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Indonesia: Peaceful protestors jailed for raising a flag

Amnesty calls for release of 152 arrested over the last two years The Indonesian government has arrested at least 152 people for activities related to the raising of flags symbolising regional...

Sri Lanka: Call for humanitarian truce - Thousands of civilians under attack

Tens of thousands of people, trapped in ‘safe zones’ in the north eastern Wanni region of Sri Lanka are at increased risk from an escalation in attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...

Sudan: Bring President Al-Bashir to justice now, says Amnesty

On the eve of the League of Arab States summit in Qatar, Amnesty International is calling on member states to enforce the arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is expected in...

Binyam Mohamed: Decision to act on case welcomed, but inquiry still needed

Decision should be ‘just the first step’ Amnesty International today welcomed the decision of the Attorney General Baroness Scotland to refer the case of Binyam Mohamed to the Metropolitan Police. Mr...

Sudan: President Bashir should not be shielded from jusice

Responding to Sudan’s President Omar El Bashir’s recent visit to Egypt, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan said: "Egypt and other members of the League of Arab States should not...

Japan: British MP to raise issue of country's 'macabre' death penalty record

* Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael will meet sister of man on death row for 41 years * Death row prisoners ‘turned into ghosts’ - Amnesty The Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael is set to raise Japan’s...

South Korea: Arrests of journalists threaten press freedom

Amnesty International has called on the South Korean government to immediately release television journalist Roh Jong-myeon, who was arrested for “interfering with business” along with three other...

Amnesty welcomes court decision to allow extradition of wanted Albanian secret policeman hiding

Amnesty International welcomed the court decision today to allow the extradition of Ilir Kumbaro, a former member of Albania’s secret police, to face charges of abduction and torture in his home...

Amnesty welcomes N.I.O announcement on trafficking

In response to the announcement today (Wednesday 25th March), by NIO Minister Paul Goggins, Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force, that comprehensive care and support services will be available for...

Death Penalty: New figures show rise in global executions-Asian countries chiefly responsible

* 2,390 executions worldwide in 2008 - 72% per cent in China alone * Japan executed highest number for over 30 years * Belarus is ‘last executioner in Europe’ Amnesty International today revealed that...