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Bahrain activists fear for inmate on 55th day of hunger strike
World NowBahraini activists fear for the life of a hunger striker who they say has gone without food for 55 days, a perilous attempt to draw attention to human rights abuses in Bahrain.... -
Killings, arrests said to continue after Syria agreed to peace plan
World NowKillings and arrests have continued despite Syria pledging to back a peace plan brokered by United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan to end the bloodshed, Amnesty International said Tuesday.... -
Seven facts for Turkmenistan's 'Week of Health and Happiness'
World NowTurkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world, is marking the “Week of Health and Happiness” with a march up a five-mile concrete staircase and plays such as “The Era of Power is Illuminated by Happiness,” the... -
Tunisia, birthplace of Arab Spring, rocked by new protests [Video]
World NowTunisia is known as the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the country where a distraught fruit seller who set himself on fire launched a wave of uprisings that is reshaping the Middle East. Now, new protests are sweeping the North African nation along with... -
Former prosecutor hails Charles Taylor guilty verdict
World NowFounding prosecutor the the Special Court for Sierra Leone, David M. Crane, hails Charles Taylor's guilty verdict for war crimes: David M. Crane, founding prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, said Thursday’s conviction of former... -
Amnesty International: 'New wave of repression' in Saudi Arabia
World NowA new report by Amnesty International says hundreds have been arrested in a "new wave of repression" on demonstrators in Saudi Arabia. Protests are banned in Saudi Arabia.... -
Syria faces Arab League deadline to allow monitors
World NowSyria indicated that it might be willing to allow Arab monitors into the country after the Arab League threatened to tighten sanctions against President Bashar Assad’s increasingly isolated regime. The Arab League gave Syria until Sunday to sign its... -
Amnesty International 'Chimes of Freedom' salutes Bob Dylan's music
Pop & HissDozens of musicians salute rock icon Bob Dylan in new Amnesty International tribute album. The "Chimes of Freedom" collection encompasses 75 recordings of songs written by Bob Dylan.... -
Detained Syrian American blogger faces criminal charges
World NowRazan Ghazzawi, a Syrian American blogger who was detained this month in Syria, has been charged with offenses that could carry between three and 15 years in prison, according to the human rights watchdog Amnesty International.... -
China executes about 4,000 people a year, reports U.S. group
World NowThe number of executions reportedly are down in China. A U.S. human rights group reported that the number of executions in China has dropped in half, to roughly 4,000 per year.... -
2 students dead in clash with Mexico police
World NowREPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- Two students are dead after a confrontation between police and rural teaching students in the southern state of Guerrero, in an incident that is reminding many here of the history of brutal crackdowns against leftist... -
Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters
World NowA Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons....
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