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Jun 6 2013 3:52PM
[CHRB] Authorities Delay Renewal of Licenses for Dozens of Rights Lawyers (5/31-6/6, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing May 31-June 6, 2013 Contents Reprisals Against Human Rights Lawyers Dozens of Human Rights Lawyers Face Hurdles in Getting Licenses Renewed Arbitrary Detention UN Right Experts Ruled Dissident Guo Quan’s...

Jun 6 2013 3:16PM
Thank you - our mobile Panic Button receives £100,000

Great news! Amnesty has just been awarded £100,000 from Google to develop our Panic Button app which could become a lifeline for human rights activists working in risky situations. On Monday our team pitched the project to a panel that...

Jun 5 2013 10:52PM
Protestors to Mark the 24th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989

On Tuesday the 4th of June, 7pm-9pm, around 120 protesters gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London to commemorate victims of the Tiananmen (Beijing) Massacre in 1989. Protesters read out the names of known victims of the...

Jun 4 2013 5:23PM
Mexico: beaches, enchiladas and enforced disappearances

Type ‘Mexico’ into Google and the vast majority of the links presented to you will relate to tourism (unless that’s just a result of scarily accurate user profiling…yes Google, I have just got back from a holiday and yes, Google, I do...

Jun 4 2013 3:47PM
Turkey: end violent repression, allow free expression

Tweet This SMS action is now closed, however, we will monitor the situation and let you know if further mass action is required. Please feel free to continue to send your own letters using the details in the casesheet . ( Download the...