Persberichtenoverzicht van Mensenrechten in de Arabische regio

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Libya: Foreign nationals face abuse and exploitation

12 november 2012

Undocumented foreign nationals in Libya are at risk of exploitation, arbitrary and indefinite detention, as well as beatings, sometimes amounting to torture, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today.

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Saudi demonstration highlights a year of failure to investigate protest deaths

8 november 2012

As Saudi Arabians in the Eastern Province prepared to take to the streets to mark the deaths of at least 14 people in connection with protests there since last year, Amnesty International issued a call for the country’s authorities to investigate the killings.

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Bahraini opposition figures stripped of nationality in ‘frightening’ development

7 november 2012

The Bahraini authorities today stripped 31 opposition figures of their Bahraini nationality in a move described by Amnesty International as “frightening and chilling”.

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Syria: Armed group carries out summary killing of security forces in Idlib

1 november 2012

New video evidence emerged on Thursday which appears to show an armed group in Syria’s Idlib province carrying out a mass summary killing of men in their custody.

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Bahrain must lift ban on all protests

31 oktober 2012

The Bahrain government's ban on all rallies and gatherings in the country violates the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and must be lifted immediately, said Amnesty International.

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Qatar: Detained ‘Jasmine uprising’ poet being tried in secret

29 oktober 2012

A poet facing a secret trial in Qatar after being detained since last year is a possible prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally if he has been detained solely for his peaceful criticism, Amnesty International has urged as the one-year anniversary of his arrest approaches.

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Health fears for imprisoned Sakharov prize winner in Iran

26 oktober 2012

News that Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has won the Sakharov Prize – EU award for human rights and freedom of thought - came as her health deteriorated due to a hunger strike in protest at the Iranian authorities’ refusal to allow her face-to-face visits with her 13-year-old daughter and five-year-old son.

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Syria: Free all prisoners of conscience after amnesty

25 oktober 2012

All peaceful activists and other prisoners of conscience detained in Syria must be set free, Amnesty International said today after a mass amnesty was granted ahead of the Eid al-Adha religious festival.

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Egypt: Broadcaster’s conviction for “insulting the President” another blow to freedom of expression

23 oktober 2012

Monday’s conviction of an Egyptian broadcaster for “insulting the President” is a further blow to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.

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Tunisia: At a crossroads, Tunisia must choose the path of human rights

22 oktober 2012

Progress on human rights in Tunisia that followed the ousting of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is being rolled back by the current Tunisian Government, casting doubt on their commitment to reforms, Amnesty International warned as the country marked the first anniversary of National Constituent Assembly (NCA) elections.

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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