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Amnesty International USA Press Release July 8, 2010 AI Welcomes Release of Indonesian Prisoner of Conscience Jailed for Raising Flag Amnesty International has welcomed the release of an Indonesian prisoner of conscience jailed for his role in a peaceful flag-raising protest. Yusak Pakage, 31, was released on Wednesday morning from the Doyo Baru prison in [...]

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In June, when President Obama travels back to Indonesia – where he spent four years of his childhood – he can help shine a light on the shameful imprisonment of more than 100 prisoners of conscience detained in the country as of last year. Two men are locked up in Indonesia for the simple act [...]

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Group 48 member and also AIUSA Country Specialist for Indonesia and Timor-Lesté, Max White recently spent one week in Washington DC visiting Congressional offices. Below is a summary of his visit. On December 3rd through 5th, we visited 12 US Representatives, one Senator, and two State Department Desk Officers. “We” were: Edmund McWilliams, Coordinator of [...]

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Congressman Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island has sponsored a Congressional Letter addressed to the President of Indonesia regarding Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage, Amnesty International’s Prisoners of Conscience. PLEASE call your Representative and ask him or her to sign on to the letter – your rep can do so by contacting Daniel Murphy in Representative [...]

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