These are photos from our action agains torture. We were publicly at a frequented street in the centre of Prague. We were collecting signatures under the big letter to mr. president Sarkozy. Those guys who participated in the performance were
volunteers of AI Czech Republic, and me (activism coordinator).:)
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On 26th June AI-Luxembourg held a public action at the main square of the city centre.
Amnesty activists performed a street theatre in co-operation with Dana Rufolo of the Theatre Research Institute of Europe. The play was performed in French, Luxembourgish and English and illustrated how torture is used to silence people all around the world. There was also one person dressed up as a Guantanamo detainee in an orange jumpsuit, black hood and handcuffs. He had a sign around his neck, describing the case of Ahmed Agiza, who was handed over to CIA agents by the Swedish authorities and taken to Egypt where he was allegedly tortured and sentenced to 15 years in prison. 
We had very good media coverage with articles published in five different newspapers, the action was shown on the news of RTL-Luxembourg television and interviews with the chair of AI-Luxembourg were broadcasted on the local radio as a headline of their news. Members of Amnesty International were also invited to a live radio show on Thursday evening at a local radio station to talk about the action, the street theatre performance and the work of Amnesty International in general.
AI-members have been collecting signatures for the postcard action targeting the French presidency of the European Union at four different public actions around the country throughout the month of June and as a result up to 900 persons have signed the postcards.
AI Portugal organized an air torture theatre production in downtown Lisbon on June 26. Activists were dressed as detainees dramatising flights to secret detention.
The event was also marked by sending appeals to President Sarkozy, in light of France’s presidency of the European Union in July, urging states to take measures to prevent rendition from occurring in the future and to ensure redress, including reparation to the victims.
View pictures of this event and others marking the International Day of Victims of Torture.
Amnesty International Denmark successfully lobbied Danish authorities to prevent the deportation of two Tunisian suspected terrorists, emphasizing that diplomatic assurances are simply not enough to protect them once they return to Tunisia.
With the official launch of the Tunisian report with Human Rights defender Samir Ben Amor on June 23, Amnesty International Denmark successfully mobilized pressure on Danish authorities to currently hold off deporting the terror suspects. This story has received tremendous coverage in the local media, and the Minister of Integration has assured that these suspects will be dealt with in accordance to international human law.
On June 26, Amnesty International Ireland hosted a poetry event at Buswells Hotel, Dublin with reading from Poems from Guantanamo.
Poems from Guantanamo is a collection of short poems written by Guantanamo Bay detainees while in custody at the US detention facility, some who are still there.
Poetry recitations were conducted by well-known Irish actors Sean McGinley, George Seremba, Denis Conway and Shadaan Felfeli, and all attendees were given a copy of Poems from Guantanamo by a generous Amnesty International donor. (more…)
Amnesty International Belgium held a fantastic public event in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on June 26.
Activists lobbied with European parliamentarians to pressure governments on the issue of rendition, with over ten parliamentarians in attendance- one from every party, representing various states. Also present at the event were several media outlets reporting from Al Jazeera, Associated Press and Reuters to name a few.
The notable parliamentarians - Edward McMillan-Scott (UK) and Luisa Morgantini (Italy), Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament were also in attendance with Helene Flautre, Chairwoman of DROI, Subcommittee of Human Rights, European Parliament who spoke at the event.
Watch a slideshow on the website of the Italian newspaper La Reppublica
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Amnesty International continues to campaign for Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian national, and a former resident of the United Kingdom. Binyam has been detained at Guantanamo Bay since September 2004, and before that was held at various secret US detention sites since his capture in April 2002.
Binyam was formally charged for trial by military commission in 2008, and due to his fragile mental and physical health, Amnesty International UK is urging members and supporters to write to Foreign Secretary David Miliband to get Binyam Mohamed moved out to a less harsher environment.
Also click here to ‘Digg’ Binyam out of danger, and spread the word on this urgent action.
No hiding place for torture’ - Amnesty International activists in Melbourne organized an action to mark 26 June, International Day of Victims of Torture.
Watch more pictures of this and other events on Flickr
The Amnesty International cell tour replica made its way to Washington DC on June 25, and will stay across the street from the Washington Monument till June 30.
The cell tour is an interactive approach aimed at highlighting the harsh realities of illegal detention across the United States of America, and allows visitors to experience a taste of what its like at Guantanamo Bay.
On the eve of the International Day of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International hosted a special visual message and a free sunset concert!
Watch more pictures of this and other actions to mark International Day of Victims of Torture
Visit Amnesty International USA’s website to learn about about the celltour
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Activists in Sydney, Australia, organized an action to demand that governments reaffirm that torture is never acceptable.
Watch more pictures of this and other actions to mark International Day of Victims of Torture
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