SYRIA - 'ABDEL RAHMAN SHAGOURI and others

Abdel Rahman Shaghouri is one of several individuals sentenced recently to prison terms for accessing Internet sites containing political information about Syria. Internet access is carefully monitored in Syria, and authorities block access to certain websites they find objectionable, including sites that contain political or human rights information.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11404

RUSSIA - IGOR SUTIAGIN

Sutiagin, a researcher at the Institute of USA and Canada Studies of the Russian Academy of Science, is one of a number of independent scientists, journalists, and environmentalists who have faced politically motivated prosecutions in the past decade for their cooperation with foreigners on issues considered to be sensitive by the Russian government.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11403

INDONESIA - IGNATIUS MAHENDRA KUSUMA WARDHANA and YOYOK EKO WIDODO

These two men were arrested following a demonstration against increases in fuel and electricity prices, charged with "insulting the President or Vice President" and sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11402

COLOMBIA - ORGANIZACIÓN FEMENINA POPULAR

The members of the Organización Femenina Popular have been repeatedly threatened with death by army-backed paramilitaries, after calling on all sides of Colombia's civil conflict to respect the human rights of civilians.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11401

BELARUS - YURY BANDAZHEVSKY

Bandazhevsky devoted much of his working life to investigating the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion upon the people of southern Belarus. Authorities responded to Bandazhevsky's criticism by arresting him.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=677776&l=11400

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Since February 2003, over 50,000 people have died in the conflict and an estimated 2.2 million more have been directly affected by fighting between the Government of Sudan and two rebel groups. All sides of the conflict have committed abuses; however, the Sudanese government and its allies have committed the preponderance of violations. It is essential that the supply of weapons be stopped.

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Amnesty International is seriously concerned by apparent war crimes committed during fighting between US and Iraqi forces and insurgents in Fallujah.

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Recent developments in Turkey demonstrate that while the government has declared a policy of "zero tolerance for torture," the country's courts appear unable or unwilling to bring appropriate sanctions against torturers.

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The arms trade is fueling a human rights catastrophe in Sudan, says Amnesty International in a new report...

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