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Category Archives: Unlawful Detention
20 years of independence but still no freedom
A young woman from Eritrea reflects on her country’s day of independence. Today – 24 May – is Eritrean Independence Day, marking a victory won at the cost of many lives and sacrifices. But now, 20 years on, many of … Continue reading
“I want my country back”
A young woman from Eritrea describes how her country’s joy of independence was smothered by a political stranglehold that is still keeping thousands of people locked up. “We are moving back to our home country, it’s a beautiful place – … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstrations, Eritrea, Press Freedom, Unlawful Detention
Tagged Armed conflict, dissent, forced conscription, youth activists
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‘A hope to be reborn far from here’
Syrian activist Bassam Ahmed Al-Ahmed recalls his time as a detainee alongside his friend, doctor Ayham Mustafa Ghazoul, whose family was recently informed of his death while in the custody of Syrian security forces in November 2012. Both men were … Continue reading
Posted in Detention, Syria, Unlawful Detention
Tagged death in custody, detention, Syria
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The price of protest in Saudi Arabia
Abeer al-Sayed recounts her arrest at the weekend after she and a group of women and children took part in a protest against the ongoing detention of their relatives outside the offices of Saudi Arabia’s state-founded National Society for Human … Continue reading
Euro 2012 fans escape serious police abuse, but what human rights legacy for Ukraine?
By Max Tucker, Amnesty International’s Ukraine campaigner, in Kyiv Euro 2012 ended on a high in Kyiv Sunday as winners Spain put on a glittering show worthy of the extravagant fireworks display that followed. Ukrainians partied noisily in the streets … Continue reading