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Talks start on U.N. arms trade treaty
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| July 03, 2012 12:45 AM |
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International talks started Monday on a treaty to regulate the $70-billion-a-year global arms trade. |
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Syrian army systematically killing civilians: Amnesty
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| Tim Castle | June 14, 2012 09:25 AM |
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Syrian government forces are killing civilians in organized attacks on towns and villages that amount to crimes against humanity. |
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Amnesty tells Israel: End detentions without trial
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| Ian Deitch | June 06, 2012 10:44 AM |
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Amnesty International has appealed to Israel to end the practice of imprisoning Palestinians suspected of militant activity without trial. |
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2 Syrian dissidents quit opposition council
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| Ben Hubbard | March 14, 2012 02:14 PM |
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Two prominent Syrian dissidents said they have quit the main opposition group. |
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Amnesty demands aid access to Syria's Homs
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| February 24, 2012 11:11 AM |
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Amnesty International demanded on Friday that aid agencies be given immediate access to Homs and other besieged Syrian protest cities, as world powers gathered in Tunisia to discuss the bloodshed. |
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Police confiscate over 1,600 unlicensed motorcycles
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| January 11, 2012 10:38 AM |
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Lebanese police confiscate over 1,600 unlicensed motorcycles by late Tuesday. |
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Ganzouri names new Egypt Cabinet with increased powers
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| December 08, 2011 01:19 AM |
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Egypt’s caretaker premier named a new Cabinet Wednesday with increased powers to tackle worsening crime and a sliding economy as Islamist parties made fresh gains in the country’s parliamentary election. |
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Iran actress in Australian film spared lashes, freed
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| Laurent Maillard | October 29, 2011 10:31 AM |
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Iranian actress sentenced to be whipped for her role in an Australian-produced film spared the lashes and freed after having her term reduced on appeal. |
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Patients tortured in Syrian hospitals: Amnesty
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| October 25, 2011 04:50 PM |
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Patients in Syrian state hospitals are subjected to torture and mistreatment as part of the government's crackdown on dissent, while medics are also being targeted, Amnesty International says. |
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Amnesty slams U.N. veto for Syria
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| The Daily Star | October 05, 2011 06:52 PM |
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Amnesty International slammed Wednesday Russia and China for vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria on a crackdown the U.N. says has led to the death of around 3,000 people.
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France, Sweden warn Syria after harassment, attacks on opponents abroad
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| October 05, 2011 02:57 AM |
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France and Sweden Tuesday warned Syria against attacking or intimidating Syrian opposition in exile, amid reports of assaults and threats in European capitals. |
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