261. 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.  

262. Will the designated German Foreign Minister follow Cameron's example? Massive increase of arrests in Tibet   …The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) warns that the European China-policy should not continue to ignore human rights issues. This weekend, the British newspaper "Guardian" reported that – according to British…  

263. Persecutions in Tibet and campaign against the Dalai Lama continue   … results: Despite all the promises for reform, the Chinese policy on Tibet has not changed at all. China still rules Tibet with an iron fist.  

264. There will be further attacks and persecutions against Uyghurs   … and persecutions against the Uyghur population in the occupied province of Xinjiang, north-western China. The deadly incident in Beijing will lead to further unrest and violence in the region.  

265. According to the STP, the Winter Games are becoming a mere propaganda event for Putin's repressive state. Arbitrary measures against civilians are likely to increase!   On Wednesday – 100 days before the official beginning of the Winter Olympics in Sochi – Russian President Vladimir Putin and IOC President Thomas Bach will announce the final spurt for the  

266. China silences human rights activist and declares human rights issues as "secret affairs of the state"   … to inform the United Nations in Geneva on the situation in the People's Republic next week. In China, human rights activists who were planning to travel to Geneva are being arrested.  

267. There must be a new covenant on religious tolerance! It is more important to stand in for religious freedom than ever before!   ollowing the example of the "Edict of Milan" which was signed 1700 years ago, there should be a new covenant on worldwide religious tolerance. This appeal was raised by the Society for Threatened  

268. China ignores a request of the German Federal Government and the EU to clarify the violent deaths of 24 people in Xinjiang   …As long as the People's Republic of China refuses to disclose and investigate the reasons behind the violence in the unsettled region of Xinjiang, China's struggle against terrorism will lack credibility. This critical…  

269. A warning about an increase of violence in north-western China   … Peoples (STP) demands independent investigations regarding a police operation in north-western China, during which – according to eyewitness reports – up to 26 Muslim Uyghurs and one police officer got…  

270. China: No more kitchen knives in Xinjiang – but more tanks, raids and denunciations   "Helpless" and "absurd" is what the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls a decision of the Chinese authorities to confiscate all large kitchen knives in Xinjiang (East Turkestan). Following the