Amnesty

Increased Instability Predicted for Egypt

Published by Jim Lobe 2 Comments

by Jim Lobe International human rights groups have strongly denounced Monday’s sentencing by an Egyptian court of 529 Islamists to death for a riot in which one policeman was killed. Egypt specialists here say the sentences, which are widely seen… Continue Reading →

Jailed Iranian Rights Defender Nasrin Sotoudeh Unable to Collect Award

Published by Jasmin Ramsey

The whole world needs to know about Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian rights lawyer who was ultimately sentenced to 6 years in prison after the Islamic Republic convicted her of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security in 2011. Sotoudeh’s… Continue Reading →