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Russian prosecutors search Amnesty’s Moscow offices
Egypt

Russian prosecutors search Amnesty’s Moscow offices

Russian prosecutors searched Amnesty International's Moscow offices on Monday, the latest in a series of raids on advocacy groups that…
HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men
World

HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities to halt Tuesday's scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for…
Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions
Egypt

Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions

Amnesty International deeply criticized Thursday a letter from Egyptian authorities to an NGO requiring it not to engage into contacts…
Amnesty uses Egyptian queen to protest Morsy Berlin visit
Egypt

Amnesty uses Egyptian queen to protest Morsy Berlin visit

Global human rights organization Amnesty International organized a protest in Berlin on Wednesday to coincide with President Mohamed Morsy's visit…
Rights groups call on Morsy to follow through with abuse investigations
Egypt

Rights groups call on Morsy to follow through with abuse investigations

A day ahead of the 25 January revolution's two-year anniversary, two rights groups called on President Mohamed Morsy to follow…
Court sentences activist to three years for insulting Islam
Egypt

Court sentences activist to three years for insulting Islam

A Cairo court sentenced activist Alber Saber to three years in prison for insulting Islam Wednesday. Marg Misdemeanor Court found…
Update: HRW, Amnesty criticize decision giving military arrest powers
Egypt

Update: HRW, Amnesty criticize decision giving military arrest powers

Human Rights Watch has called on President Mohamed Morsy to amend his decree giving the military the power to arrest…
Iran parliament to investigate blogger’s death
World

Iran parliament to investigate blogger’s death

A parliamentary committee will look into the death of an Iranian blogger in police custody, an Iranian lawmaker said on…
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist
Egypt

Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist

A day before the outbreak of the mass popular uprising that enabled him to win the presidency, Mohamed Morsy told…
Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty
Egypt

Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty

An Egyptian Coptic Christian arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world…
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