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Freed Pussy Riot punk slams Kremlin amnesty as 'PR stunt' Pussy Riot bandmember Maria Alyokhina, who was freed from prison Monday under a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed the measure as a mere publicity stunt and said that she would have preferred to remain in prison.

23 December 2013

Pussy Riot punk Alyokhina freed from Russian prison: lawyer One of the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, was freed from prison on Monday after receiving amnesty.

23 December 2013

Nearly 1,000 killed by ex-rebels in C. Africa capital: Amnesty The Central African Republic's mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.

19 December 2013

Congress deal to ease Guantanamo transfers: lawmakers Senior US lawmakers said Monday they have reached a compromise deal that eases restrictions on sending Guantanamo detainees home or to third countries but bars their transfer to the United States.

10 December 2013

Hong Kong domestic workers treated as 'slaves': Amnesty Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "slavery-like" conditions faced by thousands of Indonesian women who work in Hong Kong as domestic staff, accusing authorities of "inexcusable" inaction.

21 November 2013

Amnesty International calls on DRCongo to halt clashes in east Amnesty International called Wednesday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to put an end to the fighting in the east of the country where several local and foreign armed groups are committing abuses.

11 October 2012

Mexicans ask Canada to let them stay Around 60 Mexicans marched on Canada's parliament on Tuesday to request amnesty for thousands of failed asylum seekers whose lives they say would be at risk if they are deported to Mexico.

03 October 2012

Human rights campaigner Yevgeniy Zhovtis released For the past 2.5 years I have changed neither any of my views, nor my attitudes: Yevgeniy Zhovtis.

17 February 2012

Amnesties have to stop in Kazakhstan: Justice Minister New Minister of Justice Berik Imashev believes that Kazakhstan needs to stop its amnesty practices.

16 February 2012

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