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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…

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…

April 14, 2011

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USA: Jerry Yang is Being Urged by Amnesty International to Lobby China for Release of Jailed Journalist Shi Tao

On Eve of Opening of US-Based Human Rights Museum on China, Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang is Being Urged by Amnesty…

March 27, 2011

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China: No Investigation, No Redress and Still No Freedom of Speech!

In 1989, millions across China gathered peacefully to pursue fundamental freedoms promised in the Chinese Constitution....

March 27, 2011

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CHINA and USA: Amnesty International Challenges China’s Continued Secrecy in Death Penalty Executions

In a new report, Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, released today, Amnesty International challenged the Chinese...

March 27, 2011

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China and USA: Google Challenges China to End Censorship

Google has challenged the Chinese authorities to respect the principle of freedom of expression provided for in the Chinese...

March 27, 2011

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China: Google’s Stand Against Internet Censorship

Amnesty International USA's (AIUSA) Board of Directors commended Google, Inc., for its decision to openly oppose censorship...

March 27, 2011

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China: Amnesty International Calls for the Release of Prominent China Dissident Facing ‘Subervsion’ Trial

Liu Xianbin is being tried in Sichuan province for "incitement to subvert state power" over articles he wrote in 2009…

March 27, 2011

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China: Censorship of the internet must stop in China

Amnesty International has again urged the Chinese authorities to end censorship of the internet after the online firm,...

March 27, 2011

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China: Internet Activists Arrested

More than 100 activists, many of them active on Twitter and blogging networks, have been detained, subjected to monitoring...

March 27, 2011

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USA: Jerry Yang is Being Urged by Amnesty International to Lobby China for Release of Jailed Journalist Shi Tao

On Eve of Opening of US-Based Human Rights Museum on China, Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang is Being Urged by Amnesty…

March 27, 2011