UA: 39/12 Index: AMR 44/001/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

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Two protestors were killed and reportedly over 40 people injured when police dispersed a protest by Indigenous Peoples in Panama on 5 February. Protests are likely to continue across the country and there are fears that excessive force may be used by State security forces. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 12/12 Index: AMR 51/010/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

Christi Cheramie was sentenced at the age of 16 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She has been denied clemency by the Louisiana Board of Pardons and must wait seven years before she is permitted to submit a further application for clemency. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 38/12 Index: AMR 25/003/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

Cuban authorities have refused blogger Yoani Sánchez permission to travel to Brazil to attend a documentary screening on freedom of expression. Amnesty International believes that this refusal is a punitive measure in response to her outspoken criticism of civil and political rights in Cuba. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 24/12 Index: MDE 11/006/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

A Canadian imprisoned in Bahrain for taking part in protests was released on bail on 6 February 2012. His charges have not been dropped and he has a hearing on 16 February. Amnesty International calls for all the charges against him to be dropped. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 349/11 Index: AMR 41/008/2012 Issue Date: 6 February 2012

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On 3 February, Norma Andrade was attacked with a knife by an unknown man at her home in Mexico City. There are grave fears for her safety and that of her colleagues and family. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 14/12 Index: AMR 23/006/2012 Issue Date: 6 February 2012

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Members of the Regional Human Rights Corporation (CREDHOS) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, have received new death threats from paramilitaries. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 37/12 Index: AFR 54/006/2012 Issue Date: 06 February 2012

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Six members of the student-led movement Girifna were arrested on 25 January, after taking part in a public forum on human rights. They are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 36/12 Index: AMR 51/009/2012 Issue Date: 3 February 2012.

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A 65-year-old man is scheduled to be executed in the US state of Florida on 15 February for a murder committed in January 1980. He has been on death row for half of his life. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 35/12 Index: EUR 61/001/2012 Issue Date: 3 February 2012

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Geldy Kyarizov, a horse breeder who used to work for the government of Turkmenistan but fell out of favour with the authorities, is in very poor health and needs urgent specialist medical treatment abroad. However, he and his family members are reportedly on a ‘black list’ and unable to leave the country. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 34/12 Index: EUR 11/002/2012 Issue Date: 2 February 2012

Around 25 Romani families have been made homeless, after local authorities obliged them to dismantle the sheds in which they were living at a site in Tirana, Albania’s capital. [ Lire la suite » ]