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Local Residents in China Petition for Falun Gong Releases, Says Amnesty International
The Chinese authorities must immediately release two Falun Gong practitioners jailed for their beliefs in Hebei province, Amnesty International said…
November 15, 2011
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China Must Address Causes of Tibet Self-Immolations, says Amnesty International
The Chinese government must address the underlying causes of protests that have led eleven Tibetans to set themselves on fire…
November 7, 2011
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‘New Level of Desperation’ as Tibetans Continue to Set Themselves on Fire, Says Amnesty International
In reaction to news that a 20 year-old Tibetan nun, Tenzin Wangmo, set herself on fire and died on Monday,…
October 18, 2011
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China Should Release Jailed Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife, says Amnesty International
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prisoners of conscience Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, Amnesty International said today,…
October 6, 2011
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China Must Halt Execution of Pakistan National, says Amnesty International
Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a 36-year-old Pakistani businessman, is due to be executed by lethal injection on September 21, 2011.
September 16, 2011
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Jailing of Chinese Activist Wang Lihong is ‘Inhumane,’ says Amnesty International
(Washington, D.C.) -- A Chinese activist jailed in connection with her support for bloggers must be released, Amnesty International said…
September 9, 2011
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Amnesty International Warns of Dark Times for Lawyers as Repression Intensifies in China
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of measures intended to…
June 30, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s Associates
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret…
June 23, 2011
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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…
June 22, 2011
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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