241. Hamburg should do more for human rights in twin town of Shanghai   … Peoples and the Hamburg branch of the Tibet Initiative Germany to mark the opening of the annual “China Time” event in the Hanseatic city. Human rights campaigners and political prisoners are pinning their…  

242. United Nations must investigate reasons for violence!   … for Human Rights, to investigate the reasons for the outbreak of violence in north-western China. With 141 victims of politically motivated violence in only six weeks, the Uyghur conflict has reached…  

243. 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…  

244. An appeal to the new Federal Government: No restraint in questions of human rights!   … partner countries. "Human rights are indivisible. They apply all over the world; in Russia, China, Vietnam, Turkey or Iran.  

245. Chinese government is trying to prevent commemoration of the 1989 massacre in Beijing by means of an unprecedented wave of persecution   … authorities against civil rights advocates shortly before the 25th anniversary of the massacre . "China's government is still not prepared to live up to the responsibility - not even after a quarter of a…  

246. Mongolian human rights activist and family disappear without a trace   … More than three weeks after completing a long prison term in China, the Mongolian human rights activist Hada has disappeared without a trace. Attempts to contact members of his family have also been unsuccessful. "We…  

247. Forced labor in Tibet   …Forced labor in Tibet: STP demands UN Special Rapporteur on China Mixture of forced labor and indoctrination as used in Xinjiang now also applied in Tibet 15 percent of the people in Tibet have become victims of…  

248. Volkswagen in Xinjiang   Volkswagen in Xinjiang: Volkswagen's responsibility in Xinjiang does not end at the factory gate Mere existence of a code of conduct is meant to whitewash the company VW's involvement supports the  

249. Beijing needs a change in strategy to stop the violence – imprisoned human rights activists must be set free   … Peoples (STP) reports that there are continued mass arrests of Uyghur people in north-western China. At least 480 Uyghurs were arrested for political reasons since the beginning of April 2014.  

250. 65 Chinese human rights activists arrested since March 2013 – Chinese leaders are trying to silence human rights defenders   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses the Chinese government of trying to silence human rights activists in order to ensure its retention of power. "At least 65 human rights activists were