261. Copts vote against constitution changes   In the referendum on Saturday, Copts in Egypt voted predominantly against the proposed changes to the Egyptian constitution. Egypt's Christians demand a new constitution that introduces a secular…  

262. Mass arrests of regime opponents   More than 370 opponents of the regime in Ethiopia were arrested last week. Among the prisoners are leading representatives of the Oromo population.  

263. Germany should revoke its extradition treaty with Syria   Against the background of extreme violence employed by Syrian security forces against peaceful demonstrators, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) urgently calls on the German government to…  

264. Attacks on Christians and Ahmadiyya in Indonesia sharply on the rise   The freedom of religion in Indonesia is acutely at risk, warns the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP). In 2010 the number of attacks on Christians quadrupled. There were 75 anti-Christian actions…  

265. Indigenous peoples in Bangladesh still fighting for protection and recognition since 1971 genocide   The roughly 2.5 million indigenous people of Bangladesh are still fighting for their rights, even 40 years after the government was established. The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has taken the…  

266. Persecution of dissidents in China sharply rising; Westerwelle should push for release of imprisoned regime critics   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) appealed to Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle to push for the release of imprisoned regime critics and for an end to the persecution of dissidents…  

267. At least 100 dead in earthquake in Burma   At least 100 people were killed yesterday in the earthquake in the Shan national region in eastern Burma, according to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP). Most of the victims are indigenous…  

268. Democratic opposition and Kurds distrust proclamations from Assad's regime   A large percentage of the Kurdish population mistrusts the promises made by the Syrian regime under Baschar al-Assad. As the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) reported on Monday, not only the…  

269. 3,700 fishers presumed drowned during a storm in Burma   Along the coast of Burma more than 3,700 fishers have gone missing since a cyclone hit the region 14 days ago. The Irrawaddy Delta bore the brunt of the storm, with 70 mile an hour winds blowing many…  

270. Help the Kurds in Turkey: Uprising looms in NATO member state   You have expressed your solidarity with the democracy movements in the Middle East, not least of all in your visits to Tunis and Cairo on 12 and 24 February 2011. Our human rights organization is…