’s (AI) human rights concerns in Pakistan. It then describes the findings of a recent delegation (1989) which met Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s government. Individual cases are described and AI’s recommendations...

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