Yang Jia has been executed

Chinese media has reported that 28 year old Yang Jia was executed on 26 November.

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Guns N’ Roses take on democracy in China

American band, Guns N' Roses have just released their latest album entitled 'Chinese Democracy' to much uproar.

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Prisoner of conscience freed!

Bu Dongwei was released from his re-education through labour sentence 4 months earlier. His release was kept quiet to keep him safe.

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After long-term imprisonment for speaking publicly about human rights issues, Wei Jingsheng was finally released with help from Amnesty International.

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China tells UN ‘we have zero tolerance for torture’

China avoided the UN's questions and advised they had a policy of 'zero tolerance' towards torture.

Foreign media given some access to Tibet

Australian journalists have been permitted a chaperoned visit to Lhasa, Tibet's capital.

UN questions China on torture

China is due to appear before the UN Committee Against Torture today and officials will be questioned publicly about the use of torture.

China announces human rights plan

In an unprecedent announcement, Chinese officials have stated there will be national plan to improve human rights protection in the country.

Danger for Falun Gong practitioners in Australia

The lack of freedoms in China have a real link to Australia in the form of Falun Gong practitioners seeking asylum here.

Meet Nu Wa 怒娃

Like the monkey in traditional Chinese culture, "Nu Wa" – the Uncensor China campaign mascot – is strong willed, cheeky, energetic, sporting and intelligent. Nuwa, means outraged, angry young boy.

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Amnesty International Australia's Uncensor campaign actions around Australia and online the net.

What you can do

Whether you have five minutes or a couple of days to spare there are a number of ways you can help support our campaign to end internet censorship in China.

Defending human rights

Standing up for what you believe in can be extremely dangerous in China. Defending human rights - even peacefully - can result in house arrest, surveillance, imprisonment, torture and execution. Ordinary people have their phones tapped, homes raided, assets frozen and businesses closed. Sometimes their relatives are harassed or tortured in secret detention centres, or even executed for vague crimes.

End the death penalty

In the seven years since China won its bid to host the Olympic Games, the government has executed thousands of people. Few people sentenced to death get a fair trial. The Chinese system doesn't presume innocence. It uses evidence extracted under torture. It restricts access to lawyers. It’s common for trials to last under an hour. Often there is political inference.

Among the victims are people like Nie Shubin, a young farmer put to death for a murder which someone else later confessed to.

Torture and detention without trial

Imagine being locked away for years, yet never being charged or speaking to a lawyer. Imagine that while you are locked up the officials burn you with cigarettes, give you electric shocks, deprive you of sleep and leave you shackled for hours in excruciatingly painful positions. It may sound unimaginable, but for the people of China this is a reality.

Internet censorship

Expressing an opinion online in China can result in jail, torture and even death. Chat rooms are monitored. Blogs are deleted. Search results are re-routed. Websites are blocked. The government is watching your every move.