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China: Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release Monday, March 07, 2011Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed, Says…

March 27, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Urges China to Stop Crackdown on Foreign Reporters

China?s recent crackdown on foreign journalists covering potential protests inspired by events in the Middle East and North...

March 27, 2011

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Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations

Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, October 8, 2010Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations,…

March 27, 2011

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China: Uighur language web managers must be released

Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.

March 27, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Calls for the Release of Prominent China Dissident Facing ‘Subervsion’ Trial

Liu Xianbin is being tried in Sichuan province for "incitement to subvert state power" over articles he wrote in 2009…

March 27, 2011

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China: New testimonies reinforce call to investigate Xinjiang riot

Amnesty International is urging the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the...

March 27, 2011

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China: Internet Activists Arrested

More than 100 activists, many of them active on Twitter and blogging networks, have been detained, subjected to monitoring...

March 27, 2011

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China: No Investigation, No Redress and Still No Freedom of Speech!

In 1989, millions across China gathered peacefully to pursue fundamental freedoms promised in the Chinese Constitution....

March 27, 2011

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China: Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release Monday, March 07, 2011Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Writers Continues as Web Editor Jailed, Says…

March 27, 2011

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CHINA and USA: Amnesty International Challenges China’s Continued Secrecy in Death Penalty Executions

In a new report, Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, released today, Amnesty International challenged the Chinese...

March 27, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Urges China to Stop Crackdown on Foreign Reporters

China?s recent crackdown on foreign journalists covering potential protests inspired by events in the Middle East and North...

March 27, 2011

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China and USA: Google Challenges China to End Censorship

Google has challenged the Chinese authorities to respect the principle of freedom of expression provided for in the Chinese...

March 27, 2011