171. Europe: Are the countries of the Western Balkans ready for the European Union?   The EU must live up to its leadership role in the Western Balkans, to enable all countries to develop into democratic states and to lay the basis for a just society.  

172. European governments are ignoring this, the worst persecution of dissenters in China since the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)   … Exactly eleven years ago, the bloody persecution of the Falun Gong meditation movement began in China (07/20/1999). This Tuesday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is reminding the world about this tragedy and…  

173. European Union fails in Catalonia conflict   Instead of using their experience in conflict prevention and all their diplomatic skills to keep the Catalonia conflict from escalating, the EU states decided to take sides with the Spanish  

174. 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…  

175. Facebook: Accusations of censorship   … organization in documenting crimes in Xinjiang "Censorship makes Facebook complicit in China's crimes"  

176. Fair refugee policy demanded for all asylum seekers   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has called for fair refugee policy for all asylum seekers in Germany.  

177. Falun Gong mass protests 21 years ago (April 25)   Falun Gong mass protests 21 years ago (April 25): Ongoing criminalization of members of the meditation movement More than 4,300 members have died in police custody, in labor camps, or  

178. Federal government should advocate for more freedom of the Internet and freedom of religion in China – Criticism of the German-Chinese Year of Language   … Chancellor Angela Merkel to advocate for more freedom of the Internet and freedom of religion in China during the talks with the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Berlin on Sunday.  

179. Fine words must be followed by action   … European partners were to advocate for the rights of the Tibetans," said Ulrich Delius, the STP's China expert, in Göttingen on Friday.  

180. Five self-immolations in one week: When will the world hear the Tibetans' call for help?   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) warns of a dramatically escalating crisis in Tibet. Never before have five Tibetans in a single week set themselves on fire to protest the Chinese policies on