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Saudi Activist on Hunger Strike: 'Fighting for freedom is worth the risks'

Dr. Mohammad Al-Qahtani joined several other activists this week in a 2-day hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest the unfair detention of 11 human rights activists....

Saudi Arabia

Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 236 times

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Saudi Activist: 'Why I joined the hunger strike...'

Maha Al-Qahtani joined several other activists this week in a 2-day hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest the unfair detention of 11 human rights activists....

Saudi Arabia

Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 306 times

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Saudi Arabia: Facebooking a Hunger Strike for 11 Detained Activists

In this video interview, Saudi journalist Ebtihal Mubarak discusses how Saudi activists are harnessing online tools to call for justice within Saudi Arabia....

Saudi Arabia

Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 827 times

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The Need for Fair and Humane Immigration Reform in the U.S.

Tara Magner is the Director of Policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center....

United States

Detention, Immigration , Refugees

Witnessed: 218 times

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Hassiba Belbachir's Death in Immigration Detention

Junaid Afeef is the Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago....

United States

Detention, Immigration

Witnessed: 82 times

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Anti-Torture advocacy Ad

This is a 30-second ad that the human rights organization Task Force Detainees of the Philippines is using to develop public awareness about the issue of torture and the need to legislate an anti-tort...

Asia, Philippines

Detention, Torture/ill treatment

Witnessed: 236 times

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Philip Gourevitch on Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure is an original account of the first full reckoning of what actually happened at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.

Detention, Torture/ill treatment, War crimes

Witnessed: 165 times

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Brazil: 16 years of impunity in the Carandiru Massacre

Sixteen years ago, 325 heavily-armed police officers raided the 9th Pavilion of the Carandiru Prison Complex in São Paulo, Brazil, and executed at least 111 inmates in one of the worst human rights a...

Brazil

Detention, Impunity, Mass killings

Witnessed: 473 times

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Brazil: Survivor of the Carandiru Massacre on 16 years of Impunity

On October 2, 1992, P.P. witnessed and survived the massacre of at least 111 inmates in the Carandiru Prison Complex - São Paulo, Brazil....

Brazil

Detention, Impunity, Independence of the judiciary

Witnessed: 645 times

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Burma: Leader of Monks' Alliance on the Saffron Revolution - Pt 2

A year ago the monks of Burma led half a million people in peaceful protests around the country, proclaiming to the military regime that peace and freedom must be finally restored to the people....

Burma

Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief

Witnessed: 260 times

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