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The 'Big Six' arms exporters | Amnesty International
11 June 2012

Just six countries are responsible for around three-quarters of the world's arms exports by value.

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China must investigate veteran dissident's death | Amnesty ...
7 June 2012

Li Wangyang, who was released from prison last year, was found dead in his ward, prompting outrage in China's activist community.

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China: Tiananmen - 23rd anniversary - Still no justice
1 June 2012

AI index: ASA 17/014/2012. Tiananmen - 23rd anniversary - Still no justice On the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Chinese military's ...

Public Statement ASA 17/014/2012

China: Falun Gong practitioners at risk of torture
31 May 2012

Falun Gong practitioners Wang Xiaodong and his sister Wang Junling have been detained, and are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. They are prisoners of ...

Urgent Action ASA 17/013/2012

China: Further information: Chinese housing activists sentenced
22 May 2012

On 10 April, housing rights activist and former lawyer Ni Yulan was given a two year and eight-month sentence for “picking quarrels and making trouble” and “fraud ...

Urgent Action ASA 17/011/2012

China must end clampdown on media as Al-Jazeera reporter is ...
8 May 2012

The expulsion of an Al-Jazeera journalist from China is part of a wider clampdown on foreign reporters in the country.

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China: Chen pledge 'empty' | Amnesty International
4 May 2012

China says activist Chen Guangcheng will be allowed to go abroad to study but his wider family is still in detention.

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China: Freedom of expression now in China (Postcard)
1 May 2012

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER JOURNALISTS KILLED WITH IMPUNITY IN SOMALIA “FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLES WHO HAVE WEPT, WHO HAVE BEENMARGINALIZED, WHO HAVE BEEN ...

Postcard ASA 17/010/2012

World Press Freedom Day: Repression in the digital era | Amnesty ...
1 May 2012

Amnesty International hears from journalists and bloggers across the world who face abuse and even imprisonment while trying to do their job.

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Amnesty International | US must insist on Chen Guangcheng's safety
1 May 2012

The US must guarantee Chen Guangcheng's safety and insist China protect the rights of the activist and his family, Amnesty International said amid reports the Chinese ...

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