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On the anniversary of the Iranian revolution The peoples of the Middle East and North Africa have woken up! On the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, International Coalition Against Violence in Iran (ICAVI) supports whole...
Mikhael Gorbachev this afternoon compared the events in the Middle East and North Africa to the collapse of eastern Europe’s Communist bloc – and as protests have spread across the region it’s easy to see why. I like his quote: "They...
(Chinese Human RightsDefenders- February 18, 2011)More than two days after police officers forced openthe door to his Beijinghome and dragged him away, human rights lawyer TangJitian (唐吉田) remains missing.Though officials have stated...
A new report by Amnesty International ' Chad: A compromised future: Children recruited by armed forces and groups in eastern Chad' is calling on Chad to put an end to the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. The report...
*Posted on behalf of Frances Ainley* Good news! Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh has finally been released fromadministrative detention on 10 February 2011. Amnesty Internationalbelieves that public campaigning by the Urgent Action Network may...