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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest
Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing Repression More Than Two Decades Later Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)-- It’s been 22 years since the People’s Liberation Army fired on peaceful protesters in Beijing and other cities, killing hundreds, if not thousands, of students and other ordinary people who gathered to demand a more open and responsive government. In the two decades since the harsh crackdown on the unarmed protestors, the Chinese government has deflected any calls for an open and honest accounting of what happened…
June 6, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest
Amnesty International Condemns Chinese Government for Refusing Accurate Account of Tiananmen Square Protest Human Rights Organization Decries Country for Continuing Repression More Than Two Decades Later Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)-- It’s been 22 years since the People’s Liberation Army fired on peaceful protesters in Beijing and other cities, killing hundreds, if not thousands, of students and other ordinary people who gathered to demand a more open and responsive government. In the two decades since the harsh crackdown on the unarmed protestors, the Chinese government has deflected any calls for an open and honest accounting of what happened…
June 6, 2011
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China urged to exercise restraint over Inner Mongolia protests
Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared in some areas to quell a fifth day of protests, Amnesty international said today.
May 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges China to Exercise Restraint Over Inner Mongolia Protests
Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared in some areas to quell a fifth day of protests, Amnesty international said today.
May 27, 2011
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China urged to exercise restraint over Inner Mongolia protests
Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared in some areas to quell a fifth day of protests, Amnesty international said today.
May 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges China to Exercise Restraint Over Inner Mongolia Protests
Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared in some areas to quell a fifth day of protests, Amnesty international said today.
May 27, 2011
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China: Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International
The detention of China?s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening...
April 14, 2011
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China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International
China Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- The detention of China’s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening crackdown on dissent that has seen dozens of activists detained over the last few months, Amnesty International said today."Ai Weiwei was not even involved in any call for 'Jasmine' protests. There seems to be no reason whatsoever for his detention, other than that the authorities are trying to broadcast the message that China’s time for open dissent has come to an end," said…
April 14, 2011
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China: Prominent Blogger Missing in China, Says Amnesty International
Chinese-born former diplomat Yang Hengjun, an Australian national, informed his blog administrator in a phone call on Sunday...
April 14, 2011
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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...
April 14, 2011
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China: Amnesty International Denounces 10 Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran Dissident
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Denounces 10-Year Sentence of Chinese Veteran DissidentContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The Chinese authorities should immediately release prominent pro-democracy activist Liu Xianbin, Amnesty International said today, after the dissident was jailed for 10 years for writing articles critical of the government."Ten years imprisonment for writing articles is an appalling sentence, and a travesty of justice," said Catherine Baber, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Asia-Pacific. "Liu Xianbin is not guilty of any crime. He is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately.""The Chinese authorities are…
April 14, 2011
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China: Detains Ai Weiwei as Warning Against Dissent, Says Amnesty International
The detention of China?s most famous artist and political critic, Ai Weiwei, is a troubling development in a widening...
April 14, 2011