Society, Issues, Human Rights and Liberties, Political Prisoners
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- Site attempting to save Zeynep Avci, a Kurdish woman tortured in Turkey.
- An all-volunteer, non-profit organization to facilitate representation for arbitrarily detained individuals who have neither used nor advocated violence.
- Press releases and other documents concerning political prisoners in Laos, including 2 journalists.
- Background information and current status of John Gregory Lambros illegal extradition and imprisonment in Leavenworth, Kansas federal prison.
- An online petition to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to free four democracy advocates.
- Just months after speaking up on human rights and free speech issues in Mexico, Dr. Bacilio Gomez was arrested by Mexican authorities.
- Human rights groups question the continuing imprisonment of those who sought political asylum here.
- Links to several issues including the jailing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kurds, and German leftist press.
- A 46 year old political activist who was arrested after having an interview in Iran with Jane Kokan, a Canadian reporter who reported and filmed the documentary "Forbidden Iran".
- The story of Canadian Bill Sampson who is awaiting execution inside a Saudi jail cell. It is believed that he was tortured into signing a false confession of guilt. Includes a rare look inside a Saudi jail cell.
- United States citizen was tortured and sentenced to two years in jail by a Qatari court under the influence of its ruler. Lou's family and friends are seeking to free him and return him home.
- Professional reviews and comments about the case/ background of this jailed journalist in the Republic of Angola.
- Online petetion for Peyman Piran, a Kurdish student who on March 7, 2004 was arrested by the Revolutionary Courts of Tehran and transferred to Branch 6 of Qasr prison, a branch known for holding criminals and convicts.
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