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1 December 2008

Amnesty International invited the world to call on the Chinese government to deliver a positive and lasting human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics.

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Croatian journalists under attack | Amnesty International
1 December 2008

Journalists in Croatia are being violently targeted for trying toexpose the truth about war crimes and corruption, while the country'sleaders fail to protect them ...

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Croatia: Fear for safety: Drago Hedl (m)
28 November 2008

Journalist Drago Hedl has received a series of death threats, most recently on 27 November. The threats are believed to be connected to his investigative reports ...

Urgent Action       EUR 64/006/2008

China: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment / Prisoner of ...
28 November 2008

Falun Gong practitioner Xu Na is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. She was sentenced to three years in prison on 25 November for ‘crimes’ related to her ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/107/2008

Algerian human rights lawyer convicted for denouncing violations ...
26 November 2008

The Court of Appeals in Algiers upheld the conviction of a prominenthuman rights lawyer, Amine Sidhoum, on Wednesday.

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Malaysian activist acquitted after 12 years of legal battles ...
24 November 2008

The Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted a prominent migrant workers' rights activist on Monday.

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Mexico: Fear for safety
21 November 2008

Journalists working with daily newspaper “El Diario de Juárez” and other media workers from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, are in danger after their colleague, ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/061/2008

Guinea: Excessive use of force and torture following ...
20 November 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 29/001/2008. 20 November 2008. Guinea: Excessive use of force and torture following ...

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Burundi: Arbitrary arrest/ prisoner of conscience, Alexis ...
19 November 2008

Alexis Sinduhije, the President of the Movement for Security and Democracy (Mouvement pour la Sécurité et la Démocratie, MSD), a political opposition group, was ...

Urgent Action       AFR 16/007/2008

Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of ...
18 November 2008

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian,gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul.

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