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Sign our petition to close Guantanamo

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An Open Letter to George W. Bush: Speak Out Against Bigotry
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Speak out against Burn a Koran Day and Hate-Filled Rhetoric around the "Ground Zero Mosque"
Tell us your reason»


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Join our Campaign to Get the Facts out on Guantánamo
Sign our petition»


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Can't Google that: China Censors
Urge President Obama to raise the issue of Internet freedom at an upcoming dinner with Hu Jintao»


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Man Beaten to Death by Egyptian Police—for Using the Internet
Demand Accountability for the death of Khaled Saeed».



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Urge Accountability for U.S. Torture
Demand a nonpartisan inquiry into past abuses»


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Asylum-seekers Imprisoned in U.S. Without Due Process
Write the Department of Homeland Security»



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U.S. Refugee Policy Needs Reform
The Refugee Protection Act needs co-sponsors»