881. Hamburg should do more for human rights in twin town of Shanghai   Hamburg ought to do more for persecuted human rights activists and political prisoners in Shanghai, its Chinese twin town. This joint appeal was launched by the Society for Threatened Peoples and the  

882. Press conference in northern Syria: signs of solidarity needed   While the world is looking at Aleppo, which is suffering from constant bombings, the situation of the civilian population in other parts of Syria is getting worse as well.  

883. Partial permit for mega-dam endangers isolated populace   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) reacted with dismay to the decision of IBAMA, the enforcement agency of Brazil's Ministry of the Environment, to issue a partial permit for the preliminary  

884. Independent investigations required – A warning about more violence in northwestern China   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands independent police investigations about an incident during which, according to an official statement from China, 14 Uyghurs and two Chinese police  

885. Protests against Brazilian mega-dam project also in Berlin   On this Monday's global day of action to protect the Amazon region, environmentalists and human rights activists are meeting in Berlin to protest against the construction of the power plant and  

886. New human rights report "Writers in China: Enemies of the State", documents persecution of authors   Coinciding with the opening of the Leipzig Book Fair on Thursday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has published a new human rights report documenting the persecution of 79 writers and  

887. Fighting famine? The state-sponsored land grab in Ethiopia endangers the peasant's food resources!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) sharply criticizes that the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will be taking part in the G-8 summit at Camp David. US President Barack Obama invited  

888. USA: Native Americans protest against the Dakota Access pipeline   On Thursday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) urged the Deutsche Bank and the Bavarian State Bank “Bayern LB” to quit the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota, as the  

889. German-Turkish intergovernmental consultations in Berlin: Vigil in front of the Federal Chancellery (12:30 pm, January 22)   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) will be holding a vigil in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Friday (January 22, 2016, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm) and appeal to German Chancellor  

890. Nigeria: Continued controversy over the punishment of Biafra-activists   The Society for Threatened Peoples accuses the Nigerian government in Abuja of criminalizing Biafra-activists instead of entering a political dialogue – despite ongoing mass protests.