351. China's best known human rights attorney disappeared 7 months ago   … Gao Zhisheng, China's best known human rights attorney, disappeared 7 months ago. The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) drew attention on Friday to the fate of this committed Protestant, called "the conscience of…  

352. Extraction of "rare earths" jeopardized by clash over fate of Mongolian human rights activist?   … release of the most important political prisoner from Inner Mongolia, the book dealer Hada, China has increased the pressure on Mongolian human rights activists considerably: dissidents are being…  

353. Bleak outlook for Western Sahara; Europe criticized for ambivalent stance   … in Morocco have tripled since 2004 and, at 8.1 billion euros, are higher than their investments in China. French companies did not invest as heavily in any other country in 2008. Some 750 French firms have…  

354. Grave human rights violations against minorities in Eastern Burma   … of natural resources taken from minority areas, while the regions themselves grow poorer every day. China, India, Thailand and Bangladesh are having more than 20 huge dams built there for their energy needs.…  

355. Göttingen signs cooperation agreement with Nanjing (23 Oct.):   … Threatened Peoples (STP) has learned that Göttingen's cooperation agreement with its sister city in China completely ignores the difficult human rights situation in Nanjing. "Göttingen has lost an opportunity…  

356. Protect indigenous peoples from the hazards of uranium mining!   … in areas that are home to Lakota Indians in the US, aborigines in Australia, Tibetans and Uighurs in China and indigenous Papuans in Indonesia. Slag heaps and settling basins are routinely left without…  

357. Slap in face for China's rulers; boost for democracy; milestone in battle against censorship   … (STP) called the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on Liu Xiaobo a "resounding slap in the face" for China's rulers. "This is a debacle for China's attempts to win international recognition while suppressing…  

358. Six Chinese dissidents among the most likely recipients - China threatens, publishes self-criticism to undermine dissidents' chances   …Six Chinese dissidents among the most likely recipients - China threatens, publishes self-criticism to undermine dissidents' chances  

359. New report documents human rights violations in Hamburg's Chinese sister city, Shanghai   … At the opening of China Time 2010 in Hamburg, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and the Tibet Initiative Deutschland (Hamburg regional group) presented their second report on the human rights situation in…  

360. Shanghai recipient of German Association of Judges' Human Rights Award silenced   … frequent interrogations. Zheng Enchong is one of the most widely known civil rights activists in China. In 2001 his license to practice law was revoked because he had represented Falun Gong practitioners in…