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Press releases in 2008

Olympic torch must throw light on human rights in China, says Amnesty

As the Olympic torch relay arrives in London, Amnesty International is urging participants and spectators alike to find out what is really happening in China and join its campaign to improve human...

Conviction of human rights activist betrays China's Olympic promises, says Amnesty

Hu Jia jailed for three years and six months for speaking out against China’s AIDS programme Amnesty International reacted angrily to today’s news that a human rights defender has been sentenced to...

China: World leaders and IOC should demand release of human rights activist Hu Jia

Amnesty International today condemned the decision by Chinese authorities to convict human rights defender Hu Jia on charges of ‘inciting subversion of state power'. Hu Jia is being punished for...