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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Amnesty International | Amnesty International condemns harsh ...
10 February 2012

Today's sentencing of veteran activist Zhu Yufu to seven-years for writing a poem deemed to incite subversion of state power” is further evidence of the Chinese ...

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China must release activist sentenced to seven years for writing ...
10 February 2012

China has sentenced a veteran activist to seven years in prison for writing a poem urging people to support freedom.

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China: Falun Gong man close to death: Zhou Xiangyang
8 February 2012

Falun Gong practitioner, Zhou Xiangyang, is said to be close to death in prison hospital. He is on a hunger strike and urgently needs to be released on medical ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/005/2012

Darfur: New weapons from China and Russia fuelling conflict ...
8 February 2012

A new report by Amnesty International highlights how arms sales from China and Russia fuel human rights violations in Sudan's Darfur region.

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Amnesty International | China must avoid excessive force in ...
24 January 2012

China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest, Amnesty International said today after Chinese ...

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China: Macau resident at risk of execution in China: Lau Fat-wai
19 January 2012

A man sentenced to death in China for drugs offences, Lau Fat-wai, is currently having his case reviewed by the Supreme People's Court. If the Supreme People's ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/003/2012

Futher Information: Chinese activist sentenced to nine years
6 January 2012

Chen Wei, an activist detained in February 2011 during a crackdown to prevent "Jasmine Revolution-inspired" demonstrations in China, was sentenced to nine years ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/002/2012

China must reveal whereabouts of Uighur children detained after ...
6 January 2012

Up to five children who had been travelling with seven Uighur adults shot dead by police while trying to leave China, are believed to be detained.

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Wire, January/February 2012. Vol. 42, issue 01
1 January 2012

1) The Agenda 2) Up Front: Life after eviction: The young women of Njemanze 3) Death from the skies 4) A migrant's journey 5) Stand up for the rights of migrants ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/001/2012

Amnesty International | China: Christmas crackdown against ...
28 December 2011

The Chinese authorities must immediately release prominent women's rights activist Ni Yulan, who faces several years in jail when her trial starts on 29 December ...

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