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The Turkish police are continuing their unprecedented crackdown on protesters. Almost 100,000 people have called on the Turkish authorities to immediately halt the violence.

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Turkey: End police violence and reveal extent of injuries

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Hundreds of families in Kenya have been left homeless after they were forcibly evicted from their homes on 10 May. They are now homeless and in urgent need of food, water and shelter.

More evictions are threatened. These people need your help. Act now.

Act now: Hundreds homeless after forced evictions

‘Abd al Rahim Hussayn Muhammed al-Nashiri has been detained in Guantánamo since 2006.

He faces an unfair trial by military commission, with the death penalty as an option.

No death penalty for Guantánamo detainee al-Nashiri

Romania: Thousands of lives uprooted in forced evictions

The Romanian authorities betray thousands of their citizens through broken promises, Amnesty International said in a new report published today on forced evictions in the country.

Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges

A recent one-year prison sentence handed down against a prominent opposition activist in Egypt is the latest attempt by the government to silence criticism, Amnesty International said today.

24,000 migrant workers in Ireland left unprotected by legal loophole

Amnesty International Ireland has urged the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton to close a loophole in Irish employment law that leaves tens of thousands of workers without legal protection.

Italy: Supreme Court strikes down anti Roma law

Italy’s Supreme Court today declared the so-called “Nomad emergency” unlawful and unfounded, a move Amnesty International has hailed as a key victory in the struggle to end discrimination against Roma communities around the country.

USA: Maryland joins global trend against the death penalty

The US state of Maryland has joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty, Amnesty International said today after Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.