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An open letter to the President of the People’s Republic of China - 9 July 2008

With one month until the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan writes a five-point appeal to Hu Jintao.

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NEWS FLASH China: Amnesty International’s reaction to release of 1,157 people in Tibet - 20 June 2008

In reaction to a report by Chinese media about the release of 1,157 people who were involved in the Tibet protests last march, Amnesty International said:

One thousand protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down - 20 June 2008

As the Olympic torch relay travels to Lhasa, Amnesty International urged the Chinese government to provide information about those detained during the protests last

China: One thousand protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down - 18 June 2008

As the Olympic torch relay travels to Lhasa, Amnesty International today urged the Chinese government to provide information about the over 1,000 people detained durin

China: Thousands of Amnesty supporters demand release of Tiananmen activists - 3 June 2008

Tens of thousands of Amnesty International supporters across the world will tomorrow 4 June demand that the Chinese authorities release dozens of people held in jail s

Tiananmen activists must be released - 30 May 2008

Wednesday 4 June 2008 marks the nineteenth anniversary of the Chinese government's crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Sq

Viet Nam: At least 14 arrests under the excuse of Olympic torch relay - 1 May 2008

Using the Olympic torch as an excuse to crack down on peaceful critics is yet another bitter twist in Viet Nam’s pattern of repressing legitimate and peaceful

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