Amnesty International Press Release 2 June 2009 China: Hold independent inquiry into 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown Chinese authorities should hold an open and independent inquiry into the 1989 violent military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square, Amnesty International said today. The Chinese government has thwarted any attempts to shed light on the [...]
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China should hold independent inquiry into 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
Posted in AI press release, China, tagged 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Further Update on Urgent Action – Guantanamo / Uighurs (USA)
Posted in China, Counter Terror with Justice, Guantanamo Bay, Urgent Action, USA, tagged Uighurs on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
08 May 2009 Further information on UA 278/08 (08 October 2008) and updates (12 November 2008; 26 January 2009; 19 February 2009) – Legal concern USA – 17 Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo Seven months after a federal judge ruled their detention unlawful and ordered their immediate release into the USA, 17 Uighurs remain in [...]
Event announcement: 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown
Posted in China, Events, tagged 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the spring of 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations that were started by students in Tiananmen Square spread across China and ended by a military crackdown. Twenty years have passed. Attempts to mark the anniversary of the crackdown have been suppressed. Public debate or discussion about what happened in 1989 is banned. There are still individuals in [...]
AI urges China to overturn death sentences for Tibet protesters
Posted in AI press release, China, Urgent Action, tagged Tibet on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: April 8, 2009 Amnesty International urges China to overturn death sentences for Tibet protesters Amnesty International has condemned a decision by a court in Lhasa to hand down death sentences to two Tibetans, Losang Gyaltse and Loyar, accused of starting fatal fires in Lhasa during protests in March 2008. [...]
AI calls on Chinese authorities to open Tibet
Posted in AI press release, China, tagged Tibet on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International PRESS RELEASE March 9, 2009 China: Amnesty International calls on Chinese authorities to open Tibet Amnesty International today called on the Chinese government to immediately open Tibet to human rights monitors and the media and to end its “Strike Hard” campaign, launched in anticipation of protests to mark the 50th anniversary of the [...]
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