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Press releases in 2008

Zimbabwe: Crackdown on political opponents intensifies in run up to 27 June elections

Amnesty International has condemned the sharp crackdown on political opponents and human rights activists in the run up to the second round of Zimbabwe’s presidential elections, as it published a new...

Burma: Government's actions are putting cyclone survivors at risk

Government officials confiscate aid and thousands forced out of emergency shelters The Burmese government is stepping up efforts to force survivors of Cyclone Nargis out of emergency shelters and is...

China: Amnesty appeals for justice for victims of Tiananmen Square as over 10,000 roses are laid at embassy demo on 4 June

Thousands of people are expected at an Amnesty International demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in London today to mark the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in...

Amnesty shortlists Yemeni and Azerbaijani for 'special award for human rights journalism under threat'

Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani (Yemen) and Aqil Xalil (Azerbaijan) shortlisted Amnesty International UK has shortlisted a Yemeni and an Azerbaijani journalist for its 2008 “Special Award For Human Rights...