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Mar 14 2012 10:50AM
China Human Rights Briefing March 6-12, 2012

Harassment Around “Two Meetings” Period Continues: Authorities have maintained a tight grip on the movements of petitioners and activists, particularly in and around Beijing, with the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s...

Mar 12 2012 12:16AM
Iranian teacher trade unionist faces death penalty - protest now!

Iranian academic and teacher trade unionist Prof Abdolreza Ghanbari is facing the death penalty in Iran. Like many, his crime if "enmity towards God", a catch-all offence used primarily to trigger reference to revolutionary courts not...

Mar 11 2012 12:13AM
London Freedom March & Rally to commemorate Tibetan Uprising 53rd.

伦敦3月10日纪念西藏起义争取自由53周年游行集会 London Freedom March & Rally to commemorate Tibetan Uprising 53rd. # Tibet http://www.flickr.com/photos/29582880@N05/sets/72157629556564653/show/

Mar 9 2012 2:46PM
ACTION: Police Beat Up Peaceful Protesters (UA 79/12)

Youth activists, including recently released Jabbar Savalan, were beaten by police while staging a peaceful demonstration in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Call on the authorities to order an immediate investigation into the violence -...

Mar 9 2012 9:12AM
“We can dig a pit and bury you alive” Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China, 2011

“We can dig a pit and bury you alive” Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China, 2011 Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Press release The state of human rights in China continued to deteriorate in the year...