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China: Justice denied: Harassment of Sichuan earthquake survivors ...
1 May 2009

In May 2008, an earthquake hit Sichuan province causing massive landslides and buildings to collapse. Official figures put the number of deaths at 69227 with 17923 ...

Report       ASA 17/018/2009

Uyghurlarning milliy kimliki xitayda tehdit astida
22 April 2009

Uyghurlarning milliy kimliki xitayda tehdit astida

Document       ASA 17/010/2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China
22 April 2009

The ethnic identity of Uighurs in western China is being systematically eroded. Government policies, including those that limit use of the Uighur language, severe ...

Document       ASA 17/010/2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China
22 April 2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China

Document       ASA 17/010/2009

China: Death penalty
9 April 2009

Two Tibetans, Losang Gyaltse and Loyar, were sentenced to death on 8 April 2009 by the Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/015/2009

China: Fear of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment: Tan Zuoren (m)
2 April 2009

Sichuan environmental activist and writer Tan Zuoren was detained by the police in Chengdu city, Sichuan province on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/014/2009

China: Further Information on Fear of torture and other ill ...
31 March 2009

Human rights lawyer Wei Liangyue and his wife Du Yongjing have been released and returned home after 30 days of detention. Both were released on bail on 30 March ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/013/2009

China: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment
26 March 2009

Human rights lawyer Wei Liangyue and his wife Du Yongjing were detained on 28 February in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, reportedly for attending a ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/012/2009

Death Penalty: Media Briefing: Amnesty International’s death ...
24 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA BRIEFING. EMBARGO: 24 March 2009 00:01 GMT. AI Index: ACT 50/006/2009. Amnesty International’s death ...

Document       ACT 50/006/2009

People’s Republic of China - Tibet Autonomous Region: A year of ...
6 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA BRIEFING. AI Index: ASA 17/011/2009. Date: 6 March 2009. People’s Republic of China -Tibet Autonomous Region: ...

Document       ASA 17/011/2009