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		<title>Freed Libyan prisoner of conscience hails Amnesty International</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/09/06/freed-libyan-prisoner-of-conscience-hails-amnesty-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 5 September 2011 Freed Libyan prisoner of conscience hails Amnesty International A prominent Libyan prisoner of conscience freed from detention has thanked Amnesty International for working on his behalf while in detention. Jamal al-Hajji, a long-term critic of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, was freed from the notorious Abu Salim prison on 24 August following [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2191&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Run for Congo Women &#8211; 5K run / walk on July 23</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/07/04/run-for-congo-women-5k-run-walk-on-july-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join AIUSA Group 48 in supporting the annual Run for Congo Women 5K run / walk on July 23rd. The $35 registration directly benefits Women for Women International programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Portland-based organization sponsors runs throughout the country. This year&#8217;s run will be held at Willamette Park (SW Macadam &#38; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2138&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moroccan prisoner of conscience Chekib El-Khiari released from prison</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/04/17/moroccan-prisoner-of-conscience-chekib-el-khiari-released-from-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: MDE 29/002/2011 Date: 15 April 2011 Morocco royal pardon an encouraging step Amnesty International has welcomed yesterday’s pardon of prisoner of conscience Chekib El-Khiari, jailed in June 2009 for speaking out against corruption. The organization has further welcomed yesterday’s bailing of three Sahrawi human rights activists, who had been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2087&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call on the EU to help resettle Libyan refugees</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/03/10/call-on-the-eu-to-help-resettle-libyan-refugees/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/03/10/call-on-the-eu-to-help-resettle-libyan-refugees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Libya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one is safe inside Libya. Within the last few weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have made the difficult decision to leave. Many of these refugees and migrants are now stranded at the border between Libya and Tunisia. There’s been no shortage of outrage expressed by world leaders over this deplorable situation. But as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=2004&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop the violence in Libya!</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/23/stop-the-violence-in-libya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a menacing 70-minute address delivered by Libya&#8217;s leader Mu&#8217;ammar al-Gaddafi, the ruler instructed his followers to &#8220;fight until the last drop of my blood&#8221;. Colonel Gaddafi&#8217;s remaining supporters have joined forces with foreign mercenaries to terrorize the streets of Libya. It appears they are ready to kill as many people as it takes to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1974&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt must investigate activists&#8217; detention</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/07/egypt-must-investigate-activists-detention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International 5 February 2011 Egypt must investigate activists&#8217; detention Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the detention of some 35 human rights activists and journalists, including two Amnesty International staff members, who were freed after spending almost two days in military custody. The Egyptian and international human rights activists, lawyers and journalists [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1959&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International staff released but Egyptian activists still detained</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/04/amnesty-international-staff-released-but-egyptian-activists-still-detained/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/04/amnesty-international-staff-released-but-egyptian-activists-still-detained/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two members of an Amnesty International fact-finding team were among five human rights workers and journalists freed by Egyptian military police late on Friday night after a day and half in detention. The five were among some 35 Egyptian and international human rights activists, lawyers and journalists arrested Thursday when military police raided the offices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1950&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty International delegates detained in Egypt!</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/03/amnesty-international-delegates-detained-in-egypt/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/03/amnesty-international-delegates-detained-in-egypt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update &#8211; February 4, 2011: The two Amnesty International staff were released by the Egyptian military police. Click here for more details. Two members of the Amnesty International staff were detained by police in Cairo after the Hisham Mubarak Law Center was taken over by military police. The staff members were taken along with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1931&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian Vice President must halt attacks on peaceful protesters</title>
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		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/02/03/egyptian-vice-president-must-halt-attacks-on-peaceful-protesters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty international 3 February 2011 Egyptian Vice President must halt attacks on peaceful protesters Amnesty international has called on the Egyptian Vice President, Omar Suleiman, to stop the violence unleashed by pro-government supporters in Cairo and across the country amid fresh reports of a renewed crackdown on journalists and activists. Journalists have reportedly been detained [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1945&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call the Egyptian embassy now!</title>
		<link>http://aipdx.org/2011/01/30/call-the-egyptian-embassy-now/</link>
		<comments>http://aipdx.org/2011/01/30/call-the-egyptian-embassy-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty years of repression is spilling out onto the streets of Egypt in the forms of tear-gas, blood and bitter demonstrations. For four days, Egyptian protestors have suffered at the hands of President Mubarak&#8217;s security forces. At least 14 protestors have been killed and scores more have been injured. The crackdown on freedoms is intensifying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aipdx.org&amp;blog=3112466&amp;post=1926&amp;subd=aipdx&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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