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Several dozen activists from Amnesty International demonstrated in the front of the Prime Minister office in Warsaw on April 4. They urged Polish authorities to conduct a transparent investigation the secret CIA detention centres in Poland.
Participants at Saturday’s event wore white masks and yellow question and presented short statements on behalf of individuals that had been arrested and tortured during the “war on terror”.
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Art Attack, a festival of activist poetry was held from March 12-March 14 in Zagreb. The festival, held this year for the first time, was organized by the English Students’ Club in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb in Croatia.
On the last day of the Festival, Amnesty International Croatia organized a video projection of short movies and video clips on human rights violations committed in the name of security.
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Former Guantánamo detainee Sami El-Haj attended the event
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The regional Office Lebanon and the Anis K. Makdisi Program in Literature- American University of Beirut (AUB) organized an event around the book Poems from Guantanamo on March 17 at 17:00- 19:00 in AUB.
Panel speakers included: Sari Hanafi, Sociology Professor- AUB; Sami El-Haj, Al Jazeera/ former Guantánamo detainee; Ahmed Karaoud, Amnesty International – Beirut Office Director and Jordanian writer Ahmad Jaradat.
The event was attended by teachers, AUB students and some AI members in Lebanon. It was broadcasted on Al-Jazeera Mubashar on 20 Mar 09.
Mazen Jaber
Amnesty International
Beirut, Lebanon
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Amnesty International Mongolia’s youth group members organized the Close Guantánamo action in February with section members urging them to sign the petition for President Barack Obama during the all members’ meeting. 
In March, Youth’s group members have organized actions that introduced the Counter terror with Justice Campaign objectives and activities to the Police Academy club members.
Amar Ga
Amnesty International Mongolia
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In a joint action with Witness Against Torture on 30 April, approximately 200 people marched from the US Capitol to the White House to mark President Obama’s first 100 days in office.