Newsletter November 9th 2014

November 9, 2014

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 13th November 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth.  We are going to try and circulate an agenda prior to meetings… – Stop torture campaign (David R will give feedback from AIUK workshop he attended & give overview […]

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Newsletter October 6th 2014

October 6, 2014

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 9th October 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. On the agenda is a discussion on Phase 2 of AIUK’s Strategic Goals consultation. If anyone is intending to come to the meeting and would like to see in […]

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Hajras bin Saleh Urgent Action

August 30, 2014

Unfortunately Hajras bin Saleh bin Muhammad al-Qurey was executed in September. We know no more details, but no further action has been indicated by Amnesty International. The current surge in executions in Saudi Arabia was continuing unabated with 22 execution in the last three weeks. However, the scheduled execution of Hajras bin Saleh bin Muhammad […]

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South America News and Action Update July 2014

August 1, 2014

Christchurch Street Collection First, just a quick thanks to everyone who turned out last Saturday and endured the heat in Christchurch. We raised a few pence short of £150. Ted and May also raised £30 at “Muscliffe Fun Day”. Whilst our main purpose isn’t fundraising, with international letters now costing £1 we need an inflow […]

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Free Khalil Matouq

July 19, 2014

On 2 October 2012, Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq set off on a drive to work. He never arrived and his family have not seen him since.   Khalil Ma’touq’s home is in Sahnaya, a suburb roughly 20km south of the centre of Damascus. His normal route to his office in the city takes […]

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Newsletter July 5th 2014

July 5, 2014

Hello Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 10th July 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. We didn’t appoint a “Chair” at the recent AGM, as Ted Stevens has stood down. Hopefully we will resolve this issue at the meeting next week.  Please come along […]

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Cuban Urgent Actions

July 4, 2014

For some years our group has focussed on Campaigns and Actions relating to Cuba – Amnesty has always encouraged groups and individuals to focus their energies on particular countries or individual cases.  The country coordinator, Sue Bingham, last visited the group in 2010, so we were delighted to welcome her back for an update at […]

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Summer Quiz 2014

July 4, 2014

Quiz nights have been a major social event and fundraiser for many years now. And for  at least a decade we’ve relied on the Ye Olde George in the centre of Christchurch for our spring quiz – despite their function room being somewhat gloomy (and grubby) and their charging for the privilege. But with the […]

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May 2014 News Update – South America Region

June 10, 2014

As a local group we are signed up to the South America Region Network. Their coordinators focus specifically on the countries featured below and send us actions when they turn up. In this update we focus on Brazil as we build up to the FIFA World Cup. We bring great news about an indigenous community […]

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Newsletter April 22nd 2014

April 22, 2014

Welcome to the latest news from your local Amnesty Group Our next meeting is Thursday, 8th May 2014 at 7.30pm at Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth. We have a speaker, Sue Bingham, who is Amnesty Country Coordinator for Cuba. Sue gave an excellent talk to the group in October 2010, and we have continued to work […]

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