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Category: Human Rights in China
Chinese authorities urged to free activist Liu Xiaobo
12 February 2010, 09:53AM
Activist given 11 year prison sentence for exercising his right to freedom of expression.
Chinese authorities must release jailed activist
10 February 2010, 04:28PM
Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to release human rights activist Tan Zuoren, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison on 9 February for “inciting subversion of state power.”
China’s censorship of the internet must stop
14 January 2010, 10:01AM
Amnesty International has again urged the Chinese authorities to end censorship of the internet after online firm, Google, raised concern about the hacking of human rights activists’ email accounts.
Mentally ill Briton executed in China
29 December 2009, 09:33PM
British man Akmal Shaikh has been executed in China, despite arguments that he suffered from a bipolar disorder and was tricked into carrying heroin in his luggage.
Halt death sentences against Uighurs in China
3 December 2009, 09:18AM
Another five face sentencing following the execution of nine people last month in connection to the protests in July.
Free activist who defended earthquake victims in China
24 November 2009, 11:53AM
Human Rights defender, Huang Qi, has been sentenced to three year's imprisonment under China's state secrets legislation.
Activists in China under threat after Obama visit
21 November 2009, 10:21AM
Chinese authorities must stop the harassment and arbitrary detention of dozens of human rights lawyers and activists who were targeted during US President Obama’s visit to the country earlier this week.
Obama must press China to uphold human rights
14 November 2009, 08:57AM
President Obama must use his first official visit to China to urge the authorities to reverse the sharp rise in human rights violations in the country
Hasty executions highlight unfair Xinjiang trials
11 November 2009, 10:04AM
As dozens more await trials in connection to the unrest earlier in the year, Amnesty calls on China to openly investigate the crimes and the underlying causes.
China: Human Rights Activists not welcome at 60th Anniversary Party
28 September 2009, 09:26AM
The Chinese government wants to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary on 1 October while ensuring that no dissenting view or complaint is heard
South Korea: Dolkun Isa release welcome but authorities should not have denied him entry
19 September 2009, 06:48AM
Mr. Isa has travelled widely around the globe to participate in activities promoting human rights for Uighurs in China, and should not have been denied entry to South Korea.
China: Free Sichuan earthquake activists
12 August 2009, 10:53AM
Chinese authorities should drop the politically-motivated prosecution against earthquake activists.
Free Chinese human rights defender Huang Qi
1 August 2009, 08:07AM
Chinese authorities should drop the politically-motivated prosecution against Sichuan-based human rights activist Huang Qi and release him immediately and unconditionally.
China: Legal scholar Xu Zhiyong in arbitrary detention
31 July 2009, 11:40AM
Six police officers took Xu Zhiyong away from his home on 29 July, at 5am. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
China: Human rights lawyers disbarred
16 July 2009, 10:46AM
Amnesty International condemns the decision by the Justice Bureau of Beijing Municipality to revoke the professional license of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong.
Further violence in Xinjiang
15 July 2009, 10:26AM
Chinese authorities should refrain from using unnecessary and excessive force in the XUAR.
China: Authorities widen crackdown after Xinjiang riots
10 July 2009, 04:00PM
Chinese authorities should focus on the grim conditions that many Uighurs face and respond with a credible, truthful, transparent investigation, Amnesty International says.
China: Fair and impartial investigation must be launched in Urumqi
7 July 2009, 08:54AM
Up to 140 people have reportedly been killed in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, after a protest turned violent.
Activists harassed around Tiananmen anniversary
4 June 2009, 02:45PM
Chinese authorities stepped up curbs on dissenting voices and escalated censorship of activists in the lead up to today’s 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown.
Hold inquiry into Tiananmen Square crackdown
2 June 2009, 03:56PM
Chinese authorities should hold an open and independent inquiry into the 1989 violent military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square.
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