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Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of Eurovision

14 mei 2012

Azerbaijan must immediately halt the police use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, Amnesty International said after two separate peaceful protests were broken up by police in the capital city Baku on Monday.

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Bahrain: activist arrested over ‘insulting’ tweets must be freed

8 mei 2012

Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was arrested on Saturday evening and has been charged with "insulting a national institution".

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Colombia: FARC urged to release French journalist

8 mei 2012

The FARC should release a French journalist held captive since 28 April immediately and unconditionally, said Amnesty International today.

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Iran must quash human rights lawyer’s conviction ahead of prison term

4 mei 2012

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A nine-year jail term for a prominent human rights lawyer is another nail in the coffin for freedom of expression and association in Iran and should be quashed immediately, Amnesty International warned.

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Egypt: Army must end attacks on protesters amid renewed violence

3 mei 2012

Deadly clashes in Cairo between unknown assailants and protesters have prompted Amnesty International to renew its call on the Egyptian army to protect protesters amid increasing violence ahead of presidential elections.

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Journalists face increasing harassment in Sudan

3 mei 2012

A raft of new tactics are being used to silence journalists in Sudan in a crackdown by Khartoum’s authorities dating from the start of uprisings in North Africa in January 2011, Amnesty International said in a new briefing released on World Press Freedom Day.

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Press freedom trampled in Azerbaijan

2 mei 2012

Journalists, bloggers and social activists trying to expose human rights violations in Azerbaijan see their efforts thwarted at every step. The pre-Eurovision crackdown on freedom of expression by the Azerbaijani authorities continues unabated.

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Azerbaijan: “There is no official censorship - but anyone doing real journalism is at risk.”

1 mei 2012

The journey from an Azerbaijani prison cell to London’s School of Oriental and African Studies is perhaps not the most conventional route for a student to take.

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Cuba: “The authorities attack us because we talk about the issues people face”

1 mei 2012

For Cuban journalist and blogger Luis Felipe Rojas, posting an entry on his blog Crossing the Wire Fences or even sending an email is a daunting task.

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Iran: ‘A duty to inform’

1 mei 2012

For activists and bloggers in Iran, accessing information on the web can be a very dangerous activity. Internet access in the country is highly filtered, with authorities keeping close tabs on online activities.

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Persvoorlichters

	Lars van Troost (Hoofd persvoorlichting) 020-7733666 06-14778824 l [dot] vantroost [at] amnesty [dot] nl
	Ruud Bosgraaf 020-7733667 06-23341533 r [dot] bosgraaf [at] amnesty [dot] nl
	Nicole Sprokel 020-7733677 06-22109964 n [dot] sprokel [at] amnesty [dot] nl
	Emile Affolter 020-7733669 06-34490977 e [dot] affolter [at] amnesty [dot] nl