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Press Release
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 today, as petitions by local residents calling for an end to their imprisonment reportedly reached almost 3,000 signatures.
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 since March, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
November 7, 2011
Press Release
‘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, near Kirti monastery in Ngaba County, Sichuan province, Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Director issued the following statement
October 18, 2011
Press Release
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, a year after the jailed activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and his wife placed under illegal house arrest.
October 6, 2011
Press Release
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
Press Release
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 today after she was sentenced to nine months in prison.
September 9, 2011
Press Release
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 rein in the legal profession and suppress lawyers pursuing human rights cases, Amnesty International said today. Against the Law – Crackdown on China’s Human Rights Lawyers Deepens details how state efforts to control lawyers have intensified over the last two years – and particularly in recent months. "Human rights lawyers are subject to escalating silencing tactics - from suspension or revoking of licenses, to harassment, enforced disappearance or even torture," said Catherine Baber, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific deputy director. Government…
June 30, 2011
Press Release
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 detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and his cousin into house arrest, Amnesty International said today. The Chinese authorities have refused to provide any information about the whereabouts of Wen Tao, Hu Mingfen and Liu Zhenggang since they went missing in early April, the same week that their employer and associate Ai Weiwei was detained without charge. The desperate families of the missing three even attempted to persuade police to open kidnapping investigations to locate them, after months of…
June 23, 2011
Press Release
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 crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from," Catherine Baber, Amnesty International's Asia Pacific deputy director said: "While Ai Weiwei's release on bail is an important step, the reality is his long detention without charge violated China's own legal process."
June 22, 2011
Report
Annual Report: China 2011
Head of state: Hu Jintao Head of government: Wen Jiabao Death penalty: retentionist Population: 1,354.1 million Life expectancy: 73.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 25/35 per 1,000 The Chinese government responded to a burgeoning civil society by jailing and persecuting people for peacefully expressing their views, holding religious beliefs not sanctioned by the state, advocating for democratic reform and human rights, and defending the rights of others. Popular social media sites remained blocked by China’s internet firewall. The authorities continued to repress Tibetan, Uighur, Mongolian and other ethnic minority populations. On the international stage, China grew more confident and more…
June 20, 2011
Press Release
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 Beijing, Amnesty International said today.
June 16, 2011
Press Release
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 Al-Bashir and arrest him if he travels to Beijing, Amnesty International said today. Omar Al-Bashir is due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and other high-ranking officials as part of a visit from June 27-30. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued two arrest warrants for Omar Al-Bashir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. The warrants, issued in 2009 and 2010, charge him with criminal responsibility on 10 counts, including murder, extermination, forcible transfer of population,…
June 16, 2011