The release of more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is “of no benefit” and may inflame opinion against the US, President Barack Obama has said, retreating on his previous position. Read more here
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Obama U-turn over prisoner abuse photographs
The release of more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is “of no benefit” and may inflame opinion against the US, President Barack Obama has said, retreating on his previous position. Read more here
14 May 09
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UN working group on arbitrary detention declares that Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s detention violated international law
A joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation
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Iran’s silenced musicians
As the list of those persecuted in the country grows, it is obvious that Iran’s leadership is systemically opposed to musical free expression
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The existential threat to international aid and consular assistance
With the UK modelling the USA's approach to aid cuts, independent journalism and political prisoners could be in a perilous position
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Index pays tribute to Israeli journalist and human rights activist Oded Lifshitz
Lifshitz, who was killed after he was taken hostage during the 7 October massacre, was an ardent campaigner for Palestinian rights