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China: Scrap Foreign NGO law aimed at choking civil society
The Chinese government must scrap a new law aimed at further smothering civil society, Amnesty International said today.
April 28, 2016
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China: Prominent blogger’s family detained over letter lambasting President Xi
The Chinese authorities must call off their manhunt against those it believes are behind the publication of a letter calling…
March 25, 2016
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Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Chinese authorities revelations on detained Hong Kong booksellers “smoke and mirrors”
The Chinese authorities are showing total contempt for due process and the rule of law in the case of five…
February 5, 2016
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Chinese authorities intensify crackdown against critics with deplorable jail terms for rights activists
Three Chinese human rights campaigners who were handed jail sentences on Friday for publishing books on democracy and activism are…
January 29, 2016
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Hundreds of academics urge China’s President to free Professor Ilham Tohti
Top scholars call on Chinese government to respect academic freedom, in an open letter to President Xi Jinping on second…
January 14, 2016
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China: Guilty verdict against lawyer Pu Zhiqiang a gross injustice
The three year suspended prison sentence handed down against human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang is a deliberate attempt by the…
December 22, 2015
Press Release
Tech companies must reject China’s repressive internet rules
Tech firms must reject the Chinese authorities’ efforts to influence global internet governance in ways that would curb freedom of…
December 15, 2015
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China: Trial of lawyer Pu Zhiqiang an act of political persecution
The Chinese authorities must end their persecution of prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, Amnesty International said, ahead of his…
December 11, 2015