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China must arrest Sudanese President

The Chinese government should immediately withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels to…

June 16, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges China to Arrest Sudanese President

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Chinese government should immediately withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar…

June 16, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest

Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing…

June 6, 2011

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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest

Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing…

June 6, 2011

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China urged to exercise restraint over Inner Mongolia protests

Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared…

May 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges China to Exercise Restraint Over Inner Mongolia Protests

Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared…

May 27, 2011

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China urged to exercise restraint over Inner Mongolia protests

Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared…

May 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges China to Exercise Restraint Over Inner Mongolia Protests

Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared…

May 27, 2011

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China: Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

The detention of China?s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening...

April 14, 2011

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China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International

China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- The detention…

April 14, 2011

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China: Prominent Blogger Missing in China, Says Amnesty International

Chinese-born former diplomat Yang Hengjun, an Australian national, informed his blog administrator in a phone call on Sunday...

April 14, 2011

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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report

A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but…

April 14, 2011