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Press Release
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
Press Release
Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, October 8, 2010Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations, Says Amnesty International--Human rights organization congratulates latest recipient of prestigious awardContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International today congratulated Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize and called on the Chinese authorities to release all prisoners of conscience detained in the country including Liu. Liu, a 54-year-old scholar and author, who won the prize for his outstanding contribution to human rights, is currently serving an 11-year sentence on charges of “inciting subversion of state power”…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
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
Press Release
China: Uighur language web managers must be released
Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.
March 27, 2011
Press Release
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
Press Release
China: New testimonies reinforce call to investigate Xinjiang riot
Amnesty International is urging the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the...
March 27, 2011
Report
Annual Report: China 2010
Head of state Hu Jintao Head of government Wen Jiabao Death penalty retentionist Population 1,345.8 million Life expectancy 72.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 25/35 per 1,000 Adult literacy 93.3 per cent The authorities continued to tighten restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association due partly to sensitivities surrounding a series of landmark anniversaries, including the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic on 1 October. Human rights defenders were detained, prosecuted, held under house arrest and subjected to enforced disappearance. Pervasive internet and media controls remained. "Strike hard" campaigns resulted in sweeping arrests in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),…
March 19, 2011