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Home / Society / Issues / Human Rights and Liberties / Free Speech / Jailed
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- Akin Birdal - Adopted as "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International, Mr. Birdal was jailed for telling the truth, and that was after Turkish right wing officials tried to kill him.
www.amnestyusa.org/news/1999/44403799.htm
- Authorities challenged - Amnesty International on how Turkish authorities enabled the attempted assassination of Akin Birdal (whose only acts were humanitarian). Mr. Birdal spoke and is in jail as of 1999.
www.amnestyusa.org/news/1998/43402198.htm
- Campaign on Behalf of Dr. Younis Shaikh - Dr. Shaikh has been convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan and is under sentence of death. This site promotes his freedom.
free-drshaikh.org
- China releases Gao Yu - Gao Yu, a Chinese journalist detained since October 1993 for "leaking state secrets," was released in early 1999.
www.ifex.org/alerts/view.html?id=4257
- Lin Hai and Wang Youcai - Two Chinese activists used the internet to get their words and ideas across to fellow citizens. Lin Hai and Wang Youcai are jailed as of March, 1999.
www.dfn.org/Alerts/freesci/freesci.html
- Lori Berenson jailed in Peru - Site dedicated to US citizen Lori Berenson jailed on charges of treason against Perú in a harsh Yanamayo Prison high in the Andes. U.N. study of three years finds she was deprived of liberty arbitrarily.
www.freelori.org
- Mexico: Bacilio Is Detained - Just months after speaking up on human rights and free speech issues in Mexico, Dr. Bacilio Gomez was arrested by Mexican authorities.
www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/mexico/news/031899.html
- Peru: Publisher of "Chimbote Daily" sentenced - The journalists called it a grave attack on the press - the case arose from personal and institutional desires for reprisal against the critical editorial stance of the paper.
www.ifex.org/alerts/view.html?id=4003
- Rafael Marques Jailed in Angola - Professional reviews and comments about the case/ background of this jailed journalist in the Republic of Angola.
www.soros.org/whats_new/rafael/statementx.html
- Witch Hunting - Margo Burn's educational site expounds on Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and other examples of societies that blocked free speech and jailed people for unpopular views. Excellent starting place for artistic approaches to free speech.
www.ogram.org/17thc/miller.shtml
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