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AI: Sudan government must stop harassment of journalists

[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] urged [press release] the Sudanese government on Tuesday to stop its alleged press censorship. AI reports that Sudanese authorities  ...

Families of bombing victims win lawsuit against Syria, Iran

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Monday awarded [opinion, PDF] victims' families over $300 million  ...

Mali facing human rights crisis: Amnesty

[JURIST] Mali is facing its worst human rights crisis [press release] since it gained independence in 1960, Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy report] reported Wednesday. In  ...

Incommunicado detentions persist at Iraq prison earmarked for closure: HRW

[JURIST] Mass arrests and incommunicado detentions persist at Camp Honor, a prison in Iraq's capital Baghdad that the Iraqi government promised to close [JURIST report]  ...