Amnesty International today called for restraint by both the authorities and the protesters to prevent any further deaths or injuries following the violent protests in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. According to press reports, five people have been killed, more than 300 injured and hundreds detained.
At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed
by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and
Viet Nam.